Joyce Currie

Contact: (530) 432-8441

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oils by Joyce Currie

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"RENAISSANCE"

"WAR HORSE"

"TOGETHER"

Sculpture located in Western Gateway Park

Joyce enjoys working with her chisel and mallet on a block of plaster letting her imagination go as human faces emerge from the solid form.

Her process involves first mixing the plaster, pouring it into a form, and letting it harden. Once it has set, she removes the form and begins the sculpting process. She finds excitement in watching her faces appear from the solid block of plaster.

Joyce began sculpting years ago after taking classes at the Villa Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, CA., and found that she enjoyed the challenge of doing something different.

When asked about advice to other artists, Joyce commented that you don't get good until you realize if you don't like it, you can change it. Be bold and work every day to keep your creative side alive. Joyce is also a painter who has an exhibition at the Rood Center, Nevada City, for 3 months starting in March.

Artist Profile

Training: UC Santa Cruz
Villa Montalvo sculpture program
Apprentice to Alphonso Tripp

Installed sculpture studio and taught at Elmwood Rehabilitation Center, Milpitas, CA.
Installed art department and taught at The Ark Center, San Jose, CA
Board of Directors, Creativity Unlimited
Board of Directors, City Lights Repertory Theater, and painted mural for their lobby.

Represented by several galleries in the Bay Area.
Sales to two corporations plus private collections in this country and abroad. Restorations of historical relics for museums and Catholic Church. Docent for San Jose Museum of Art for six years. Lectured on art of the twentieth century for the Museum of Art docent training program.

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