Awards

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WAA Woman Art Award 2022, Musa Art Space                                    2022     

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WAA Woman Art Award 2020, Musa Art Space                                    2020     

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Third Prize, International Artist Magazine Abstract / Experimental       2018

Art Challenge December/January 2018     

 

American Art Collector Magazine Full Page Editorial Issue 148           2018             

 

Artist Project Toronto - Star Collectors Purchase                                  2018 

             

Finalist, Portrait Society of America Members Competition                  2016

Landscape category                                                                            

 

Award of Excellence Palm- Art Award 2010                                          2011

ART Domain Gallery, Leipzig, Germany

 

Prize of Excellence (second place)

Art Now 3 Juried Contemporary Art Online Competition /Exhibition     2009  www.artoteque.com  London, U.K.

 

Award of Merit, Palm Art Award Exhibition                                            2009

ART Domain Gallery, Leipzig, Germany

 

Best in Class works on Paper - Muse  Carnavale,Toronto                     2008 

 

Award of Merit - Medial 2 Biennale                                                        2007

 

Finalist  international book illustration competition                  

‘Oh Pere Lachaise’ by Jim Yates                                                            2007

 

Ontario Arts Council; Exhibition Assistance Grant                                2007

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Select Solo Exhibitions

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The Other Art Fair - Chicago - Presented by Saatchi Art                      2019

Mana Contemporary, Chicago

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The Other Art Fair - Los Angeles -  Presented by Saatchi Art                                     Magic Box @ the Reef, Los Angeles

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The Artist Project - Toronto Juried Exhibition                                                   

Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, Toronto

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The Sentiment of Mood

Art Square Gallery, Toronto Canada                                                      2016

 

Figuratively Speaking

STUDIO VOGUE Gallery, Toronto Canada                                            2015

 

Earth Meets Sky

STUDIO VOGUE Gallery, Toronto Canada                                            2013

 

Sentimental

STUDIO VOGUE Gallery, Toronto Canada                                            2012

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Big Dreams and Quiet Places

STUDIO VOGUE Gallery, Toronto Canada                                            2010

 

Private Moments

STUDIO VOGUE Gallery, Toronto Canada                                            2009

 

J. Fournier New Works

STUDIO VOGUE Gallery, Toronto Canada                                            2008

 

Passion and Sensitivity

Galerie Gora, Montreal, Canada                                                            2007

 

 

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Select Group Exhibitions

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Woman's Essence / Galerie 24B - Paris, France                                  2022

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Woman's Essence / Palazzo Velli - Rome, Italy                                     2020

 

The Palm Beach Show / Palm Beach County Convention Center      

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

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Baltimore Art, Antique Show / Baltimore Convention Center                2019

Baltimore, United States

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Red Dot and Miami / Mana Wynwood Convention Center

Miami, United States

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Toronto Outdoor Art Fair  - Juried Exhibition                                                   

Nathan Phillips Square,  Toronto

 

Mistletoe Magic -  John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, December                  2018

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Wondrous Ways                                                                                   

Arta Gallery,Toronto                                                                            

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The Artist Project - Toronto Juried Exhibition                                       

Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, Toronto

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Group Exhibition                                                                                   

Art Square Gallery, Toronto, Canada

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Mistletoe Magic                                                                                      2017

John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada

 

Queen West Art Crawl  - Juried Exhibition                                         

Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto, Canada                                          

 

Marziart  Internationale Galerie

Eppendorfer Weg - Hamburg, Germany                                             

 

Beyond Perimeter

Arta Gallery,Toronto                                                                            

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The Artist Project 2017 - Toronto Juried Exhibition

Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, Toronto  

                               

Drawing 2017 - Juried Exhibition

John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada                                                

 

Mistletoe Magic

John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada                                                   2016

 

Queen West Art Crawl  - Juried Exhibition                                         

Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto, Canada                                           

 

All Over the Map - 3 person exhibition

Art Square Gallery, Toronto, Canada                                                  

 

The Artist Project 2016- Toronto Juried Exhibition

Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, Toronto                                 

 

Eclectic Journey II & III

Art Square Gallery, Toronto, Canada                                                   

 

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition  Juried Exhibition                                  2015             

Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto

 

RISE - L’Arte Ascolta il Cuore, Ferrara, Italy                                             

 

4th International Biennale Artists' Show                                                2014

Nina Torres Fine Art, Miami, Florida                                          

 

Cutting Edge 2014 - Masters of Contemporary Art        

Auditorium al Duomo, Florence, Italy                                           

 

The Artist Project – Toronto  Juried  Exhibition                                      2012

Queen Elizabeth Building - Exhibition Place, Toronto

 

Symphony of Colors  Vivid Arts Network                                               2011

Auditorium al Duomo, Florence, Italy

 

The Artist Project – Toronto  Juried  Exhibition              

Queen Elizabeth Building - Exhibition Place, Toronto

 

The Contemporary Figure 

International Guild of Figurative Art Juried Exhibition   

STUDIO VOGUE GALLERY, Toronto

 

The Artist Project – Toronto  Juried  Exhibition                                      2010

Queen Elizabeth Building - Exhibition Place, Toronto

 

Contemporary Art Network – New Arts Centre                    

New York City, New York

 

Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea,                               2009

Florence,  Italy

 

The Artist Project – Toronto  Juried  Exhibition                 

Liberty Grand Exhibition Place, Toronto

 

The Canadian Portrait: Today and Tomorrow                       

Portrait Society of Canada Exhibition,                

John B. Aird Gallery Toronto

 

Solitudes                                                                                                2009

STUDIO VOGUE Gallery, Toronto

 

Mirrors of the Invisible                                                        

Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, New York

 

Palm Art Award – Finalist Exhibition                                                      2008               

ART Domain Gallery, Leipzig, Germany

 

Views of the Figure                                                                         

STUDIO VOGUE Gallery, Toronto

 

The Artist Project – Toronto  Juried  Exhibition                   

Liberty Grand Exhibition Place, Toronto

 

A Portrait: The Face we present to the World                       

Exhibition of Contemporary Canadian Portraits

John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto

 

Capturing the Human Spirit                                                                   2007

Portrait Society of Canada juried exhibition

Varley Art Gallery, Ontario, Canada

 

Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea,           

Florence Italy

 

Junction Arts Festival Juried Exhibition                           

Academy of Realist Art, Toronto

 

Timeless Beauty                                                                                    2006

Arta Gallery, Toronto Distillery  

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Art Education

 

Self Taught Art Instruction                                                        1990 to date

 

The Portrait Society of America                                                2014 & 2016

Annual Conference & Workshop

Washington, D.C.                                    

 

 

The Portrait Society of America                                                             2013

Annual Conference & Workshop

Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

Academy of Realist Art Toronto                                                   2004 - 2011

Classical drawing & painting program

 

Arts and Letters Club, Toronto                                                               2007

Workshop: Portraiture                                                   

Instructor, Dan Thomson

Grand Central Academy, New York

 

Academy of Realist Art, Toronto                                                            2006

Workshop: Classical Portrait Painting                      

Instructor; Juan Martinez

 

Academy of Realist Art Toronto                                                             2004

Workshop: Painting the nude                                       

Instructor; Martinho Correia

Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

 

Buckhorn School of Fine Art, Ontario                                          1990 -1994

Landscape Painting Workshops                                           

 

York University Graduate, Toronto

Bachelor of Administrative Studies                                                        1994

 

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Bibliography    

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International Artist Magazine Issue 138 - Demonstration

Joyce Fournier - Wherever It Leads Page 70, April / May 2021

Published by Adolfo Castillo

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House & Garden UK- The Art Edit 2020

WOMAN'S ESSENCE The Women of Contemporary Art

Laura Francesca Di Trapinii- 2020

American Art Collector Issue 170, December 2019

Destination Canada Page 170

Published by Vincent W. Miller

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American Art Collector Magazine Issue 148, February 2018

Editorial ' Spontaneous Expression' Page 118

Published by Vincent W. Miller 

 

International Artist Magazine Ed 118, December/January 2018

Editorial Page 7

Published by Vincent W. Miller 

 

Screen Gems Productions, Inc.

Culver City California, CA, USA

Painting 'New Beginning' use as a backdrop set dressing in the film

"Slender Man", 2017

 

LL&A MAGAZINE SPRING/SUMMER 2016

Front Cover

   

American Art Collector Magazine; October 2013

“Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in Canada”

Editorial Pages 78

          

Biennial Guide to Canadian Artists in Galleries 2011 / 2012

Published by Magazin’art, Montreal, Canada; August 2011

 

American Art Collector Magazine; December 2010

“Taking Shape: Exploration of Today’s Figurative Art”

Editorial Pages 98, 100

 

Published by Vincent W. Miller, Scottsdale, AZ, USA  November 2010

‘Who’s Who in Visual Art’ 2010 -2011

 Published by Art Domain Whois Verlag Leipzig, April 2010

 

American Art Collector Magazine; March 2010

“The Savvy Collector’s Preview Guide to Upcoming Shows”

“Artist Focus leads to three sales” Pg 173

Published by Vincent W. Miller, Scottsdale, AZ, USA  February 2010

 

American Art Collector Magazine; November 2009

“The Savvy Collector’s Preview Guide to Upcoming Shows”

“Artist Focus: Joyce Fournier Beauty in Simplicity

Published by Vincent W. Miller, Scottsdale, AZ, USA  October 2009

 

Biennial Guide to Canadian Artists in Galleries 2009 / 2010

Published by Magazin’art, Montreal, Canada; April 2009

 

NY ARTS Magazine annual guide to the top 500 websites in 2009 Vol 13 N 11/12

                                       

‘Who’s Who in Visual Art’ 2008 -2009

 Published by Art Domain Whois Verlag Leipzig, April 2008

                             

Talia Shewchuk, “The Artist Project Toronto”, Sugarcain Entertainment,

 

January 31, 2008

                             

Sarah Kiriliuk, “Hot News in Town -The Artist Project Toronto”,

 Rock –it Promotions January 28, 2008

 

Lisa Rainford, “Artist invited to Prestigious show in Florence”

www.insidetoronto.ca,  October 20, 2007

 

Carlos Lara, “Local Artist Joyce Fournier Displays at the Junction Arts Festival” The Village Gleaner- The Community Newspaper for Toronto’s West End- Front Page,  October 2007

 

Peter Armstrong, “About our Cover” The Village Gleaner-The Community Newspaper for Toronto’s West End, December 2005

 

Memberships               

                                     Portrait Society of America

                                     Artists in Canada

                                      

                                     

Websites                      Fournierart.com

                                    Joycefournier.com

                                    Fournierartgallery.com