Portrait credit: Courtesy of Jeff McLane and Vielmetter LA.
Ep.233 Mario Joyce’s work is rooted in his genealogical research of his family, going back to the 1600s. Incorporating imagery, memories, and stories from his familial research, Joyce incorporates vintage collage materials and soil from the farm he grew up on into his sumptuously textured paintings, weaving together a rich tapestry of his origins. A self-taught artist, Joyce mines his ancestral lineage as well as his personal experience growing up in rural Ohio as a Queer Black man. His work delves into how memories evolve over time and across generations, transforming into intricate capsules of meaning that convey messages of identity, belonging, and place.
Mario Joyce lives and works in Los Angeles. He has participated in several residencies including Sointula House Residency, Sointula, BC (2024); Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME (2023); Pratt Forward, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (2022); La Brea Studio Residency, Los Angeles, CA (2021). His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles, CA (2024); Sakhile&Me, Frankfurt, Germany (2023); UTA Art Space, Atlanta, CA (2022). He has been included in numerous group exhibitions at MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center, Anaheim, CA (2024); F2T Gallery, Milan, Italy (2023); New York Culture Club, New York, NY (2022); Over the Influence, Los Angeles, CA (2022), among others. His work is included in public collections including the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC and the North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND.
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Art Crawl https://arthag.typepad.com/arthag/2021/08/mario-joyce-unearthing-black-joy-on-governors-island.html
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“Fragments Of A Scattered Past” 2024
Vintage collage, soil, oil paint, acrylic paint on canvas
72″ x 60″ | 182.88 x 152.4 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
“He Hears Echoes” 2024
Soil, vintage collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel on canvas
Triptych: 72″ x 60″ | 182.88 x 152.4 cm each
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
The Stealing Of A Sacred Ember 2024
48x 72 inches (diptych), soil, vintage collage, and oil paint on canvas
Courtesy of the Artist, Vielmetter LA @vielmetter and PhillipsX @phillipsauction
“I Saw A Spirit, Where Have You Gone” 2024
Soil, vintage collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel on canvas
Diptych: 60” x 48”
