JOELLE MCTIGUE
Born in New York, 1984
Raised in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Studied at Ox-bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, Michigan
Studied with Paolo Soleri at Arcosanti, Mayer, AZ
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
COLLECTIONS
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
The John Paul Getty III founded Siena Art Institute Library Collection, Siena, Italy
Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, Chicago, IL
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003
CDS Gallery, Spirit Writing in Feminine, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands2002
CDS Gallery, Sterile Fluidity, St. Croix, US Virgin IslandsSELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Current & Upcoming
Feb 14 - 18, 2012, Paintworks, HOPE // POVERTY, Bristol, EnglandJan 6 - 8, 2012, Cheim & Read, Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge, Chelsea, NYC
2011
Stockholm Artists' House, HOPE: Somalia, Stockholm, SwedenThink Tank Gallery, You Are Here, Los Angeles, CA
The Billboard Art Project, Chicago, IL
The John Paul Getty III founded Siena Art Institute, Drawn Together, Siena, Italy
More Funner Projects, Milking the Void, Miami, FL
The Billboard Art Project , intersection E Central Ave & S Blackman Ave, Duluth, MN
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Seven x 11: Art for Art, Grand Rapids, MI
A.I.R. Gallery, Wish You Were Here 10, Brooklyn, NY
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 6x6x2011: Global, Rochester, NY
NOLA Art House, Postcards, New Orleans, LA
Space 2710, Love Me Hate Me, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
CRG Gallery, Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge, Chelsea, NYC
2010
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, A Painting and a Poem for Haiti, Brooklyn, NYJohalla Projects, In a Plain Brown Wrapper, Chicago, IL
Ox-bow School of Art and Artists’ Rescidency, Summer Auctions, Saugatuck, Michigan
Sullivan Galleries, SAIC 2010 Final Statement: Spring Undergraduate Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Ziehersmith Gallery, Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, Chelsea, NYC
2009
Wright Museum of Art, Habitat for Humanity Silent Auction, Beloit, WIThe School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Photography Department, A World Mapped Again, Chicago, IL
Bridge Art Fair, A World Mapped: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Photography Department, Chelsea, NYC
Metro Pictures, Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, Chelsea, NYC
2008
Arcosanti, Resident Auction, Mayer, AZArcosanti, Breaking the Mold, Mayer, AZ
Eco-LA Gallery, Revisions, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Beverly Arts Center, Molehills, Chicago, ILThe Wigman Golf Resort & Spa, Art Walk at Red Door Spa, Litchfield, AZ
James Cohan Gallery, Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge, New York, NY
High Risk Gallery, A Matter of Perspective, Chicago, IL
Art House, A Million Little Pictures Two, Decatur, GA
2006
Revolution Gallery, Black & White vs Colour, Dallas, TXOutpost for Contemporary Art, Post-Postcard 2006, Los Angeles, CA
Evoke Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Eco-LA Gallery, Off the Wall 2, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Brewery Art Colony, Brewery Spring Artwalk, Los Angeles, CAEco-LA Gallery, Off the Wall, Los Angeles, CA
Audubon Center at Debs Park, LA - Under the Stars Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Capitol Building, An Artistic Discovery, Washington, D.C.Virgin Islands Congressional Arts Competition, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
AWARDS
Merit Scholarships Recipient, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1st Place in the Virgin Islands Congressional Arts Competition, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Joan Darooge Art Award, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
CURATIONS & PROJECTS
New Images, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Verge Art Fair, Miami, FL
The Photography Department Catalog, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
A World Mapped Again: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Photography Department, Chicago, IL
Featured photographer in Subliminal Interiors: Poetry and Photography eMagazine, February issue
Photograph featured in 2008 Calendar: Photographers Without Borders
Painting featured in Tyrone Wells “Close: live at Mc’clains” DVD
ARTICLES
New York Times, January 4, 2012
Next Magazine, January 3, 2012
Artnet, January 3, 2012
Time Out New York, December 27, 2011
Westside Today, November 18, 2011
Kirtsy, November 18, 2011
Siena News TV: Italy, September 26, 2011
Saimicadova: Italy, September 24, 2011
Arts Blog: Italy, September 20, 2011
Global Art Mag: Italy, September 17, 2011
Go News: Italy, September 15, 2011
Duluth News Tribune, August 18, 2011
Time Out Chicago, July 3, 2010
Bad at Sports: Contemporary Art Talk, June 24, 2010
Artforum, January 14, 2010
Vanity Fair, January 8, 2010
NBC: New York, January 8, 2010
TRUE/SLANT, December 7, 2009
Miami Herald, Miami, FL, December 3, 2009
Artnet, November 24, 2009
Bad at Sports: Contemporary Art Talk, August 31, 2009
Wall Street Journal-Weekend Journal, February 27, 2009
Big Bug Country News, Mayer, Arizona, February 12, 2008
Los Angeles City Beat, January 10, 2008
The G Living Network, January 9, 2008
BPM Magazine, January, 2008
LA.com, January, 2008
The G Living Network, August 29, 2007
LA Weekly, November 15, 2006
Los Angeles City Beat, April 13-19, 2006
LA Weekly, April 19, 2006
Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2005



