Joni Purk, Fine Art  

Statement

"My process remains constant. I am committed to producing the best quality of work with each painting. 

When someone purchases one of my works I strive to make it possible for the buyer/viewer to have a strong connection making  this investment last a lifetime."

Representation

Charlotte Fine Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC

Joni Purk, Fine Art

Online Sources

Education

Dayton Art Institute, Ohio

University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Private Instruction, E. Woods 1982-1996 Ohio

National Workshops  - United States

Awards/Juried Exhibitions

Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition, Third Place, McCormick, SC  2019

Gallery 120, Juried Solo Exhibition, Clover, SC 2018

It's for the Birds, Charlotte Art League, Second, Charlotte, NC 2009

People's Choice Awards Juried Exhibition, HM, Charleston, SC  2008

Lowcountry Bounty Festival, First, Charleston, SC  2008 

Fall Into Art Juried Art Show, Charlotte, NC  2006

24th Annual Juried Fall Exhibition, HM- Mooresville, NC 2006 

Black and White = Gray / Statewide Competition, HM,  NC  2006

Miamisburg Art Gallery Juried Exhibition, Second,  Miamisburg, OH  2005

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum, Second, Hamilton, OH  2004

Fitton Center of the Arts, Second Place, Hamilton, OH  2004

Miamisburg Art Gallery, Judges Merit, Miamisburg, OH  2003

Women's Art Club of Cincinnati - Gold Medal, First Place 2002-2003

Greater Hamilton Arts Exhibition  2002 First, 2003

Waynesville Arts Association 2001 Third Place, HM

Piqua Arts Council Fine Arts Exhibit - Second Place 2001, 2002, 2003

Ohio Arts Council - Gateway Arts Council - State Juried Art Exhibition - 2001, 2002, 2003

Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors - Dayton, Ohio 1995, 1996 Third, 1997(Best of Show), Second, 1998 Merit, 1999, 2000 (First Place),  2002 (Best of Show) 2003 HM

Tri-Art of Dayton - Dayton, Ohio 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 (First Place)

Middletown Fine Art Center, Middletown, Ohio   1993 Third, HM, 1994, 1996 Third, 1997, 2001

Carlisle Juried Art Exhibition, 2001 (Best of Show), Second Place, Carlisle, OH 2001, 1992 Third

Waynesville Arts Association, Waynesville, Ohio   2001 (First) 2002 Third, HM

Ohio Arts Council, 1999 (Overall: Second)

Miamisburg Art and Culture Exhibition  1999, Second Place

Fairborn Art Association - 1995, Third and HM, 1997

Franklin River Days Exhibition  1983, 1991 (Best of Show)

Exhibitions

Solo

Charlotte Fine Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC (Featured)

                        2018 ‘Palette Knife:  It’s All the Rage’

                        2017 ‘Oil Mixes with Wood’ – Duo exhibit

                        2016 ‘Works in Oil'

                        2015 ‘Pushing Boundaries’          

                        2013 ‘Flora and Fauna’

                        2011 ‘New Works by Joni Purk'

            2018 - ‘Inspirational Hues’ - Studio 120, Clover, SC 

            2009 - ‘Nature’s Diversity’ – Artisan Gallery, Charlotte, NC                  2008- ‘The Two ‘Lifes’ of Artist, Joni Purk’ -Lowcountry                                Artist Gallery, Charleston, SC

            2008 - 'Oils by Joni Purk' Crowfield Cntry Club, Goose Crk, SC

            2007 - ‘Discovering Carolinas - Through an Artist’s Eye’                              Lowcountry Artist Gallery, Charleston, SC

            2005 – ‘Next Level’ Fish House Art Gallery, Waynesville, OH

            2005 – ‘Tonal Vision’ Aullwood Audubon Cntr, Englewood, OH

            2004 – 'Works in Oil' Wessel Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

            2004 - ‘Nature’s Influences’ Pendleton Art Center, Studio 501                             Cincinnati, OH  

            2004 – ‘Oil Paintings of Joni Purk’ Hospice of Dayton,                                         Dayton, OH

            2003, 04, 05 - C-Forward, Covington, KY

            2003, 04 - Banker’s Club of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

            2003 – Prim Roses, Springboro, OH 

            2003 – Viva Interiors, Cincinnati, OH

            1999  Gallery at One Dayton Centre, Dayton, OH

            1998 - ‘Pen and Ink Renderings’ – Miamisburg Art Gallery,                           Miamisburg, OH

            1995, 96 - Brookville Community Arts Gallery, Brookville, OH          

Affiliations  (partial listing shown)

Oil Painters of America           2006-present

American Women Artists (AWA)  2008-present

Cincinnati Art Club(CAC)    Signature Member 2003 - present

Charleston Artists Guild           2007 - present

ABWA 2002- present

 Orange Blossom - Oil on Canvas 10x10

Group Exhibitions 

(partial listing)

Charlotte Fine Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC  2011-present

The Artisan Gallery, Charlotte, NC 2008-2009 

Lowcountry Artists Gallery, Charleston, SC  2006-09

Charleston Artists Guild, Charleston, SC  2006-09

Huntersville Fine Art Exhibit, Huntersville, NC 2007

Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC  2006-07

Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, NC  2006

Behringer-Crawford Museum, Covington, KY  2005

Art Finds Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio - 2005

Miamisburg Art Gallery, Miamisburg, Ohio 1983-2005

Women's Art Club of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH  1997

Autumnal, Palette Knife in Oil  10 x 10

 Corporate Collections 

(partial listing shown) 

Hilton Garden Inn

Coldwell Banker Heritage

Medical University of South Carolina,Charleston,SC

Set Design for Television Series 'Navy Wives' 

Hospice of Dayton, Dayton, OH

City of Springboro, Ohio

City of Brookville, Ohio

C-Forward Information Technologies

Fifth/Third Bank

Reynolds & Reynolds

Side Effects, Inc

Wake Plastic Surgery 

Numerous Corporate and Private Collections across the United States, Europe and Phillipines.

'After' Country Road, Oil on Canvas

Juror 

Accepting Juror Opportunities

Juror for the Following

Art with Heart, Charlotte, NC  2018

Cleveland Country Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2016

National PTA Reflections Competition/ Polo Ridge Elementary, Charlotte  2012-2018

Berkeley County Museum-Berkeley Artist Guild, Moncks Corner, SC 2009

Centerville Fine Arts Market - Centerville, Ohio 2005

Miamisburg Art Guild's Annual Juried Exhibition 2004

Miamisburg Art Guild's High School Art Competition 

     - 10 Area High Schools - Co-Juror, Dayton/Cincinnati, OH

 Prickly Pear, Palette Knife in Oil - Artist Joni Purk  / For contact information click here