About Jo Beer
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Education
1979 - 1986
Saltash Comprehensive School
Awards
2013
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of The Year
2012
Trerise Gallery Open Art Competition - winner.
Phoebe's portrait was also recently chosen to feature in an exhibition 'Portraiture' in Linus Gallery, Pasadena, California.
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Event: Tom, Dick & Harry, TRP Gallery, Devon.
Dates: 17 Oct 2022 - 5 Dec 2022
This is my fourth solo exhibition at this lovely venue. A collection of people that caught my interest, and celebrities that I for whatever reason admire.
Tom, Dick & Harry is anybody and everybody.
Runs until December 5th 2022.
Event: Future Pathways
Dates: 10 Jul 2018 - 13 Aug 2018
I am invited every year to feature alongside Group 21 Artists in this venue set within Plymouth University.
This exhibition will showcase various disiplines/ mediums by professional artists and new art graduates.
Event: Celebrate Life
Dates: 19 Apr 2018 - 2 May 2018
Group exhibition by Hocking Hill Art Group (of which I am a member)
An eclectic assortment of artists, styles disiplines....something for everyone in this lovely gallery in the South Hams, Devon.
Event: Rhizome Collective
Dates: 22 Sep 2017 - 20 Oct 2017
Part of Plymouth Art Weekender, I will be featured alongside Group 21 Artists, Rhizome Art Group and newly graduated University students in Rhizome, Union Street, Plymouth from 22 September 2017 for four weeks.
Event: Strings of Theories
Dates: 13 Jul 2017 - 10 Aug 2017
I am invited to exhibit alongside an art collective 'Group 21' for this show.
An eclectic mix of abstract, figurative work, textiles, sculpture at this lovely gallery nestled within the Post Grad Med Centre on the campus of Plymouth University.
Event: Fleshy
Dates: 9 Aug 2016 - 19 Nov 2016
A collection of works ( 17 oil paintings, 5 charcoals) celebrating human flesh.
Regardless of age, size, colour or shape, our bodies are beautiful things.
My last solo show had the theme of adornment...things that we add to ourselves in order to illustrate status, belief, style, culture, honour. So, I thought I would go as far away from that as possible- have everyone totally unadorned and stripped bare, moving the focus to wonderful tones, creases, folds and curves.
Event: Unconscious Dialogue
Dates: 4 Jul 2015 - 15 Aug 2015
A group exhibition exploring the theme on unconscious dialogue- open for interpretation and artistic licence!
Event: Portraiture
Dates: 9 Apr 2015 - 9 May 2015
This was a juried exhibition. I was thrilled to be the only work chosen which represented the UK
Event: City of Plymouth Adorned
Dates: 9 Sep 2014 - 11 Nov 2014
'Adorned' was my first solo show. It featured 20 portraits of local people to illustrate how the theme of adornment can demonstrate a person's style, belief/religion,honour,achievement,status,ethnicity/culture. It was very well received.
Event: In Bloom
Dates: 19 Jun 2013 - 3 Aug 2013
In Bloom was a floral exhibition, a group show of local artists .
Event: The Ferryman
Dates: 1 Jun 2013 - 2 Jun 2013
I was part of a group of artists commissioned to create etched brass panels for a sculture of the Saltash ferryman. This was a lottery funded Heritage Art project and the piece has a permanent site at Saltash waterfront.
Event: Versions Of You
Dates: 4 May 2013 - 4 Jun 2013
I was one of six artists ( only three from UK) commissioned to paint an image of human rights lawyer Madeleine Bridget. We were all given the same image produce a portarit from, we had no idea that it was Madeleine herself as none of us had ever met her, this was deliberate. She wanted to show how we all have different perceptions of people at first sight. It was a very interesting project.
Madeleine's passion is in the protection and defense of young people affected by ritualistic abuse.
Event: Us
Dates: 3 Nov 2012 - 17 Nov 2012
a joint exhibition of mine and my husband Steve's work.
Event: People
Dates: 5 May 2012 - 2 Jun 2012
a selection of my new figurative paintings.
Event: Works
Dates: 3 Dec 2011 - 7 Jan 2012
Joint exhibition of new works with my husband Steve.
Event: Artstyle
Dates: 4 Apr 2009 - 2 May 2009
A show to demonstrate that art can decorate a room, with various artforms and mediums. My florals featured in this show.
Event: Drawn To The Valley
Dates: 1 Nov 2008 - 29 Nov 2008
group show featuring selected works by the Drawn To The Valley art group- a group of atrists from the Tamar Valley, Cornwall.
Biography
People are amazing, there is no such thing as an ordinary person...everyone is extraordinary in their own way, and they all have something about them that makes them stand out from the next person. I love detail...be it textures, intricate patterns of clothing, tattoos, piercings, jewellery, lines and creases on skin. I paint in oil, I love the fluidity, richness of tone...and the smell. I also paint celebrities that appeal to me...that I admire for some reason, people that have a quirky quality. I exhibit regularly in Southwest UK, and have twice featured on Sky Art's 'Portrait Artist of the Year', with actor Parminder Nagra choosing my portrait to take home with her to Los Angeles. A lot of my sales come from private commissions, some of which are quite unusual. I am not able to feature all of these within my shop front but a selection are visible in my 'me at work' pages. I enjoy commissions, and am very happy to discuss ideas/ requests, and this can easily be arranged via Artfinder, or contact via my own website.
