Group Exhibitions
2008, Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Carbondale, CO
2008, Valley Visual Arts Show, Carbondale, CO
2008, Abstract Reflections Gallery, Basalt, CO
2008, Artist's Mercantile, Glenwood Springs, CO
2008, Village Smithy, Carbondale, CO
2007, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
2007, Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, CO
2007, Roaring Fork Studio Tour, Glenwood Springs, CO
2007, Village Smithy, Carbondale, CO
2007, GEO, Carbondale, CO
2006, Artist's Mercantile, Glenwood Springs, CO
2005, Wheeler Opera House Gallery, Aspen, CO
2005, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
2005, Photography On The Square, Flagstaff, AZ
2005, Woody Creek Gallery, Woody Creek, CO
2004, Aspen Athletic Club, Aspen, CO
Private Collections
Mrs. Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Aspen, CO
Mr. David Worfolk, Lodi, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Melvina M. Brown, Wilmington, DE
Ms. Allyson Cooper, St. Louis, MO
Mrs. Lynn Horth, Elsah, IL
Mr. Paul DiLillo, WA
Mr. Vincent O'Byrne, Dublin, Ireland
Mrs. Judy Clouser, Los Angeles, CA
Press
An Article for Univers d'Artistes (France): HERE
Article in the Aspen Times: HERE
Articles in the Glenwood Post Independent: HERE and HERE
Article in the Valley Journal: HERE
An Article for Community Zoe, also published on OnExposure: HERE
Work Featured at Arthouse (Ukraine): HERE
Work Featured on Artnude Blog (Norway): HERE
Work Featured on Notas de Locura Lúcida (Spain): HERE
Work Featured on Blog Cludat (Romania): HERE
Work Featured on Deviant Art News: HERE, HERE, and HERE
"Joel, your work is truly exceptional. I am especially taken by the artistic nature of the pieces - transcends mere people photography. You're creating true art indeed!"
R. Romanne, Beverly Hills, CA
"You have an outstanding body of work. Not only does it display incredible technical knowledge, composition, and vision, it also goes deeper than a bunch of images created for mere aesthetic value. Your work is meaningful as well as beautifully created. There is more to humans than the way they look and an artist whose work successfully expresses multiple aspects of humanity deserves a grand amount of respect. Additionally, you do not repeat the same old thing which makes you very innovative in the field of photography."
K. Love, NY, New York
"There are qualities that set few artists apart from creating art and creating great art. Joel exemplifies all of the qualities it takes to create great art; patience, knowledge of his tools and materials, willingness to expirement, openess to critical critiques and collaboration, formal knowledge of the principals of art and design, and an imense passion for his medium and the world that involves it."
E. Wernsmann, Denver, CO
"Joel really shows beauty in a female figure by grasping something in each image that symbolizes something innate, internal and wise in all women."
M. Currier, Davenport, IA
"Your work is wonderful! Original, beautiful, thought-provoking. I enjoyed what I've seen VERY MUCH!!!
V. Naella, Chicago, IL
"Really amazing portfolio. I admire anyone that can distill their vision into something that can be shared. Wonderful images and stunning work with light."
M. Dunham, Hartland, WI
"You've got a gift my friend.... no doubt on that... you show people from the within with your camera... It will be a pleasure to watch you... and keep on coming with your marvelous works."
S. Luas, Portugal
"You have some really amazing pieces, all of which are very moving and speak louder than words could. I love it."
B. Joy, Bethlehem, PA
"Your work interests me because of its universal appeal to the human experience rather than focusing on a portrait of the individual. I like the timeless quality achieved by working with the natural landscape or empty studio space and the nude figure. I believe your work also effectively starts an internal dialogue within the viewer as they explore the meaning of each piece."
J. Fuhr Nichol, Glenwood Springs, CO
"What an imaginative set of images these are. Nothing short of monumental. Excellent, thought provoking work and so technically superb."
V. O'Byrne, Dublin, Ireland
"Congratulations on your series "Where we look for Truth"...it is beyond words."
T. O'Malley, UT
"Your work is some of the best I've ever seen. You really take the artistic nude to some remarkable heights, which in my opinion is not an easy thing to do. Yours is some of the only that I have seen which I feel can be considered as pure art. Keep up the good work."
Mark, Philadelphia, PA
"There's an ambiguity to your images that is both intriguing and vexing. Your images seem to be more about human attributes/strengths/hopes/fears rather than the bodies that are contained within them; they are brilliant."
H. Borromeo, Rotterdam, NY
"Your technique is amazing, and your work with the inner beauty of women is exceptional."
E. Callister, Grand Junction, CO
"You are truly amazing. Thanks so much for your in-depth, thoughtful answers. They were wonderful to read; you have given the best interview I have conducted with anybody."
C. Smith, Cedar Park, TX
"You made me realize that there is a huge difference between creating a beautiful picture and creating true art."
K. Miller, Gros Gerau, Germany
"With the world so flooded by "thoughtless" media I really like how thought provoking your images are."
D. Wright, Toronto, Canada
"The depiction of feminity and nudity are graceful and elegant. Your photos portray a depth that invites viewers to look longer and question further, or at least this is what they made me feel. I want to share them, look at them with someone else, and talk about them."
V. John, South Africa