Artist Bio

Joellyn Ross Artist Bio


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 - Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2023 - Art2Life International Juried Art Exhibition, one
painting: "Into the Void."
2023 - DaVinci Art Alliance Members' Juried Show, one painting:
"Window."
2023 - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Annual Continuing
Education Show. One painting: "Together."

2022 - The Plastic Club "Shape Up" show, one painting:
"Confined? or Protected?," Honorable Mention.
2022 - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Annual Continuing
Education Show. One painting: "Intersections."
2022 - DaVinci Art Alliance "Through the Grid" show. One
painting: "Intersections."

2021 - The Plastic Club "Small Works" show. "Landscape,"
Honorable Mention.
2021 - Cheltenham Center of the Arts 78th Annual Paintings
Show. 2 paintings: "Angularity" and "Escape Route."

2019 - Philadelphia Sketch Club Absolutely Abstract Juried
Show. 1 painting, "Corners," acrylic, Honorable Mention.

2019 - Cheltenham Center for the Arts 76th Annual Juried
Paintings Show. 1 painting, "Painting Myself Into a Corner,"
acrylic, Portner Memorial Award Winner.

2018 - Philadelphia Sketch Club "Absolutely Abstract" Show,
2 paintings, "Nightfire" and "In the Beginning." acrylic.
2018 - Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia, 6th Annual Juried Show:
1 painting, " Untitled," acrylic.
2018 - Philadelphia Sketch Club, "Art of the Flower," 1
painting,
"Meadow," acrylic.
2018 - Cheltenham Center for the Arts 75th Annual Paintings
Show, 1 painting, "Happy II," acrylic.
2018 - Philadelphia Sketch Club, 155th Annual "Small Oils"
Show,
1 painting, "Untitled," acrylic.

2017 - Philadelphia Sketch Club: "Absolutely Abstract" Show:
1 painting: "Dissociated," acrylic.
2017 – Cheltenham Center for the Arts: 74th Annual Paintings
Show: 1 painting: “Iconography,” mixed media.
2017 – Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Juried Continuing
Education Show: 1 painting, “Encadre (Enclosed)”, acrylic.

2016 - Philadelphia Sketch Club - Works on Paper Show - 2
Paintings: “Happy,” and “Bullseye,” both watercolor.
2016 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Juried
Continuing Education Show: 1 painting, “Summer Green,”
acrylic.
2016 - Philadelphia Sketch Club 153rd Small Oils Show, 1
painting: “Inlet,” acrylic.
2016 - Philadelphia Sketch Club Absolutely Abstract Show, 2
Paintings: “Graphic Orange,” and “Planetary.”

2015 - Philadelphia Sketch Club - Works on Paper Show, 1
painting, “Untitled, ” watercolor.
2015 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts: Juried Continuing
Education Art Show - 1 painting: “Happy,” watercolor.
2015 - Philadelphia Sketch Club - Works on Paper Show, 1
painting, "Untitled, ” watercolor.
2015 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Juried Continuing
Education Art Show - 1 painting: “Happy,” watercolor.
2015 - Philadelphia Sketch Club - 152nd Small Oils Show, 2
paintings, both “Untitled.”
2015 - Cheltenham Center for the Arts - Annual Awards Painting
Show - 1 painting, “Homage to Mr. Turner.”
2015 - Philadelphia Sketch Club - Absolutely Abstract Show - 2
Paintings, “Chatter,” and “Homage to Mr. Turner.”

2014- Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts: Juried Continuing
Education Art Show - 1 painting: “Bainbridge Street.” SOLD
2014- Philadelphia Sketch Club: Small Oils Show: 2 paintings,
“Café,” “Homage to Congdon.”
2014- Cheltenham Center for the Arts: Annual Awards Painting
Show,
1 painting, “The In-Between.”
2014 - Philadelphia Sketch Club: Absolutely Abstract Show - 1
Painting, “Café.”

2013- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Juried Continuing
Education Art Show - 1 painting: “Mysterion.”
2013- Cheltenham Center for the Arts: Annual Awards Painting
Show, 1 painting: “Mysterion.”
2013- “Artists Unite - Fishtown”: 2 paintings SOLD: “Green,”
and “Graphic Red.”

2012: Pennsylvania Academy of the fine Arts: Juried
Continuing Education Art Show - 1 painting, “Eden.”
2012 - Philadelphia Sketch Club: Absolutely Abstract Show - 2
paintings “Abstract Red” and “Geometric Red.” (The latter
re-named “Graphic Red.”)

2011: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Juried
Continuing Education Art Show - 1 painting, “Ochre”
2011: Cheltenham Center for the Arts 68th Annual Awards
Painting Show, 1 painting: “Ochre”
2011: Philadelphia Sketch Club: Absolutely Abstract Show - 1
painting, “Untitled.”

2010: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Juried
Continuing Education Art Show “Mirror Image” (Second Place
Winner) and “The Point”
2010: Philadelphia Sketch Club: Absolutely Abstract Show - 1
painting: “White Tiger.”

2009: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Juried
Continuing Education Art Show, 2 paintings, “Green” and
“Crush.”

2008: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Juried
Continuing Education Art Show, 1 painting: “Café de la Vie
de la Rose.”



GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020 - DaVinci Art Alliance, "The Inquisitives: At the
Intersection of Art and Science," group exhibition by
science-minded artists. 3 paintings exhibited.

2013 - Artists Unite: Fishtown. 2 paintings sold: "Green" and
"Graphic Red."

ARTS EDUCATION

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
Continuing Education Classes, Painting and Drawing, 2004 -
present.

Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA., 2017.

MEMBERSHIPS

Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia Plastic Club,
Da Vinci Art Alliance.


OTHER EDUCATION

Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1981 Ph.D., APA-approved Clinical Psychology program.
1977 M.A., APA-approved Clinical Psychology program.

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1971 B.S., Cum Laude, English Education and Journalism