Artist's Statement

My Paintings represent my personal response to my environment. My ideas are not whole but fragments of what fascinate me and are seeds from which my works begin to develop. As a result, although my works undoubtedly have roots in my daily living, they may be a good deal removed from reality; some of them may be quite representational while others become abstracts.

By exaggerating vibrant colours, entertaining visual textures and other elements of design I take my painting mediums beyond their traditional execution; into mixed water media, acrylic, collage and oil. A subject leads to an idea. Then it becomes an immediate cause for me to paint, ultimately experiencing fun and struggle of permutations and possibilities deriving from that idea. It is not so much in the final product, but in the process and struggle to bring all elements together to function in harmonious presentation in a painting, that I derive so much satisfaction and pleasure as an artist. Visit my other site: http://joycekamikura.wordpress.com/

About Joyce

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Joyce was born in Steveston, B.C., but raised in Japan. Years after obtaining her Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration Degree from the University of B.C., she studied art at Kwantlen and Langara colleges. Joyce is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society (U.S.A.) and a Senior Signature Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Her works have been entered in many juried exhibitions and she has had numerous solo and group shows internationally. Her works have been featured in many magazines such as American Artists (US), Art Impressions (Canada), Asahi Graph (Tokyo), and International Artists (Australia).

Galleries Representing My Works

My Other Web Site: http://joycekamikura.wordpress.com/


Candler Gallery: http://www.candlerartgallery.com/
Gallery 88: http://www.gallery88.ca/
Nunamyuuto Gallery: Shizuoka, Japan
StephenLowe Gallery:
Vancouver Art Gallery Sales and Rentals:
http://www.artrentalandsalesvancouver.com/


Federation of Canadian Artists:(info only)

Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Sakura Singers

Here's my other artsy activity. I've been a mezzo in a choir group called The Sakura Singers Society in Vancouver for more than ten years, and at present is vice-president of the society, enjoying singing and doing what I can to help run the organization. The choir sings Japanese traditional and contemporary pieces. The society holds a major concert every other year usually performed at Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby. There are many mini performances throughout the year. Their web site is http://www.thesakurasingers.org/

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the The Sakura Singers, we had just made a CD of all songs programmed for the anniversary concert. The recording took place at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver. The CD's will be sold for $15.-. The choir's next biennial concert will be held in 2012.
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