Mario Joyce ( @mariojoyceart ) is a self-taught African American artist based in Los Angeles. His process began early and was heavily influenced by prejudices experienced growing up Black and Queer in rural Ohio. He uses genealogical research, soil from the Ohio farm he grew up on, carefully sourced vintage collage materials and oil paint to explore how American History is steeped in selective storytelling that neglects to share the experiences of marginalized communities. Joyce is a 2023 alum of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, as well as the Pratt>FORWARD residency at New Lab in Brooklyn Navy Yard. He exhibited with UTA Artist Space in Atlanta, recently closed exhibitions in Milan and Frankfurt and will be opening his solo exhibition with UTA Artist Space in Beverly Hills in February 2024. His work is privately owned by many collectors throughout the United States and abroad.
Pictured: Mario Joyce, Who Tends A Garden?, 2024
Vintage collage, soil, oil paint, acrylic paint on canvas
72" x 60"
