JOAN LeMAY CV 2023
B. 1979, Houston, TX, based in NYC, NY.
joan@joanlemay.com, IG: @joanlemay, site: www.joanlemay.com
EDUCATION:
City and Guilds of London Art School, Fine Arts w/Honors, London, UK
The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
University of Houston, Painting and Communications, Houston, TX.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2024
Kopin Del Rio, Seattle, WA. HEDONIC TREADMILL group show w/Melissa Messer, Ian Kurtis Crist, others.
2023
Underland Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. JAILBREAK: ARTWORK FROM QUANTUM CRIMINALS solo show.
Symes Mews, London, UK. FROM THE STUDIO group show.
Photobookcafe Gallery, London, UK. QUANTUM CRIMINALS prints + book release.
2021
Provincetown Art Association & Museum, Provincetown, MA. Chris McCarthy In Conversation With the Filmmakers and Families of “It’s Not A Burden”; filmmaker Michelle Boyaner discusses artwork created for the film as part of the evening. Three prints of paintings made for the film and one new painting on view.
2018
Showboat Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. "Just Kidding Reversed" group show w/ Derek Erdman, Ashley Armitage and Beth Hoeckel (panoramic installation view by Jim Newberry here)
2017
HiFi, New York, NY. “New Paintings For You”, solo show.
Showboat Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. “Sound Affects” group show w/Jess Rotter, Sean Pecknold, Desi Moore, Amelia Bauer, others.
2016
Manhattan Borough President’s Office, Brooklyn, NY. “Works on Paper” group show.
2015
Monstrosity Gallery, Austin, TX. “Safety In Numbers” Group show w/ Jad Fair, Tim Kerr.
Brouwerij Lane, Brooklyn, NY. “Accumulus Nimbus” Solo show.
Oslo, Brooklyn, NY. Solo show.
2012
Four Eyes Art Collective, Los Angeles, CA. “An Art Show In LA”, collaboration with photographer Ashley Anthony. Group show.
Derek Erdman’s International House of Paintings, Seattle, WA. “#1 Inside Job Let’s Roll”. Group show w/Derek Erdman, Jason Polan.
2011
Tiga, Portland, OR. “In Likeness” solo show.
Disjecta Contemporary Art, Portland, OR. Group show.
Albina Press, Portland, OR. “What Comes After Yes: Women Artists of the Pacific Northwest” juried group exhibition, Siren Nation Fest.
The Woods, Portland, OR. Group show.
Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA. Group show.
HiFi, New York City, NY. “150” solo show.
2010
The Woods, Portland, OR. Solo show.
Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR. “Big Doodles/Little Things” group show w/Danny Seim.
2009
Tether Gallery, Seattle, WA. “Effrontery” solo show.
Cascadia Contemporary, Anacortes, WA. “Contretemps” solo show.
PDX Salon, Portland, OR. “Cover Cover Cover” group show.
2008
The Anne Bonney, Seattle, WA. “House of Song” illustration & reading;words by Aja Pecknold, illustrations by Joan LeMay.
Velouria Gallery, Seattle, WA. Solo show.
Solo Bar, Seattle, WA. Solo show.
2007
Medicine Park Gallery, Chicago, IL. “Flawed” Group show with Derek Erdman.
Crocodile, Seattle, WA. Solo show.
2006
Kunst Kunst Gallery, Koln, Germany. “KickAss Kunst Under 100″ group show.
Unitard Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. “Chuxed” group show with Derek Erdman and Beth Hoeckel.
2005
Glass House, Pomona, CA. Group show.
1999
Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX. Group show.
BOOKS:
"The Beautiful Book of Exquisite Corpses" (Ed. Gavin Edwards, Penguin Books, 2018)
“Cats Rock: Felines in Contemporary Art and Pop Culture” (Ed. Elizabeth Daley, Abrams Books, 2019)
“For Jason Polan” (INTERNS, 2020)
“Bad Motherfucker: The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Jackson, The Coolest Man In Hollywood” (Ed. Gavin Edwards, Hachette Books, 2021).
“Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan” (Alex Pappademas and Joan LeMay, UT Press American Music Series, 2023)
ALBUM ARTWORK:
Benjamin Gibbard (Barsuk Records, Atlantic Records)
Dave Depper (Jackpot Records, City Slang)
Laura Gibson (Barsuk Records)
Port Vale (Ojet Records)
Jennifer O’Connor (Kiam Records)
Clint Michigan (Kiam Records)
Gold Lamé (Gold Lamé)
Matt LeMay (Matt LeMay)
RESIDENCIES:
Little Engines Artist In Residence, Summer 2021
INDEPENDENT FILM CLIENTS, CREATIVE AGENCIES AND OTHER CORPORATE CLIENTS:
Greenie Films, Concacaf, Lebasse Projects, Novation, Emily Katz/Modern Macrame, MLM LLC, Jamie Walters Interior Design, Beats The Film.
ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS:
Topic, Vice, Little Engines, Portland Monthly, Racquet Magazine, Lenny, Damn Joan, Punch Drink, Inside Hook, Paste Magazine, Broadly, Bust, Houston Chronicle, Portland Mercury, The Stranger.
TALKS/PANELS:
Christie’s Stage, Seattle Art Fair, Seattle, WA (2023), P&T Knitwear, NYC, NY (2023), Unnameable Books, NYC, NY (2023), Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA (2023), Photobook Cafe, London, UK (2023), Seminary Co-Op, Chicago, IL (2023), Powell’s Books, Portland, OR (2023), Third Place Books, Seattle, WA (2023), Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX (2023), Brazos Bookstore, Houston, TX (2023).