INDEPENDENCE — The Independence Historical Museum & Art Center have announced the judge for their 71st annual Verdigris Valley Art Exhibit, Joey Frisillo.
Joey Frisillo’s love of drawing and painting began during her childhood in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This led to a Fine Art major at Miami University of Ohio.
Her artistic journey was side tracked by a 25-year career in oil and gas exploration in Denver, Colorado and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
During that time, she learned photography which helped hone her sense of composition and appreciation of light’s role in the landscape.
Frisillo works from life on location and in her studio. She seeks to portray her subjects in a realistic yet expressive manner. Artistic style and skill in both oil and pastel have garnered many honors including “Best of Show” from Women Artists of the West and Plein Air Tulsa plus an Award of Excellence from Art of the West magazine. Three of her pastels have been published in “Best of America Pastel Artists, Volume II.”
Frisillo has been an invited artist in Gilcrease Museum’s “American Art in Miniature” and the prestigious “Collectors Reserve.” Her artwork is part of public, corporate and private collections in the U.S. and abroad.
Her involvement with the art community spans both national and local organizations. Frisillo is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, Women Artists of the West and Ozark Pastel Society. She is an associate member of the Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society and North American Oil and Acrylic Society. She served on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition for nine years. She has taught pastel and oils through the Gilcrease and Philbrook Museums as well as local and regional art groups. Gallery representation includes Castle Gallery, Fort Wayne, The Sky Gallery, Tulsa, and Ingrid Gipson Sculptures Studio & Gallery.
Frisillo will judge the artwork on Friday, June 13, and will reveal her choices at the reception that evening at 7 p.m. in the IHMAC Gallery, 123 N. 8th St., Independence, KS 67301 All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be served.
