Contemporary Artist Winner, International Prize Botticelli: 2024
Mary Joan cultivated her passion for oils from an early age, expanding her studies across the United States, Europe, and the Far East. Transitioning from her role as a Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities at FSCJ, she earned her PhD in 2005, subsequently dedicating herself to teaching and exhibiting across the eastern United States. In 2020, M.J. redirected her focus to exclusive artistic pursui
Wings of Alchemy
Mere facades give way to a deeper, more profound reality found only in the subconscious. Each piece is connected to a surrealistic realm, and Wings of Alchemy lends truth to the proverbial message that often things are not what they seem. What is the truth? Is the reality the dream or is the dream the reality? Should we ever be fooled by superficial glamour? Does it distract us from the deeper psychological truths? These works create a new reality by combining seemingly unrelated objects, placing them alone against the "glitter" of an unsettling truth. We question reality because common objects are combined in an obscure composition juxtaposition.
Cosmic Synchronicity 2024
Cosmic Sychronicity
Black and White occur simultaneously and seem significantly related but have no actual causal connection. The difference is reflective of the amount of light that can exist in nature and has the highest contrast ratio of 21 to 1. Using them in a positive and negative oppositional relationship creates an explosive composition representing contradictory forces of two extremes. With the organic movement from the earth’s gifts, black and white create an unending and unforgiving juxtaposition of forces that undulate in and out of reality. Are they shapes of the blowing wind or incoming tides? Are they fantasies of our dreams or blooming imagination? This is Western dualism. This is Cosmic Synchronicity.
Impassioned Emotions 2024
IMPASSIONED EMOTIONS
Our inner landscape is carpeted with emotions giving understanding and complexion to our daily existence. Science remains unsure of what emotions are, believing that they may be momentary, unconscious reactions to environmental stimuli. In short, they could be an innate survival tactic universally providing positive or negative clues influencing decision-making. Ecstasy, surprise, and admiration positively denotes psychological aggrandizement; however, grief, sadness, and disgust negatively affect us creating an uneasiness and perhaps a warning. Emotions are an evolutionary stratagem that promotes survival chances. Impassioned Emotions bring color and movement to our positive and negative feelings allowing the viewer the freedom to have their own emotional response to each piece.
Exhibition Catalog
August 2025, Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California
March, 2025, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, Florida
February 2025, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Florida
January 2025, San Diego, California
January 2025, Dennis + Ives, Jacksonville, Florida
October 2024, Gloria Delson Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California
September 2024, Stuart, Florida
July 2024, Ormond Beach, Florida
June/July 2024, Milan, Italy
April 2024, Dennis + Ives, Jacksonville, Florida
April 2024, Port St. Joe, Florida
April, 2024, Berlin, Germany
March 2024, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Florida
March 2024, New York, New York
February 2024, Berlin, Germany
January 2024 - present, Aistersheim, Austria
November 2023 - 2024, Munich, Germany
September - November, 2023, Elements Exhibition, Biafarin, Canada
October 2023, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
September 2023, The Sorbonne, Paris, France
January 2024: WINNER: International Prize Botticelli, Florence, Italy
January - February, 2022, The South Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida
November, 2021, Artbox Project, Switzerland
October - December 2021, The Haskell Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida
WINNER 2023: TALENT AWARD Teravarna Art Gallery International Abstraction Exhibition
Exhibition Images
Parcus Galleries: September 2023, Espace
"With the disastrous exit of England from the European Union, Paris is increasingly establishing itself as the true capital of art, as it should have always been. A city that frames art like no other and has a population highly devoted to fine art."
"We had our vernissage last Friday, September 1st, 2023, at the charming Sorbonne Space, with a large audience in attendance."
The Style
"The following day, we could confirm what was already known to us: the high volume of visitors to the exhibition, as well as the passing public, which not only had a significant presence but also had a strong appreciation for art. Great new clients and contacts are emerging from there."
"People in Paris LOVED it!"
- Robert Parcus
The South Gallery
"This work changed my life."
The South Gallery
"These works have a soul."
The Haskell Gallery
"I can feel the energy!"
The Haskell Gallery
"The texture is amazing ... they are so tactile!"
Public Art