Joan Nelson
Exhibitions, CV, Press
Joan Nelson (b. 1958, California; lives and works in Stamford, NY) has exhibited her work at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; among many others. Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art, all New York, NY; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Minneapolis Museum of Art, MN; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH; and Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin, TX. Nelson received her BFA from Washington University, St. Louis, MO. In 2023, she received a Guggenheim fellowship.
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2022
acrylic, shellac ink, pencil, milk paint, glitter on wood panel
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN 809
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2021
acrylic, spray paint, shellac ink, nail polish, glitter on acrylic sheet
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN_PL_2021025
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2022
mixed media on panel
59 7/8h x 59 7/8w x 1 3/8d in
152.08h x 152.08w x 3.49d cm
JN 820
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2022
acrylic, shellac ink, pencil, milk paint, glitter on wood panel
30h x 30 1/16w in
76.20h x 76.36w cm
JN 814
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2022
acrylic, shellac ink, pencil, milk paint on wood panel
59 13/16h x 59 13/16w in
151.92h x 151.92w cm
JN 816
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2022
acrylic, shellac ink, glitter on wood panel
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN 819
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2021
acrylic, pencil, pastel, on watercolor board
20h x 20w in
50.80h x 50.80w cm
JN_WOP_71
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2021
acrylic and spray paint on acrylic sheet
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN_PL_2021021
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2021
acrylic, spray paint, shellac ink on acrylic sheet
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN_PL_2021023
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2020
spray enamel, acrylic ink, marker on acrylic sheet
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN_PL_2020003
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2020
spray enamel and acrylic ink on acrylic sheet
20h x 20w in
50.80h x 50.80w cm
JN_PL_2020004
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2020
spray enamel, acrylic ink, marker and burnt sugar on acrylic sheet
20h x 20w in
50.80h x 50.80w cm
JN_PL_2020005
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2020
spray enamel, acrylic ink, marker on acrylic sheet
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN_PL_2020010
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2020
spray enamel, acrylic ink, marker on acrylic sheet
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN_PL_2020011
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2019-20
spray enamel and acrylic ink on acrylic sheet
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN_PL_2019-20013
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2019
spray enamel and acrylic ink on acrylic sheet
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
JN_PL_2019014
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2018
mixed media on paper
16h x 20w in
40.64h x 50.80w cm
JN_WOP_43
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2018
calligraphic inks, marker, pencil, acrylic, gouache, spray enamel on paper
14 1/8h x 14w in
35.88h x 35.56w cm
JN_WOP_64
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2018
calligraphic inks, marker, pencil, acrylic, gouache, spray enamel on paper
15 3/8h x 15w in
39.05h x 38.10w cm
JN_WOP_47
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2018
calligraphic inks, marker, pencil, acrylic, gouache, spray enamel on paper
9h x 8 5/8w in
22.86h x 21.91w cm
JN_WOP_53
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2018
mixed media on paper
16h x 16w in
40.64h x 40.64w cm
JN_WOP_45
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2018
mascara, calligraphic inks, marker, pencil, acrylic, gouache, spray enamel on paper
8 1/2h x 8 1/2w in
21.59h x 21.59w cm
JN_WOP_52
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2018
calligraphic inks, marker, pencil, acrylic, gouache, spray enamel on paper
8 1/2h x 8 1/2w in
21.59h x 21.59w cm
JN_WOP_54
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2018
mixed media on paper
15h x 15 1/4w in
38.10h x 38.73w cm
JN_WOP_48
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2017
acrylic, ink, spray paint, pencil, Cassel earth pigment and iridescent powder on paper
7 3/4h x 7 3/4w in
19.68h x 19.68w cm
JN_WOP_17
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2017
acrylic, ink, spray paint, pencil, Cassel earth pigment and iridescent powder on paper
8h x 8w in
20.32h x 20.32w cm
JN_WOP_20
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2017
acrylic, ink, pencil and mascara on paper
13 3/4h x 13 1/2w in
34.92h x 34.29w cm
JN_WOP_37
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2017
acrylic, ink, pencil, mascara on paper
13 3/4h x 13 1/2w in
34.92h x 34.29w cm
JN_WOP_14
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2017
acrylic, ink and pencil on paper
13 3/4h x 13 1/2w in
34.92h x 34.29w cm
JN_WOP_15
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2017
acrylic, ink, spray paint, pencil and Cassel earth pigment on paper
7h x 7w in
17.78h x 17.78w cm
JN_WOP_18
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2017
acrylic, ink, spray paint, pencil, marker and mascara on paper
13h x 13w in
33.02h x 33.02w cm
JN_WOP_33
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2017
acrylic, ink, spray paint, pencil and mascara on paper
9h x 9w in
22.86h x 22.86w cm
JN_WOP_30
Joan Nelson
Untitled, 2016
acrylic, oil, shellac ink, spray enamel, pigment, glitter on panel
12h x 12w in
30.48h x 30.48w cm
JN 802
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2015
ink, spray enamel, oil, beeswax on panel
11 3/4h x 11 3/4w in
29.84h x 29.84w cm
JN 799
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2015
ink, acrylic, glass beads on panel
11 3/4h x 11 3/4w in
29.84h x 29.84w cm
JN 797
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2014
ink, spray enamel, beeswax on panel
11 3/4h x 11 3/4w in
29.84h x 29.84w cm
JN 776
Joan NelsonUntitled, 2014
ink, spray enamel, glass beads on panel
11 3/4h x 11 3/4w in
29.84h x 29.84w cm
JN 793