Joel Sinclair
Selected Works
Biography
Joel Sinclair was born in 1970 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Growing up on an acreage in the country gave him a deep love of nature, and from an early age, he interacted deeply with the natural environment around him. Through the influence of his father, Robert Sinclair, he was immersed in the art world and exposed to many aspects of creative expression.
In 1992, he attended The Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Alberta. With a major in Visual Communications, he left college in 1996 and started a very successful web design firm. But after 12 years of successfully melding left and right-brain activity, he made the decision to step away from the world of computers and immersed himself 100% into his creativity and spirituality.
Today, he is an award winning professional Canadian artist whose paintings are recognized for their spirit, intensity of colour and dramatic sense of energy. He is represented commercially throughout Alberta and shows his work across Canada. He’s also an elected member of both the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour and the Society of Canadian Artists, and a full member of the Alberta Society of Artists.
Currently, he works plein air as well as out of his studio, which is located in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Education
2009: David McEown - Arbutus Ridge - Watercolour Workshop
2009: Robert Sinclair - A Visual Haiku - Watercolour/Drawing Workshop
1992–96: Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD) - Visual Communications Major
Selected Exhibitons
2015: The Silent Landscape, Scott Gallery, Edmonton AB (solo)
2014: Rocky Roamings, Willox & Sax Gallery, Banff AB (group)
2014: M5 Studios Open House Soiree, Art4Five, Calgary AB (group)
2012: ASA "Artist's Choice", Lougheed House, Calgary AB (juried)
2012: CounterPoint, Scott Gallery, Edmonton AB (solo)
2010–2011: Small Treasures, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff AB (group)
2010: Calyx Distinctive Arts, Edmonton AB (group)
2010: Open Water 2010, the 85th Annual International Open Juried Exhibiton of the CSPWC, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto ON (group)
2010: Calyx Distinctive Arts, Calgary AB (juried)
2010: Abundant Alberta, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff AB (juried)
2010: Art Central, Calgary AB
2010: Art Central, Calgary, AB
2010: Canadian Landscape, Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden ON (juried)
2010: Western Art Gallery, Calgary AB (juried)
2010: Arts Without Borders, Lloydminster, AB/SK (juried)
2010: Art Central, Calgary AB
2010: Calyx Distinctive Arts, Calgary AB
2010: Art Loop Gallery, Calgary, AB
2010: Art Central, Calgary AB
2009: Diminutive Majesty, Art Central, Calgary AB (solo)
2009: Calyx Distinctive Arts, Calgary AB (juried)
2009: 2009 Works, Art Loop Gallery, Calgary AB (solo)
2009: Alberta Prairie Series, Art Loop Gallery Calgary AB (solo)
2009: Bow Valley Series, Art Loop Gallery, Calgary AB (solo)
2009: Homage Series, Art Loop Gallery, Calgary AB (solo)
Awards
2011: 3rd Place Landscape: "Mountain Meadow Thaw" - Arts Without Borders, Llyodminster AB/SK
2010: Dorothy J Corson Award: "Rocky Flow" - Open Water 2010, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor, Toronto, ON
2010: Best Landscape: "Weird Rock Beach" - Arts Without Borders, Lloydminster, AB/SK
Artist Statement
“I approach my work in a non-traditional manner as an exploration of flow, energy, texture and spirit. I am fascinated with the human aspect contained within painting and work specifically to avoid 'perfect' renderings by exaggerating strokes and colour to create a sense of energetic movement. I am not attempting to capture a perfect vision, but rather, the feeling, energy and timelessness of life's dance.
My work is rooted in my spirit and love of life, and my paintings are an expression of this ongoing relationship and an exploration of the never ending dance between the masculine and feminine. My main focus is to incorporate and capture the energy of this dynamic into the paintings themselves, and perhaps reveal a glimpse of the power of creation.
Though I also work in other mediums, personally, I love watercolour - as it mirrors our own existence in the world. There are times when you think you can control it, and there are times when you simply must surrender and go with what it decides to offer you.”