Joan Brady, OPA
www.joanbradystudios.com
Curriculum Vitae
Joan Brady is a classically trained artist working in oils, often including 23k gold leaf. Having lived for seven years on a tiny, rugged island twelve nautical miles off the coast of Maine, Brady now resides in Annapolis, MD.
Brady’s paintings are found in the form of murals, trompe l’oeil, and framed works. Clients include The Henry DuPont Winterthur Museum, Delaware, The Hotel Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the Mohegan Island Inn, Mohegan, ME.
Awards, Honors, and Miscellany
Education:
Exhibits
www.joanbradystudios.com
Curriculum Vitae
Joan Brady is a classically trained artist working in oils, often including 23k gold leaf. Having lived for seven years on a tiny, rugged island twelve nautical miles off the coast of Maine, Brady now resides in Annapolis, MD.
Brady’s paintings are found in the form of murals, trompe l’oeil, and framed works. Clients include The Henry DuPont Winterthur Museum, Delaware, The Hotel Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the Mohegan Island Inn, Mohegan, ME.
Awards, Honors, and Miscellany
- Juried member, Oil Painters of America.
- Artist in Residence, Maryland Hall for the creative Arts, Annapolis, MD, 2024.
- Annapolis Arts In Public Places Commission 2024- present.
- Grant winner, Island Institute, Rockland, ME, 2019.
- Summer Residential Artist Fellowship at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY.
- Monhegan Brewing Company “Rusticator” Doppelbock Beer label Design.
- La Nef Chocolate "Brady Bar" artwork design.
- Winner, Maryland Wine Festival Poster competition.
Education:
- Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
- Bachelors of Art degree
- Phi Beta Kappa Prize in Art.
- Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD.
- Master of Arts degree in Leadership in Teaching.
- Schuler School of Fine Arts, Baltimore, Maryland
- Zoll Studio School of Fine Arts, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
- Koo Schadler, New Hampshire, Egg tempera 2019, virtual workshop 2021.
Exhibits
- Hospice of the Chesapeake, two person show, 2024
- Maryland Federation of Art, 2023,2024
- Monhegan Island Inn, Solo Artist, 2022 Season
- Lupine Gallery, Monhegan Island, ME 2017-2022
- Archipelago, Rockland, ME 2018-19
- Winter Works, Monhegan, ME 2016-2019
- Mitchell Gallery, St. Johns College, Annapolis, MD. Less is More; Small Works in a Great Space 2012.
- Annapolis Maritime Museum, Annapolis, MD. Annapolis Arts Alliance Juried show. 2012
- Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD, 2011, 2012.
- Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD, 2012 Photography juried show.
- Paint Annapolis Quick Draw Competition. Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. Maryland Association of Plein Air Painters show, 2010`.
- Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD, 2010. Two-person show.
- Howard Community College, Two Person Show, 2009.
- Lifetime Television “Our Home”; NY, NY, Guest Appearance.
- Better Homes and Gardens,” Window and Wall Ideas”; (Work published in three issues).
- Channel 8 Lancaster, PA, Two guest appearances.
- Guest lecturer, The History of Oil Painting. Monhegan Museum, Monhegan Island, ME.
- Materials Consultant, James Fitzgerald Studio, Monhegan Island, ME, 2011.
- Painting and Workshop Teacher, 1990 to present at the following (partial list):
- Art and Yoga retreat: When Women Were Birds with
- Monhegan Brewing Co, Paint With Pints, Monhegan, ME
- Monhegan Wellness, Creativity Retreat, Monhegan, ME
- Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
- Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth, DE
- The Three Arts Club, Baltimore, MD
- Baltimore Charcoal Club, Baltimore, MD
- Owen J Roberts School District, Pottstown, PA
- Mount Holyoke Club of Philadelphia, PA
- Art Educator (Partial list)
- Maine Connections Academy 2016-2020. Virtual Art teacher
- Sevenstar Academy, 2014-2018 Virtual Art History teacher.
- St. Mary’s High School, Department Chair 2005-2015.