fibre collage (coming soon)

Quilts [coming soon)

The Male Gaze

Dangerous Curves

9” X 12” felt appliqué ,2002

EXHIBITION HISTORY

OR, Guild Hall Whitehorse YT Canada, 2002

GENTLEMAN WAITING (Caution)

20" X 19", 2000, blue felt, red velvet, and embroidery floss

Exhibition Historty
Yukon Sketches OR Guild Hall, Whitehorse, YT Canada,

MAN UPRIGHT

20" X 19", 2000, Blue and Pink felt, Red Velvet. And embroidery floss

EXHIBITION HISTORY

Yukon Sketches OR Guild Hall, Whitehorse, YT Canada, 2002

Red Too Belt,

2003 jacquard tapestry weaving,
cotton warp, cotton and metallic weft, 27” X 40”

sign Language ( reading the road signs of life)

In the spring of 2002 I had an exhibition in the Yukon in Whitehorse, at the Guild Hall. A converted Quonset Hut left over from the Second World War construction of the Alaska Highway . It is now a multi use performance, exhibition and meeting space, home of the Guild Theatre a semi-professional theater company. "Sign Language" was the name of a collection of 25 small felt appliqué hung in a grid or pairings suggesting a narrative left to the imagination of the individual viewer.

WILD FLOWER 7 X 8 approx. 2001/02, felt appliqué

NOH, 7" X 8" felt appliqué 2001

Go Left, 7” X 8”, 2001/02, felt appliqué

POWER, 7 X 8 approx. 2001/02, felt appliqué

In the beginning: a painter’s life

joelewis: Curriculum Vitae

Education: Self taught Solo Exhibitions

2021	One Thought: 20 Years of Making Textile works, Atelier Ludmilla Gallery, Peterborough,Ontario
2015 2002	Not Born in a Trunk, Rayans Premisee national Historic site, Bonnavista Newfoundland    Yukon Sketches, OR, Guild Hall, Whitehorse, YT
2000	Velvet Highway and Other Journeys, Material Matters, Toronto, On.
1999	Patchwork; Reconstructing the personal, Artspace, Peterborough, On.
1997 Construction, part two, Cameron Public House, Toronto On part one, College Street Bar, Toronto, On.
1996 Surface, part two, Eye Of The Storm, Toronto, On. part one, Street City Bikes, Toronto, On. Land Weather Family, part three, Myxed Media Art Gallery, Calgary, AB.
1995 Land Weather Family, part two, Visual Arts Ontario, Toronto, On. part one, Caffe Senator, Toronto, On.
1994	Flight, Cameron, Public House, Toronto, On. Baroquecoco Trash, Bloomsberries Clothing and Art, Toronto, On.
1993	Story, Express Café, Toronto, On.
1992 New Work, part two, La Hacienda, Toronto, On. part one, Express Café, Toronto, On.
1991	Land (e)scape Memory, Levity, Toronto, On. The Nancy Ward/Residency Project, Artspace, Peterborough, On. Reference, Cameron Public House, Toronto, On.
1990	Flowers and Other Things, Express Café, Toronto, On.
1989	Pain, Cameron Public House, Toronto, On. Confessions of a caffeine addict, Rivole, Toronto, On.
1988	Dirt, The Extra Space, Toronto, On. New Work, Broadview Gallery, Peterborough, On. Myth and Object, The Rainbow Room, Toronto, On. Barbie's Dream House, Artspace, Peterborough, On
1987	Juggery, Trent University Women's Centre, Peterborough, On.
1986 The Barbie Show, part four, Tulip Café, Paris On.. part three, The Rainbow Room, Toronto, On. part two, Peter Robinson College, Trent University, Peterborough, On.
1985 The Barbie Show, part one, Metropol Espresso Bar, Calgary, AB.

Selected Group Shows

2006 2001 2000	Stocking Stuffers, Pentimento Fine Arta Gallery, Toronto Renaissance Men, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum,, Golden Colorado, US Foundations' Peterborough Arts Unbrella, Peterborough On.
1998	Instant, Olivia Thompson Gallery, Toronto, On.
1996	Wear, object referencing the body, Truck Gallery, Calgary, AB.
1995	New Land, Daniel B. Sponagle Gallery, Toronto, On.
1994	Home, South Logan Salvage, Rescue, Scarp and Art, Toronto, On. Curated by Garth Barriere Middlemarch, Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, On. Organized by the Literary Press Group
1992	AIDS Memorial Show, A Space, Toronto, On. Curated by Clamorous Intentions
1991	Images For Life, Evelyn Amis Gallery, Toronto, On. Curated by Spencer Row
1990	Raw Fantasies, Artefect, Toronto, On. Curated by Philip Carins
1989	October Rage, The Extra Space, Toronto, On. Curated by Michael Allen
1988	No Bill C-52, Weller Potovsky Gallery, Toronto, On. The Erotic Show, Artefect, Toronto, On.
1987 The Exchange Show, part three, Artspace, Peterborough, On.
1986 The Exchange Show, part two, SAW Gallery, Ottawa, On. part one, K.A.A.I., Kingston, On. Peterborough selection Curated by David Beirk	The X-Mass Show, Gallery 101, Ottawa, On. Curated by Dennis Tourbin
1985	Taking stock, The Next Wave, Artspace, Peterborough, On. Curated by David Beirk.

Selected Performance Work

1995	Small Business, 16mm film by Rita Listner, Toronto, On. ''joe'' lead male
1993	Dishfunktion, an evening of performance work by joelewis and Metia Winkler at Artspace, The Market Hall, Peterborough, On.
1992	Rochdale, a play by Friendly Spike Theatre, Poor Alex, Tarragon Extra Space, Toronto, On. 'postman' a projected character The Nancy Ward, in concert reading of script for 12 voices, at Artspace, The Market Hall, Peterborough, On. Writer / performer
1990	My Secret Kitchen, a performance piece by and with Margaret Dragu, at Artspace,The Market Hall, Peterborough, On. ''Art Director'' super numerary
1987	Where e You Goin' The Mall, solo multi media performance, writer/performer, Producer / Director, Garth Barrierre / Synk Productions Western Front, Vancouver BC, 3rd Vancouver Fringe Festival Stage 8, Edmonton AB., Gone with The Fringe
1986	She Should Have Stood In Bed, a courtly entertainment for S.G. Taylor during ''this moment is an Eternity'' installation/performance at Gallery 101 in Ottawa, On. Where You Goin' The Mall, solo muti media performance Multi Cab 5 regional performance festival, Arstspace, The Market Hall, Peterborough, On. ''...nice day'' solo Dance piece, Choreographed by Jane Mappin La Groupe Des Place Royal, workshop performance Artspace, The Market Hall, Peterborough, On.

Selected Readings

1992	from Disfunktion... Open Country Books, Calgary, AB. The Union Theatre, Peterborough, On.
1991	Disgo, Dhatgo, improvised story telling Friendly Spike Theatre, Benefit, Toronto, On. Sync Cabaret Too, open mike, July- August, weekly M.C. and improvised serial story
1990	Betty Stories, improvised serial story, Yo, open mike nite, Feb.-May The Love Club, Toronto, On. And I Do Sing, book launch. The Union, Peterborough, On.
1989	Fashion is Not Your Friend, poetry Reading Hangman Pub, Peterborough, On.
1985	Ode to Italy, poetry reading, Ten Foot Henery's, Calgary, AB.
1984	Two Narratives, short story reading, A Gala Night of Performance, Artspace, The Market Hall, Peterborough, On.

Publications Ode To Italy, synk Ink, 1985, poetry chap book Where you goin' the mall?, synk Ink, 1987, comic book Better never than late, synk Ink, 1989, comic calendar Dishfunktion: a deconstruction of the micro wave safe, pas de chance 1994, novell And I Do Sing, a poetry cycle by Joe Lewis, Synk Ink  1989,  2013 E-Book

Articles and Reviews ''lewis vision...'' Catherine Jenkins, Arthur, Trent University student paper, Vol. 4 no. 12, 1983 ''Barbie Doll'' Martha, Tancock, Peterborough Examiner, Jan. 17, 1986 ''...Comes to town'' Garth Barriere, Go Info, Dec. 1986 ''Where you going'' James Adam, The Edmonton Journal, Aug. 21 1987 ''...crowd baffled'' Neal Watson, The Edmonton Sun, Aug.20 1987 ''...some funny'' Lloyd Dykk, The Vancouver Sun, Sept. 17 1987 ''Home Unstable'' Jake Baken, Arthur, Vol.22 no.6 Oct. 1987 ''Hard Questions'' Andrew McPhail, Extra, no.107, Aug. 1988 ''Expressive...'' Lisa Lowe, Arthur, Sept. 20 1988 ''Artistic Cabaret'' Chris Corrigan, Peterborough, Examiner, Jul.5 1191 ''Queen West'' Garth Barriere, Extra, Feb. 21, 1992

“Joe Lewis: Remembering Home”, Wendy Pearson, exhibition essay Patchwork: Re-Constructing the Personal, Artspace Peterborough Ontario May 1999

“Joe Lewis: Holding The Torch”, Garham McCracken Fibre Focus Volume 53, Number 3 Autumn 2010

“Joe Lewis: Jacquard Weaver” Garham McCracken Fibre Focus Volume 53, Number 3 Autumn 2010 digtal exclusive

“Man/ Body/ Fibre” John Hopper Inspirational Plus 2016