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Mario Joyce’s work is rooted in his genealogical research of his family, going back to the 1600s. Incorporating imagery, memories, and stories from his familial research, Joyce incorporates vintage collage materials and soil from the farm he grew up on into his sumptuously textured paintings, weaving together a rich tapestry of his origins. A self-taught artist, Joyce mines his ancestral lineage as well as his personal experience growing up in rural Ohio as a Queer Black man. His work delves into how memories evolve over time and across generations, transforming into intricate capsules of meaning that convey messages of identity, belonging, and place.

Mario Joyce lives and works in Los Angeles. He has participated in several residencies including Sointula House Residency, Sointula, BC (2024); Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME (2023); Pratt Forward, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (2022); La Brea Studio Residency, Los Angeles, CA (2021). His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles, CA (2024); Sakhile&Me, Frankfurt, Germany (2023); UTA Art Space, Atlanta, CA (2022). He has been included in numerous group exhibitions at MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center, Anaheim, CA (2024); F2T Gallery, Milan, Italy (2023); New York Culture Club, New York, NY (2022); Over the Influence, Los Angeles, CA (2022), among others. His work is included in public collections including the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC and the North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND.

Selected Works

This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "Hex." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 72" x 60" [HxW] (182.88 x 152.4 cm). Its medium is Soil, vintage collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“Hex,” 2024
This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "As From Above." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 72" x 60" [HxW] (182.88 x 152.4 cm). Its medium is Soil, vintage collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“As From Above,” 2024
This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "He Hears Echoes." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures Triptych: 72" x 60" [HxW] (182.88 x 152.4 cm) each. Its medium is Soil, vintage collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“He Hears Echoes,” 2024
This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "I Saw A Spirit, Where Have You Gone." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures Diptych: 60" x 48" [HxW] (152.4 x 121.92 cm) each. Its medium is Soil, vintage collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“I Saw A Spirit, Where Have You Gone,” 2024
This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "Fragmented Memory." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 36" x 48" [HxW] (91.44 x 121.92 cm). Its medium is Soil, vintage collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“Fragmented Memory,” 2024
This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "Labyrinth." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 36" x 48" [HxW] (91.44 x 121.92 cm). Its medium is Soil, vintage collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“Labyrinth,” 2024
This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "Dissolve." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 8" x 8" [HxW] (20.32 x 20.32 cm)9 ³⁄₄" x 9 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (24.76 x 24.76 x 5.71 cm) framed. Its medium is Soil, vintage collage and oil paint on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“Dissolve,” 2024
This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "Emerge." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 9 ³⁄₄" x 9 ³⁄₄" x 2" [HxWxD] (24.76 x 24.76 x 5.08 cm) framed8" x 8" [HxW] (20.32 x 20.32 cm). Its medium is Soil, vintage collage and oil paint on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“Emerge,” 2024
This image depicts an artwork by Mario Joyce titled "Fragments Of A Scattered Past." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 72" x 60" [HxW] (182.88 x 152.4 cm). Its medium is Vintage collage, soil, oil paint, acrylic paint on canvas.
Mario Joyce
“Fragments Of A Scattered Past,” 2024

Exhibitions

1985
Born in Ohio
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Selected Exhibitions

2024
"Spirit, Spirit," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
"Amaryllis’ Garden," UTA Art Space, Beverly Hills, CA
2023
"Gravity," Sakhile&Me, Frankfurt, Germany
2022
“A Stranger’s House That Is Our Own,” UTA Art Space, Atlanta, GA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024
"Tracing Through Autumn Winds”, DoxsDoks, Cologne, Germany
“for love, for art, and for being”, UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles, CA
"New Works by Lavaughan Jenkins, Mario Joyce, Raffi Kalenderian, Kiriakos Tompolidis," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2024-2023
"TRADITIONS," MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center, Anaheim, CA
2023
“With Regard To Each Other,” Two person show with Julie Severino, F2T Gallery, Milan, Italy
2022
“My People,” Good Black Art, New York Culture Club, New York, NY
“From the Golden Hour Into Night,” Over the Influence, Los Angeles, CA
Felix Art Fair, Residency Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Future Art Fair, Over the Influence, New York, NY
2020
Prizm Art Fair, Miami, FL
"Night & Day," Local Project Art Space, Long Island City, NY

Residencies, Scholarships, & Prizes

2024
Sointula Art Shed Artist Residency, Sointula BC, Canada
2023
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2022
Pratt>FORWARD, Pratt Institute, Fine Arts- Brooklyn, NY
2021
La Brea Studio Residency, Los Angeles, CA
ArtCrawl Harlem- Governor’s Island, New York, NY

Public Collections

Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND