Joe Walters brings over 30 years of experience in sculpture and design to his unique wall installations. His work can be found in prestigious museum, corporate, public and private collections nationally and internationally.
Born in Kentucky 1952, he now resides in his home/studio on James Island just outside Charleston, South Carolina with his wife, artist and poet, Kit Loney.
Education
1981 MFA, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
1977-78 University of Kentucky, visiting graduate student, Lexington, KY
1974 AB, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
1972 University of Georgia Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy
Selected Collections
Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA
AON Center, Chicago, IL
Astellas Pharma US, Deerfield, IL
Beach First Bank, Myrtle Beach, SC
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Des Plaines Public Library, Des Plaines, IL
Deerfield Capital, Chicago, IL
Eastman Corporation, Johnson City, TN
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, GA
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Kemper/Bechler Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Mo
InterContinental Hotel, Atlanta, GA
Wings of Asia Aviary, Metro Zoo, Miami, FL
Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Monsanto Corporation, Chicago, IL
One Buckhead Plaza, Atlanta GA
Palmetto Bluff Resort, Beaufort, SC
Primland Resort, Meadows of Dan, VA
The Regent Bal Harbor, Bal Harbor, FL
Ritz Carlton, Atlanta, GA
Ritz Carlton, Bal Harbour, FL
Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe, CA
Ritz Carlton, Palm Beach, FL
Sante de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO
Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta, GA
United States Embassy, Istanbul, Turkey
University of Florida, School of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL
University of South Carolina at Sumter, Sumter, SC
York County Judicial Center, York, SC
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 Still Life, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2014 Ascension, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2013 Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2012 Stem Point Ascension, Installation, Westabou Festival, Augusta, GA
2011 Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2011 Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, SC
2011 Tango, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
2010 Tableaux, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
2009 Tableaux, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
2008 New Work, Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, SC
2006 Deciduous, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
2005 Understory, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
2004 Hightide, Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2003 Hightide, Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
2003 New Work, Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2001 Night Vision, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
2001 Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
2000 The Natural Order, The Landmark Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
1999 Second Nature, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Second Nature, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
1997 University Galleries, University of South Carolina Sumter, Sumter, SC
1996 Taxonomy, Halsey Gallery, School of the Arts, College of Charleston, SC
1995 Gallery K, Washington, DC
1994 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem,NC
1994 Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1992 Gallery 10, Washington, DC
1991 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1990 Spirit Square Center for the Arts and Education, Charlotte, NC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 Nature Revealed, Hartsfield/Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, GA
2011 Greenhouse, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
2010 The Birds and Some Bees, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005 Art and Ecology Triennial, Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, FL
2005 Animal Instincts, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
2004 Works on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
2004 Anniversary Exhibition, Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (catalogue)†
2004 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
2004 Piccolo Spoleto: Contemporary Charleston 2004, Office of Cultural Affairs, Charleston, SC (catalogue)
2004 The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience, Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, NC
2003 The Felt Moment, The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
2000 A Matter of Scale, curator Cathy Byrd, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA
2000 Synecdoche, curated by Genevieve Linnehan, The Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
1999 Across State Lines: Drawing from the Southeast, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
1998 Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Summer Selections, Nancy Solomon Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1995 Organizing Nature: Skeet McAuley and Joe Walters, Nancy Solomon Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1995 Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Sculpture Exhibition, South Florida Arts Center, Miami, FL
1994 Sculpture South ë94, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
1994 David Adamson Gallery, Washington, DC
1994 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, Charleston, SC (award)
1993 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, Charleston, SC (award)
1992 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1991 Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC
1990 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1987 7 x 7, Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC
1987 George Mason University, Arlington, VA
As well as numerous prestigious private collections.