Joseph M Wardwell

Associate Professor of Painting

wardwell@brandeis.edu
781-736-2656
Goldman-Schwartz Art Studios, 104

Departments/Programs

Fine Arts

Degrees

Boston University, M.F.A.
University of Washington, B.A.
University of Washington, B.F.A.

Expertise

Painting and Drawing

Profile

Wardwell is currently an associate professor of fine arts at Brandeis University. He received his MFA from Boston University, Boston, MA and his BFA from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. He has exhibited at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and has work in each collection. He was a 2012 recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant. In addition to numerous group exhibitions, he has held solo exhibitions in New York, Boston, and Seattle. His work is represented by LaMontagne Gallery, Boston, MA. www.joewardwell.com.

Courses Taught

FA	7a	Drawing Under the Influence
FA	13a	Intermediate Drawing I
FA	28a	Painting Siena
FA	110a	Senior Studio I
FA	110b	Senior Studio II

Awards and Honors

Boston University Distinguished Alumni Award (2019 - 2022)

2012 Recipient of Massachusetts Cultural Council grant (2012)

AICA, Best Show in an Alternative Space, ¿Solo¿ at Green Street Gallery (2007)

Scholarship

Wardwell, Joseph M. Roxbury Public Library Clerestory Mural. 2021. Roxbury Public Library, Boston Arts Commission, Boston. (Mural (painting)).

Wardwell, Joseph M. untitled. solo Show, 10/1/2021-11/16/2021. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Boston Public Library Dudley Branch. 2020. City of Boston/Boston Public Library, Boston. (Awarded large public commission (currently in design phase)).

Wardwell, Joseph M. Dot Now. Group Show, 11/19/2019-5/20/2020. University Hall Gallery, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Hello America: 40 Hits from the 50 states. Solo Show, 5/27/2017-6/20/2022. MASSmoca, North Adams.

Wardwell, Joseph M. untitled (upcoming). Solo Show, 5/21/2022 - 6/23/2022. Frosch and Co. Gallery, New York City.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Wherever you are going. 2019. citizanM Hotels, North Station, Boston, Ma. (Large public permanent installation).

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Everyone's Moved off to One Side." Rev. of Something to sing about in ‘Everyone Has Moved off to One Side’, by Cate McQuaid. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston, MA. The Boston Globe October 03, 2018 : October 03, 2018.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Hello America: 40 Hits from the 50 States." Rev. of Audio Tour of MASSMoCA’s Building 6: Opening Day Celebration, by Sarah LaDuke. MASSMoCA Museum, Northhampton. WAMC 5/26/2017.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Hello America: 40 Hits from the 50 States." Rev. of Our Guide to the Art inside MASSMoCA’s Gigantic New Building 6, by Greg Cook. MASSMoCA Museum, Boston. WBUR 5/26/2017: NA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Hello America: 40 Hits from the 50 States." Rev. of Studio arts professor Joe Wardwell leaves a big print in MASS MoCA’s new wing, by Jarret Bencks. MASSMoCA Museum, Waltham. BrandeisNOW 6/26/2017: NA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Double Take. Group Show, Nov 5, 2018 - Dec 14, 2018. Stonehill College, Easton, MA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Everyone's Moved Off to One Side. solo Show, September 7th to October 16th. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Out of Our Closet. Group Show, August 16th - September 4, 2018. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Share the Modern World. 2018. Facebook Offices Cambridge, Cambridge. (Large scale mural commissioned by the Facebook Artist in Residence program. Site specific piece).

Wardwell, Joseph M. Summer of Love. Group Show, July 20th - September 5th, 2018. Frieght and Volume Gallery, New York City.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Loud and Clear. Group Show, 1/2/2017-2/5/2017. Miller Yeszerski Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie. Group Show, 11/20/2015-1/17/2016. Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Maybe Partying Will Help. Solo Show, 10/5/2016-12/3/2016. LaMontagne Gallery, Winchester, MA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Soon I Will Be President. Solo Show, 11/3/2016 - 12/17/2016. Southern University of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Party Over." Rev. of No shorthand for Wardwell’s feisty effects, by Cate McQuaid. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Globe 7/01/2014 : 7/01/2014.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Convergence: School of Visual Arts Alumni Exhibition. Group Show, 10/24/2014 -12/14/2014. 808 Boston University Art Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Down From Day One. Solo Show, 6/20/2015-7/15/2015. Fred Giampietro Gallery, New Haven.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Pressure Points. Group Show, 10/9/2015-11/20/2015. Savery Gallery, Philadelphia.

Wardwell, Joseph M. This is Boston not LA. group Show, 9/13/2015-10/31/2015. Zevitas Marcus Gallery, Los Angeles.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Forecasted: Eight artists explore the nature of climate change.. Group Show, 10/5/2014 - 12/7/2014. Gallery 360: Northeastern University, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Party Over. Solo Show, 5/19/2014 - 7/19/2014. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "As We Go Up We Go Down." Rev. of Words and Images Conjure New Meaning in Joe Wardwell’s Paintings, by Robert Ayer. Prole Drift, Seattle, WA. The Seattle Times 4/26/2013: B3.

Wardwell, Joseph M. As We Go Up We Go Down. Solo Show, 4/05/2013 - 5/20/2013. Prole Drift, Seattle.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Boston - Como. Group Show, 07/18/2013 - 8/20/2013. Galleria Spazio Nata, Como Italy.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Choose to Believe or Not to Believe. 2013. Rag and Bone, INC, New York, NY. (Mural Commission).

Wardwell, Joseph M, Dina Dietsch. New American Paintings: Juried Exhibitions in Print. Group Show, 2012. New American Paintings, Magazine based out of Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "2012 DeCordova Biennial." Rev. of At the DeCordova Biennial: Dreams of Disneyland, by Miller, Francine. 2012 DeCordova Biennial, Lincoln, MA. Art and America Online 1/26/2011.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "DeCordova Biennial 2012." Rev. of Regional Pride: The DeCordova Biennial Roots for the Home Team, by Greg Cook. DeCordova Biennial 2012, Boston. The Boston Phoenix 2/3-9/2012.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Joe Wardwell: Big Disgrace." Rev. of Recycling things, history into stories, by Cate McQuaid. Big Disgrace, LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Globe 3/28/2012: 4G and 5G.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Untied We Stand." Rev. of Sunset Going Down: Interview with artist Joe Wardwell, by Kozcan, J. J.. Heskin Contemporary, Teaneck, NJ. The Aquarian Weekly 10/06/2011.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Big Disgrace. Solo Show, 2012. Lamontagne Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Change Will Do You Good. 2012. Work Acquired by the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln. (Painting).

Wardwell, Joseph M. DeCordova Biennial 2012. Group Show, 2012. DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Lake Effect/ Nor'Easter. Group Show, 11/3/2012 - 12/22/2012. Gallery Rafacz, Chicago.

Wardwell, Joseph M. When Will It End. 2012. Work Acquired by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston. (Oil on Canvas).

Wardwell, Joseph M. "In the Studio: Joe Wardwell." Rev. of In the Studio: Joe Wardwell, by Evan J. Garza. Boston. New American Paintings: Blog 8/27/2010.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Aqua Art Fair Miami (Prole Drift Gallery). Group Show, 2011. Prole Drift Gallery, Miami.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Next Art Fair. Group Show, 2011. Representation by Lamontagne Gallery, Chicago.

Wardwell, Joseph M. United We Stand. Solo Show, 2011. Heskin Contemporary, New York City.

Wardwell, Joseph M. We Still See the Black. Group Show, 2011. New Art Center, Newton, MA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Die Young." Rev. of Perspectives in Scale, Irony, and Light, by Cate McQuaid. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Globe 9/30/2009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Behind The Image. Group Show, 2010. Georgia Southern University: Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art, Southborough, GA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs. Group Show, 2010. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs. Group Show, 2010. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs." Rev. of More Than a Feeling, by Greg Cook. Boston. The Boston Phoenix July 2009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs." Rev. of More Than a Feeling, by Greg Cook. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston. The Boston Phoenix 7/25/2009 - 7/31/2009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Die Young." Rev. of Perspectives in Scale, Irony, and Light, by Cate McQuaid. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Globe 9/30/2009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Die Young." Rev. of Saints, Sinners, and Paint, by Greg Cook. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Phoenix 12/25/2009-12/31/2009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Die Young." Rev. of The Best Exhibitions of the Year, by Cate McQuaid. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Globe 12/30/20009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Die Young." Rev. of The Best Exhibitions of the Year, by Cate McQuaid. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Globe 12/30/2009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Die Young." Rev. of Weather Reports, by Greg Cook. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Phoenix 10/9/2009-10/15/2009 (2009): 9/10/2009-10/10/2009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Die Young." Rev. of Weather Reports, by Greg Cook. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston. The Boston Phoenix 10/9/2009-10/15/2009.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Northeast." New American Paintings February/March 2009: 156-159.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Die Young. Solo Show, 2009. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Master of Reality. Group Show, 2009. Rose Art Museum, Waltham.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Portraiture for the Silicon Enlightenment. Group Show, 2009. SCA Contemporary, Albuquerque, NM.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Portraiture for the Silicon Enlightenment. Group Show, 2009. SCA Contemporary, Albuquerque, NM..

Wardwell, Joseph M. This is Boston, Not LA. Group Show, 2009. LaMontagne Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Behind the Image. Group Show, 2008. Suffolk University, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Boston Does Boston II. Group Show, 2008. Proof Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Look West. Solo Show, 2008. Heskin Contemporary, New York.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Love Fest '08. Group Show, 2008. Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. Group Show, 2008. Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Aqua Art Fair, Allston Skirt Gallery. Group Show Show, 2007. Aqua Art Fair, Wynwood District, Miami, Florida.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Joe Wardwell: Full Length." Rev. of Joe Wardwell: Full Length, by McQuaid, Cate. Boston. The Boston Globe 9/14/06.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Aqua Art Fair. Group Show, 2006. Aqua Art Fair with Allston Skirt Gallery, Miami, FL.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Full Length. Solo Show, 2006. Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston.

Wardwell, Joseph M. ReMix: Contemporary Artists, Classic Techniques. Group Show, 2006. Zero Station Gallery, Portland, ME.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Scope Art Fair. Group Show, 2006. Scope art Fair with Jack the Pelican Presents gallery, New York City.

Wardwell, Joseph M. Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. Group Show, 2006. Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago.

Wardwell, Joseph M. "New American Paintings issue #56." New American Paintings 56 (2005).

Wardwell, Joseph M. "Boy's Life." Rev. of A Boy's World Seen Through a Man's Lens, by Judy Birke. New Haven. The New Haven Register