Joe deVera
Joe deVera’s paintings and installations are attempts to clarify the absurd theaters of human tragedy — examining the possible relationships between historiography and art objects — while simultaneously investigating the resonant aftermath of mass conflict. Having emigrated from the Philippines as a youth and enlisting in the U.S. Marines Corps after high school — serving two combat deployments to Iraq in support of the Second Gulf War/GWOT — deVera’s works are also autobiographical observations of power structures and the machines of empire. He joined the Sam Fox School from Wake Forest University. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from California State University, Fullerton, and his Master of Fine Arts in painting and printmaking from Yale University.
Select Articles, Chapters, and Publications
“Art by Survivors of America’s War,” in Hyperallergic, 2023. Lori Waxman.
“Objects of Deployment,” in Glasstire Texas Visual Art, 2022. Barbara Purcell.
“Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts,” in Northern Illinois University Exhibition Catalogue, 2020. Edited by Jo Burke, Stuart Henn, Michael Mackey, Peter Olson, and Richard Sigesmund. Dekalb.
Select Exhibitions and Presentations
“The Long Wars,” Hyde Park Art Center & Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Il, 2023.
“Travel Distance,” Blue Star Contemporary, San Bernardino, CA, 2022.
“Paper Tiger,” COOP Gallery, Nashville, TN, 2021.
Select Awards and Grants
2022 – Vermont Studio Center Artist Opportunity Full Merit Fellowship; Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2020 – Self-Help Graphics Professional Printmaking Atelier Invitational: Veteranos; Self-Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
2019 – Buckwheat Studios Artist Residency; Vilma Project Space, Morongo Valley, CA
News
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Joe deVera, Christopher Dingwall, Michelle L. Hauk, and Zahra Safaverdi join WashU’s Sam Fox School as faculty in art and architecture.