Tricia Joiner

 
Tricia is an internationally known American Decorative Artist, who has studied decorative painting extensively in the U.S. and Europe. Her interest in the folk arts of the world flows from her desire to trace our U.S. artistic and cultural legacy back to its source. The Swedish and Italian backgrounds of her parents imparted a deep feeling for her European heritage, while her childhood in New England provided an appreciation for the cultural development of the U.S.

On her extended studies throughout Europe, Tricia has followed the development of many folk art styles and found the source for much of "our American heritage." One of her primary interests is the personal aspects of the decorative arts, relating the art to the daily life of the artist. She worked directly with the painters in the Dutch village of Hindeloopen to introduce their style of painting in its traditional form to the American painters. Tricia was the first American painter to be invited to study with the lacquer  miniature painters from the village of Palekh, Russia.

In addition to the traditional lacquer miniature art, Tricia studied other Russian decorative arts, including floral tray painting from Zhostovo and Nizhni Tagil. She introduced the Russian Master Painters from Zhostovo and Palekh to acrylic paints and is working to help them create a new direction for marketing their art in the U.S. and abroad during a time of economic and artistic transition in Russia.

Tricia has taught regular classes for over twenty years and numerous convention classes at the National and Regional Conventions in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and Europe. She teaches seminars in the U.S. and internationally, gives demonstrations and lectures on the history of Decorative Painting to professional and public audiences, and has appeared as a guest artist on several television shows. A commissioned piece of her work was presented to former President and Mrs. Bush.

Tricia owned and operated a decorative painting shop and school for ten years, instructing hundreds of students. Her publications include four books on European decorative painting, a book of Russian fairy tales and legends, as well as historical articles and painting designs for The Decorative Painter, the journal of the Society of Decorative Painters, and numerous other journals. She has been an active member and officer of several of the Society's local chapters and founded the chapter in Dallas, Texas.