Born: October 31, 1949, Tokyo, Japan
1972 to the present: Self-employed free-lance painter specializing in the medium of acrylic but proficient in media: pastel, watercolor, pen & ink and drawing.

HONORS: Listed: Who's Who in American Art, Founding Member, National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society

RECENT SOLO EXHIBITS:
Kodner Galleries, St. Louis, MO - 2007 & 1998
Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO -2006 & 1999
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Is, SC - 2005
Gallery Americana, Carmel, CA -2002,'01, 2000 & '99
Kodner Galleries, St. Louis, MO - 2007 & 1998
Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ - 1997

SIGNIFICANT INVITATIONAL EXHIBITS:
Arts For The Parks, Top "100", Jackson, WY - 2006, 03,'02, '94,  '93 & '90 (Top "200" - 1998 & 1997)
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK - "American Art in Miniature"-  2006,'04,'01, 2000, '99 & '94
Altermann Galleries, Santa Fe, NM: "Michaels, Orr &  Titovets", 2002
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head, SC - Joseph Orr &  Wm Hook, 1999 and "Low Contry Landscapes", 2001
AWARDS OF SIGNIFICANCE:
Historical Art Award: "Arts for the Parks, Top 100", Jackson,  WY, 1993
Winsor & Newton Award: Salmagundi Club 14th Annual,  New York ,NY, 1991

PUBLISHED ARTICLES & ILLUSTRATIONS:
Feature Article: "Joseph Orr: Using Acrylics Outdoors and in the Studio" Workshop Magazine, Premier Issue, March, 2005
Illustration: "A Survey of Recent Acrylic Paintings" Acrylic Highlights Magazine, Sept/Oct, 2004
Feature Article: "Wonderful Wanderlust" - Art of the West Magazine,  Sept/Oct, 2003
Feature Article: "Nourishing Souls" - Missouri Life Magazine  Aug/Sept, 2000
Feature Article: "Joseph Orr" Southwest Art Magazine by Franz  Brown, April, 1997
Illustration & Chapter: Acrylic Painting Styles & Techniques  by Rachel Ruben Wolf, Northlight Books, 1997.
Authored Article: "Lighting Your Way To Stronger Landscapes" - The  Artist's Magazine, January, 1996.
Illustrations & Chapter: Acrylic Painting Techniques by E.G.  Killeen, Northlight Books, 1995.
Design: Christmas Ornament for Easter Seals Society of  Central Missouri: 1995, '94, '93, '92 & '91.
Articles: "Unlock the Secrets to Acrylics" - The Artist's  Magazine, April, 1994 and "Painting in Acrylic" - American  Artist Magazine, March, 1986

• Spring Art Event at Pinon Fine Art Gallery, 2510 W. Main St., Littleton, CO. April 25th, 2008. Recent work by artists Joseph Orr, Ann Dettmer and David W. Mayer. Call the Gallery: 303-733-3133.
• Summer Landscape Show at American Legacy Gallery, 5911 Main St., Kansas City, MO. June 20, 2008. Call the Gallery: 816-444-7944. This exhibit will include recent paintings by Joseph Orr.

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