Josephine might well have been considered a child prodigy as
the gift of art emerged at the age of 4. Growing up the
message was often transmitted that art was not a viable
career choice. However the prevalency of the gift and call
to express was ever present.
In the sixties, in Florida, she commenced working in marine
biology, coral reef ecology, collecting and cataloging fish,
underwater still photography and filming. Josephine had
photographs and article in National Geographic Magazine (see
Nat.Geo. 1966, 1972 issues - Jo D.Starck). Detailed pen and
ink drawings of fish collected were done and published.
During her years of diving and marine collecting she found
new species of fish, mollusk and flora and has a new species
of fish named after her.
Finally acknowledging and using her God given gift of art
Josephine turned her attention to creating detailed pen and
ink of animal life. This progressed into oil painting and
sculpture. She began exhibiting in 1984 and had her first
one woman show in 1989.
From 1989 to 1999 Josephine executed a series entitled "How
a Woman Feels when...." symbolic images of women's life
experiences on the physical, mental and spiritual planes.
One image, "How a Woman Feels when Liberated" was selected
by NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
printed as a card and made available nationally. Another
painting "Winged Hands of the Deaf" was released as a
limited edition print/poster by the Hearing and Speech
Agency of Baltimore, MD.
During the years 2001 to 2008 she created large scale
murals, scenic backdrops for plays, children's programmes
and women's conferences, did commissioned paintings and led
drawing classes for children.
Since 2008 she has produced a series of macro flower images
in oil pastel which vibrate with brilliancy of colour and
life. Josephine continues to create spiritual/visionary
works in oils and acrylics which are thought provoking and
thereby invite the viewer to venture inward. These images,
she hopes, will help lead to transformation of the world as
it begins at the level of one's own heart.
Australian born, Josephine is now a United States citizen
and resides in California.
A selection of Josephine's work is in the National Museum of
Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. archives.
EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
1984 Bear Valley Art Association, Big Bear, California
1986 Bear Valley Art Association, Big Bear,
Callifornia
1987 San Bernardino Valley College Art Show, San
Bernardino, CA
1988 North Country Artists Guild, Watertown, NY
1988 North Country Regional Art Show, Potsdam
University, Friends
of Gibson Gallery, Potsdam,NY
1988 Central Adirondack Art Show, Old Forge, NY
1988 Oswego County Fair, Sandy Creek, NY
1989 One Woman Show at North Country Bank, Watertown,
NY
1989 One Woman Show at Friends of Gibson Gallery,
Potsdam University
at Uncle Max’s, Potsdam, NY
1991 Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
1992 Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
1992 One Woman Show at Bon Secours Spiritual Center,
Marriottsville, MD
for The Emerging Women, Inc
1993 MNADV (Maryland NetworkAgainst Domestic Violence)
at State
Building, Annapolis, MD
1993 One Woman Show at Unity-Universalist Fellowship
of Frederick, MD
for Survivors United
1994 One Woman Show at Bon Secours Spiritual Center,
Marriottsville, MD
for The Emerging Women, Inc
1994 One Woman Show at Calvin Edward Gallery,
Frederick, MD
1994 Design created/printed for T-Shirt Women’s
Conference
1994 Poster printed, and distributed nationally, of
oil painting “Winged
Hands of the Deaf” by The Hearing and
Speech Agency ,Baltimore,MD
1994 Pen and Ink Poster for Women’s Conference - based
on book
“Women Who Run With Wolves” by C.Estes
1994 One Woman Show at “Women of Vision” Conference,
Leadership for
a New World, Georgetown University
Conference Center,
Washington, D.C
1995 Designed card and printed, “Grace” Women’s
Conference
1995 DelaplaineVisual Arts Center, juried show,
Frederick, MD
1995 Featured artist at “Through The Hands of Women”
Art Gallery,
Baltimore, MD
1996 Oil painting “The Awakening” on cover of “Voices
of Women”
publication Washington, D.C. and
Baltimore, MD
1996 Artist in Residence, Ellicott Middle School,
Ellicott City, MD
1996 Card printed and distributed nationally of oil
painting “How a Woman
Feels when Liberated” by NCADV (National
Coalition Against
Domestic Violence)
1997 Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, juried show,
Frederick, MD
1997 One Woman Show “Awakening Awareness - A Woman’s
Journey”,
Wilson College, Chambersburg,
PA
2000 “Women with Attitude” Show, The Jega Gallery,
Ashland, OR
2001- to Drawing classes given, murals and art projects
with children,
2009 completed commissioned paintings and murals,
backdrops for
children’s programmes, women’s conferences
and scenery for plays
2010 At NCCC, Spring Fine Arts Exhibit, Carlsbad,
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