JoAnn
Burchfiel has been a student of Calligraphy and Photography for sixteen years.
The integration of her Photography and Calligraphy is natural she says; calligraphy
and photography are not as different as they may seem. "Fundamentally, I enjoy
the study of form, be they letters and/or images. Then I look at the placement
of these forms."
As a photographer, JoAnn's specializes in nature and macro photography, and enjoys using a variety of presentation techniques such as the Polaroid Image Transfers exhibited on this site. She has traveled extensively photographing the pockets of wilderness surrounding her Northern California home, and has photographed as well in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, the Grand Canyon and British Columbia. Her photography has been published in travel brochures and she won an award from the Sierra Club in photography in 1995.
JoAnn has vast experience as a calligrapher. She has studied under the well known calligraphers Thomas Ingmire, Ward Dunham and Georgianna Greenwood. For nearly a decade she has been a council member for the Friends of Calligraphy and the vice president of the organization for two years. JoAnn has taught uncial, foundational and italic calligraphy for over six years to groups and as private lessons.
Public Commissions
1994: Certificate of Recognition presented from In Defense of Animals to Jane Goodall at a press conference and also at a public education lecture at Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley.
1996: Title and Credit graphics for an environmental public education lecture/slide show held at the Mann County Civic Center, San Rafael.
1994-1999: Certificate of Excellence Awards presented to winning artists participating in the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival.
1999: Book Title and last sentence of "Grrrrr", a collection of poems about bears. Edited by CB Follett, Arctos Press.
1999: Certificate of Leadership Recognition by a National Museum Committee.
Art Shows
November 1997, 1998, and December 1999: Holiday Open Studio, The Downtown Art Center, San Rafael.
May 1998 and 1999: Marin Open Studio. Sponsored by Mann Arts Council.
May-June, 1999: Polaroid Image Transfers exhibited with other "Alternative Photography" from two other artists at Diller's Restaurant, San Rafael.
June 1999: Exhibit featuring work of the artists from The Downtown Art Center. Held at Tiburon Town Hall.
October/November, 1999: Juried Exhibit at the Mann Civic Center featuring The Art and Emotion of Photography.
November/December, 1999: Juried Exhibit at The Corte Madera Town Center featuring the art of Marin Art Council Members.
February-April, 2000: Art show featuring collaborative work with Jack Carter's illustrations and JoAnn's calligraphy at City Cafe in San Rafael.