Joe Andoe

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Joe Andoe
Born (1955-12-05) December 5, 1955 (age 66)[1]
Tulsa, Oklahoma[2]
EducationMaster's Degree Art
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
OccupationPainter, Author
WebsiteOfficial Website of Joe Andoe

Joe Andoe (born 1955) is an American artist, painter, and author. His works have been featured in exhibits internationally and also numerous museums including the Denver Art Museum, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[2] He is the author of the book Jubilee City: A Memoir at Full Speed (P.S.), which is a memoir about his life.[3][4][5]

Early life and education[]

Andoe was born on December 5, 1955 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2]

Andoe loved to draw as a child but he never created any artwork until he was in college. Andoe first realized that painting could be his career when he was enrolled in community college studying agricultural business. He was taking an elective class in art history when he learned about artists such as Robert Smithson and Dennis Oppenheim.[6] He soon changed his major an eventually earned a Master's Degree in Art from the University of Oklahoma in 1981.[7]

Exhibitions[]

Select public collections[]

Writing career[]

Andoe began writing in 2002 and was first published in 2003 by Open City Magazine,[1] a New York City magazine that featured many first-time writers.[12] That same year he was published in Bomb and Bald Ego. Andoe had authored a comic book sized group of stories about his life and in 2005, Harper Collins asked him to create a longer version of the stories. These were the inspiration for the book Jubilee City: A Memoir at Full Speed (P.S.) which was published in 2007.[3] The book received numerous reviews including from the New York Times[4] and USA Today.[5]

Personal life[]

Andoe currently lives in New York. He has two children, one son and one daughter.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Harper Collins Publishing. "About The Author". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Ford Project. "Joe Andoe". Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b Amazon.com. "Jubilee City: A Memoir at Full Speed (P.S.)". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b New York Times (19 August 2007). "Color Me Bad". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b USA Today. "'Jubilee City': Vivid landscape of an artist's life". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  6. ^ National Public Radio. "Joe Andoe: An Artist's Wild Tales". Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b Encyclopedia.com. "Andoe, Joe 1955-". Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ^ a b Kinz & Tillou Fine Art. "Joe Andoe". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  9. ^ Leigh, Yawkey (1995). "Woodson Art Museum Catelogue". University of Washing Press. pp. 19–22.
  10. ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Joe Andoe". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  11. ^ Mutual Art. "Joe Andoe". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  12. ^ Open City Magazine and Books. "About Us". Retrieved 12 August 2012.

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