| | Education | |
| | 1974 | | Research Florence, Italy | |
| | 1974 | | Research London, England | |
| | 1972 | | Kuliche Studio, New York | |
| | 1970-1 | | Independent Study, San Francisco | |
| | 1967-8 | | San Francisco Academy of Art | |
| | 1966 | | Portland Museum of Art School | |
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| | Instructor | |
| | 1980 - present | | Master Tutor | |
| | 1989 | | Master Class, Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, VA | |
| | 1988 | | Master Class, Arlington Center for the Arts | |
| | 1987 | | Master Class, James Madison University, Harrison, VA | |
| | 1986-7 | | Guest Lecturer, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA | |
| | 1985 | | Master Class, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach | |
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| | Fellowships, Grants | |
| | 1994 - 2001 | | Visual Aid Grant | |
| | 1987 | | Project Grant for "A Blue Ridge Collaboration" | |
| | | | Virginia Commission for the Arts, Richmond, VA | |
| | 1985 | | Fellowship Grant | |
| | | | Lester Cooke Foundation, Washington, DC | |
| | 1985 | | Artist in Residence | |
| | | | Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA | |
| | 1977 | | Guest Lecturer | |
| | | | University of California at Berkeley | |
| | | | and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA | |
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| | Collaborations | |
| | 2004 | | "VIEWS" Joel Hoyer and Martin Freeman, Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Paintings | |
| | 2002 | | SITE 2, Random Modern, Tacoma, an installation by Joel Hoyer and Christopher Gerron, Sculpture | |
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| | Selected Exhibitions | |
| | 2005 | | Solo Exhibition, "Pacific Rim," Micaëla Gallery, San Francisco, California | |
| | 2004 | | Solo Show, Meditations in Gilding and Egg Tempera, Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, California | |
| | 2002 | | Total Life, Eagle Creek Center for the Arts, Paintings | |
| | 1999 | | Random Modern Gallery, Tacoma, Washington | |
| | 1998 | | Site, San Francisco, California | |
| | | | The Estate Project Site Launched December 1st 1998 | |
| | | | Museum of Modern Art (NY and SF) | |
| | 1998 | | Selections Exhibition 97 Academy of Art College, San Francisco | |
| | 1997 | | Group Exhibition McKesson Plaza Gallery, San Francisco | |
| | 1997 | | Group Exhibition St. Francis Foundation Gallery, San Francisco | |
| | 1996 | | Day Without Art, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco | |
| | | | A Visual Aid Exhibition, Levi Plaza, San Francisco (Juried Exhibition) | |
| | 1995 | | American Masters at Gumps, San Francisco | |
| | 1995 | | San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco | |
| | 1994 | | "Artifacts from Temple No. 4," The Quicksilver Mine Co., Guerneville, CA | |
| | | | (Solo Exhibition) | |
| | 1993&4 | | Levi Strauss & Co., San Francisco | |
| | 1993 | | Hall Crown Center, Contemporary American Folk Art, Kansas City | |
| | 1992 | | "Introductions '92," Gumps Gallery, San Francisco (Solo Exhibition) | |
| | 1990 | | Gumps Gallery, San Francisco | |
| | 1989 | | "From a Hiding Place" (installation), The Athenaeum Northern Virginia | |
| | | | Fine Arts Association, Alexandria, VA (Solo Exhibition) | |
| | 1989 | | "Perspectus 280," Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV | |
| | 1989 | | "Mysterious Images", Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD (Juried Exhibition) | |
| | 1988 | | Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA (Solo Exhibition) | |
| | 1987 | | James Madison University, Harrisburg, VA (Solo Exhibition) | |
| | 1987 | | The Dance Place, Sponsored by The Wallace Wentworth Gallery, Washington, DC | |
| | | | (Solo Exhibition) | |
| | 1986 | | "Art + Function," Organized by the Public Art Trust, Washington, DC | |
| | 1986 | | 3-D Fiber Outstanding Art, Glen Echo Gallery, Glen Echo, MD | |
| | 1986 | | Wallace Wentworth Gallery, Washington, DC | |
| | 1986 | | Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA | |
| | 1985&6 | | Artists of the Blue Ridge Invitational, Rappahannock Association for the Arts | |
| | | | and the Community, Sperryville, VA | |
| | 1983 | | Pentimento Gallery, Washington, DC | |
| | 1980 | | The Louvre, San Francisco, CA | |
| | 1979 | | Tyson Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| | 1978 | | Corwith Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
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| | Catalogues | |
| | 1989 | | Perspectus 280, Huntington Museum of Art | |
| | 1989 | | Mysterious Images, Delaplaine Visual Arts Center | |
| | 1986 | | Art + Function, Public Art Trust of Washington DC | |
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| | Master Gilder Works: | |
| | The White House, Washington, DC | |
| | State Department Diplomatic Reception Hall, Washington, DC | |
| | National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC | |
| | The U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, DC | |
| | The Danish Embassy, Washington, DC | |
| | The Greek Embassy, Washington, DC | |
| | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco | |
| | Palace of Legion of Honor, San Francisco | |
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| | Reviews | |
| | "Hoyer's approach to his work is experiential rather than theoretical ...Hoyer exhibits a desire for purity. His dedication to his media makes for a solid, intriguing body of work." | |
| | | --Los Angeles Times, 3/26/04 | |
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| | "Hoyer's 'Hiding Place' is like a tiny museum or shrine that invites quiet contemplation... With Hoyer's work, there are hidden aspects that make it speak volumes..." | |
| | | --Michael Welzenbach, Washington Post, 7/22/89 | |
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| | "Hoyer's art is intimate and atavistic and projects a personal mythos." | |
| | | --Michael Welzenbach, Washington Post, Critics Pick | |
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| | "Hoyer's exhibit is affirmation of art's infinite possibilities..." | |
| | | --Daphne Hutchinson, Fauquier Democrat, 9/22/88 | |
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| | "Joel Hoyer sees his art as part of a global dialogue." | |
| | | --Daphne Hutchinson, Rabbahannock News, 9/3/87 | |
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| | "Joel Hoyer's work builds on tradition while presenting fresh, even naive vision." | |
| | | --Mary Jo Aagerston, Pentimento, 5/8/83 | |
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