JOY WOLF, Artist
Painter and Photographer
Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, The University of Arizona, 1980.
Photographs archived at Stanford University Libraries, Special Collections, available to view in late 2025.
Freelance Photographer, 1985 - present
Photojournalism: Clients include TIME, People, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Stern, Paris Match, and The Washington Post.
Producer, 1993 - 2007
ABC Network News
Shows include: 20/20, World News Tonight, Nightline, Good Morning America, and Prime Time Live.
Staff Photographer, 1979 - 1985
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Citizen, The San Jose Mercury News, The Palm Beach Post and Evening Times, and The Eugene Register-Guard.
Contributing Photographer to the following books:
A Day in the Life of Japan, A Day in the Life of America, A Day in the Life of California, Jews in America, Christmas in America, and Bayan Ko: Images of the Philippine Revolt.
Select Group Shows and Exhibitions:
2025 - Salmagundi Club New York, Members' Summer Show.
2025- Laguna Art Museum, California Cool.
2024 - SCNY 15th Annual Sylvia Maria Glesmann: floral exhibition, The Salmangundi Club, New York, NY.
2024 - The Gramercy Art Show, New York, NY.
2024 - The Art Students League of New York Salon, Peter Bonner's class, New York, NY.
2024 - Laguna Art Museum annual gala and auction, 42nd annual "California Cool," Laguna Beach, CA.
2023 - Laguna Art Museum annual gala and auction. 41st annual "California Cool," Laguna Beach, CA.
2022 and 2023 - The Art Students League of New York Student Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY.
2022 - The Affordable Art Fair, New York, sponsored by The Art Students League of New York.
2022 - 40th Annual California Cool Auction, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA - Muesum curated of 100 recognized California Artists.
2021 - 39th Annual California Cool Auction, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA - Museum curated of 100 California artists.
2016 - Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY - Western Spirit
2015 - Multiple Exposures Gallery, Alexandria, VA - Photo 15
2015 - The Old Courthouse Arts Center and Figurative League, Woodstock, IL - Real People
2002 - Arken Museum of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark- The Wild West
2001- Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO - Something's Fishy
1986 - U.S. Embassies around the world - A Day in the Life of America
1986 - Nikon House, New York, NY - A Day in the Life of America
1985 - Epcot Center, Orlando, FL - Kodak Gallery Award Show
1984 - Dinnerware Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ -Crossing the Line
Permanent Collections:
Stanford University, Special Collections
The Center for Creative Photography
Awards and Honors:
Pulitzer Prize Nominee, 1981, 1982
Pictures of the Year, 1979, 1980
Kodak Gallery Awards, 1985, 1986
Paterno Award for Valor, 1986