JOY WOLF

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 2026.

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:

2026 - The Salmagundi Club, 142nd Annual members exhibition, New York, NY

2026 - The Salmagundi Club, Connections, New York, NY

2026- The Salmagundi Club, 149th Annual black and white exhibition, New York, NY

2025- The Salmagundi Club,  117th Annual thumb-box exhbition, New York, NY

2025- The Salmagundi Club, The unexpected exhibition, New York, NY

2025 - The Salmagundi Club, 155th Annual fall auction, New York, NY

2025 - The Salmagundi Club, 16th Annual Sylvia Maria Glesmann exhibition, New York, NY

2025 - The Salmagundi Club, "Summer Travels," New York, NY 

2025 - Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, “How is the Weather?” Santa Ana, CA

2025 - The Salmagundi Club, Summer Invitational Exhibition, New York, NY

2025 - The Art Students League of New York Winter Salon, New York, NY

2025 - The Laguna Art Museum annual gala and auction, 43rd annual “California Cool,” Laguna Beach, CA

2024 - The Salmagundi Club, 15th Annual Sylvia Maria Glesmann exhibition, New York, NY

2024 - The Gramercy Art Show, New York, NY

2024 - The Art Students League of New York Salon, New York, NY

2024 - The Laguna Art Museum annual gala and auction, 42nd annual "California Cool,” Laguna Beach, CA

2023 - The Laguna Art Museum annual gala and auction. 41st annual "California Cool,” Laguna Beach, CA

2022 and 2023 - Art Students League of New York Student Salon, New York, NY

2022 - The Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY

2022 - 40th Annual California Cool Auction, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA 

2021 - 39th Annual California Cool Auction, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA 

2002 - ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art,”The Wild West,” Copenhagen, Denmark

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

Permanent Collections:

Stanford University, Special Collections

The Center for Creative Photography

Select Awards and Honors:

Pulitzer Prize Nominee, 1981, 1982

Pictures of the Year, 1979, 1980

Kodak Gallery Awards, 1985, 1986