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 - Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, “How is the Weather?” Anaheim, 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 -

Museum curated of 100 recognized California Artists.

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

Museum curated of 100 recognized California artists

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

Awards and Honors:

Pulitzer Prize Nominee, 1981, 1982

Pictures of the Year, 1979, 1980

Kodak Gallery Awards, 1985, 1986

Paterno Award for Valor, 1986