About the Artist
Joel Carson Jones
Born in Plymouth, PA
Lives & works in Jenkins Township, PA
Joel Carson Jones lives, teaches, and paints in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1975. With the work-ethic of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, he embodies a humble appreciation of simplicity, nature, and the friendships his discipline has fostered. Joel has established an international reputation for his Still Life and Trompe L’oeil paintings. In 2008, Joel Carson Jones was granted the title of Living Master by the International Art Renewal Center.
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Selected Exhibitions/Galleries
2025 “Fool Me Twice”, Robert Lange Gallery, Charleston, SC
2025 “Springtime on the Avenue”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2025 “New Work New York”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2024 “Let’s Get Real”, Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2024 “Fall Exhibition”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2023 “Art Palm Beach”, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
2023 “Annual Small Works”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2022 “Contemporary Representational Art”, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
2022 “Annual Small Works”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2021 “Art Miami”, Cavalier Galleries, Miami, FL
2020 “Contemporary Realism”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2020 “Small Works”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2019 2018/2019 Art Renewal Center, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2019 2018/2019 Art Renewal Center, MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2019 “Contemporary Realism”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2019 “Small Works”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2018 “Realism: Then and Now”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2018 “Holiday Group Show”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2017 “Legacy”, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO
2017 The Salmagundi Club, “American Masters” New York, NY
2017 39th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2017 “Contemporary Still Life”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2016 “Annual Small Work Exhibition”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2016 “150 Years of Exceptional Represent Art”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2016 Palm Beach Jewelry Art and Antique Show, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
2016 “September Group Exhibition”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2016 “30th Anniversary Exhibit”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2016 The Salmagundi Club, “American Masters” New York, NY
2015 Palm Beach Jewelry Art and Antique Show, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
2015 “American Realism: Past to Present”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2015 “Annual Small Works Exhibition”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2015 2014/2015 Art Renewal Center, MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2015 The Butler Museum of American Art, Youngstown, OH
2014 “Contemporary Realism”, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2014 Red Dot Miami Art Fair, Cavalier Galleries, Miami, FL
2014 Naples International Art and Antique Fair, Cavalier Galleries, Naples, FL
2013 Joel Carson Jones: The Art of Trompe l'oeil, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2012 Palm Beach Jewelry Art and Antique Fair, Naples, FL
2012 Red Dot Miami Art Fair, Cavalier Galleries, Miami, FL
2011 Naples International Art and Antique Fair, Cavalier Galleries, Naples, FL
2011 Palm Beach Jewelry Art and Antique Show, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
2010 Red Dot Miami Art Fair, Cavalier Galleries, Miami, FL
2010 97th Annual Exhibition, Allied Artists of America, New York, NY
2010 Art Hamptons, Cavalier Galleries, Bridgehampton, NY
2010 “Reviving Realism”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2010 33rd Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2010 “Young Masters”, Cavalier Galleries, Nantucket, MA
2009 “Capturing Realism”, Pauly Friedman Gallery, Dallas, PA
2009 Art Hamptons, Cavalier Galleries, Bridgehampton, NY
2009 “Joel Carson Jones Oil Paintings”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2008 “Small Works”, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2007 “The Waichulis Studio”, San Marino Gallery, San Marino, CA
2007 “Trompe L’Oeil”, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 “New Beginnings”, Hentschel Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2006 “Waichulis and Company”, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 American Fine Art Show, Somerville Manning Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 “Capturing Realism”, MacDonald Art Gallery, Dallas, PA
2005 International Cider Painters, Water Lilly Gallery, Dallas, PA
2005 Endless Mountain Council of the Arts, Tunkhannock, PA
2004 International Cider Painters, Water Lilly Gallery, Dallas, PA
2003 “Joel Carson Jones Oil Paintings”, Artists House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003 90th Annual Exhibition, Allied Artists of America, New York, NY
2003 26th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Instructor Positions
2003-Present Founder and Head Instructor - Atelier Joel Carson Jones, Plymouth, PA
Publications/Misc. Published Awards
2015 2014/2015 Art Renewal Center Salon Competition Trompe l'oeil Award
2014 The Butler Museum of Art 78th Mid Year Exhibit, Honorable Mention
2014 2013/2014 Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Finalist
2012 The Butler Museum of Art 75th Mid Year Exhibit, Honorable Mention
2012 The Salmagundi Club, Joseph Hartly Memorial Award for Oil
2012 2011/2012 Art Renewal Center Salon Competition Trompe l’oeil Award
2012 Raymar Art Competition- Top Ten Finalist Award
2011 Strokes of Genius 3, The best of Drawing Northlight Book Publications
2011 Independent NEPA - Spring 2011 “A New Renaissance”
2010 American Art Collector - February 2010 “Reviving Realism”
2010 American Art Collector - September 2010 “Young Masters”
2010 Allied Artists of America, 2010 America China Oil Painting Artist League Award
2010 The Salmagundi Club, Vasari Excellence in Oil Award
2010 WNEP TV 16 News, On the Pennsylvania Road, May 26
2010 The Artist’s Magazine - National Competition Finalist
2009 The Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists of America Award
2009 American Art Collector – July 2009 End Cover
2009 5th Art Renewal Center Salon Competition Honorable Mention
2009 Roberson Museum, 4th Annual Juried Art Competition, Second Place
2009 The Artist's Magazine - December 2009 "The Year's Best Art
2009 Still Life, 2nd Place Artist's Magazine National Competion
2009 The Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists of America Award
2009 American Art Collector - February 2009 “Toy Memories”
2008 The Artist’s Magazine - 2008 Finalist National Competition
2008 Art Renewal Center- January 2008 certified as Living Master
2008 American Art Collector - March 2008 “Objects of Affection”
2008 4th Art Renewal Center Salon Competition Second Place Still Life
2008 4th Art Renewal Center Salon Competition Finalist Still Life
2007 Allied Artists of America, Aileen & Manuel De Torre Still Life A
2007 International Artist Magazine “Flowers and Garden Competition Winners”
2007 The Artist’s Magazine - 2007 Finalist National Competition
2006 3rd Art Renewal Center Salon Competition First Place Still Life
2006 American Artist Drawing Magazine - spring 2006 “Drawing Competition Winners”
2006 The Artist’s Magazine - 2006 Finalist National Competition
2006 The Artist’s Magazine - February 2006 “20 under 40”
