Joe Fournier: Summer, Joy and Harmony | July 7 - November 8, 2023
Bathing Beauty, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 inches
Free Jazz Performance with Projected Animation Featuring Joe Fournier and Dave Walker Friday, September 15th at 7pm!
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Free Jazz Performance with Projected Animation Featuring Joe Fournier and Dave Walker Friday, September 15th at 7pm! 〰️
Jazz Performance with Projected Animation Featuring the Fournier/Walker Duo:
Friday, September 15, 2023, 7:00 PM
You are cordially invited to an entertaining evening of jazz and animation in the Riverside Town Hall second floor auditorium. This performance coincides with Joe Fournier’s painting exhibition for the Riverside Arts Center on view in the Town Hall lobby. The artist-musician will perform on baritone saxophone, piano, shruti box, toy piano, bansuri, and various shakers, ocarinas and penny whistles while Dave Walker will play on guitar to projections of Fournier’s animations.
Exhibition Dates: July 7 - November 8, 2023
Riverside Town Hall: 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois
Exhibition Viewing Hours: Mondays - Thursdays 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Fridays 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Closed Holidays
Artist Reception: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Riverside Arts Center is pleased to present Joe Fournier’s exhibition, Summer, Joy and Harmony at the Riverside Town Hall. The artist will be exhibiting several of his large acrylic paintings, reflecting his life as an artist, animator, cartoonist, and jazz musician.
Please join us on Sunday, July 9th from 3 – 6 pm for a reception for Joe Fournier at the Riverside Town Hall, 27 Riverside Road with light refreshments served at the Riverside Arts Center, located a short block away at 32 East Quincy Street. Afterwards, join us for a private happy hour across the street at the Quincy Street Distillery.
Join us for a free performance by Joe Fournier and Dave Walker’s jazz ensemble accompanied by projections of Joe Fournier’s animation in the Riverside Town Hall Auditorium on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 7pm.
Artist Statement:
What can I say? I’m a perpetually curious person who likes to create beautiful things.
Having been born with what the ancient Greeks referred to as the "classic illustrator's build," I found few options available save drawing pictures that both illuminate and annoy... mostly annoy. It's true. My thin, almost childlike arms have the precise amount of musculature to lift and manipulate both pencils and pens. That, along with my sedentary predilection, well, there was really no other path for me. “Predestined”, as it were.
- Joe Fournier
Joe Fournier is an artist, animator, cartoonist, and jazz musician. His art has been shown in solo exhibitions at the Old Town Triangle Association Gallery (Chicago), the Bridgeport Art Center (Chicago), and the Addison Center for the Arts. He is also an award-winning political cartoonist, whose satirical political strip appeared three times a week in The Chicago Tribune. Fournier's work has been included in exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC) and the Cannes Film Festival (Paris, France). His art is held in private collections as well as the Library of Congress. His illustration has been published in national and international publications including The Sun-Times, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, Musician, Playboy Magazine, and Chicago Magazine.
https://joefournierstudios.com/home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYbsLJPx0eI
Dave Walker is a musician and architect, whose work can be seen internationally. He received a BFA in Jazz Performance from the City College of New York.
https://brucenagel.com/pages/david-walker
Fournier/Walker Duo
The Red Cello, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Riverside Town Hall exhibitions feature work by area artists, celebrating the exchange of support and generosity between the community of Riverside and the Riverside Arts Center.
Riverside Town Hall
27 Riverside Road
Riverside, Illinois 60546
Riverside Town Hall Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9am-4pm, Friday: 9am – 3pm, Closed Saturday, Sunday, and major holidays
The Riverside Arts Center is grateful to the Quincy Street Distillery for their partnership in hosting a private happy hour for Joe Fournier’s opening reception.
