Instructor

Joel Tidey

Joel Tidey resides in Livingston, New Jersey. After graduating from The Art Institute of Philadelphia in 1992 he worked as an illustrator for many years. His interests as a painter have evolved and he has been working as a fine artist exhibiting his work throughout the tri-state area. The impetus of his work is about finding shape and meaning that reflect the human experience through observation and invention.

Awards & Recognition

  • 2010 The Martin Hannon Memorial Award (The Salmagundi Club’s Thumb-box Exhibition)
  • 2010 2nd Prize (Salmagundi Club’s En Plein Air Exhibition)
  • 2010 Honorable Mention (The Salmagundi Club’s Summer Exhibition)
  • 2010 Best In Show Award (West Essex Art Association)
  • 2009 Jerry A. Berger Award (Allied Artist Of America, Inc.)
  • 2009 John R. Grabach Award (American Artist Professional League)
  • 2008 Honorable Mention (The Philadelphia Sketch Club)
  • 2006 Honorable Mention (Visual Arts Center Of New Jersey)

Publications

  • 2022 American Sociology Association Volume 50, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey
  • 2022 Laurence King Publishing- Read this if you want to be great at Drawing, London, England
  • 2021 Pedro Barragan “Chinitas” Album cover, Madrid, Spain
  • 2020 American Sociology Association Volume 49, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey
  • 2010 The West Essex Tribune, Livingston, New Jersey
  • 2010 The Progress, Caldwell, New Jersey