FEATURED ARTIST PORTFOLIO

 Elwin Joseph is a native of the Commonwealth of Dominica and moved to St. Croix US Virgin Islands at an early age to be with his mom. As a child, he always had an interest in art which became his passion. This passion for art would allow him to draw with whatever he could find, whether it was with a pen, pencil, or marker. In high school (St. Croix Central High School), he studied Basic Art with Teacher/Artist Gail Widmer. After high school, he continued his pencil drawings which have this distinct “Escher Style Quality”. His mom was and is still one of his greatest influences in his art career and always persuades him to continue. In 2006, he met local artist/ gallery owner Betsy Campen, whom after viewing his drawings invited him to show at her annual art exhibition. The exhibition opened many doors for Elwin, where everyone got to see that artistic talent he possessed.

With the exposure and success from his first exhibit, Elwin as a self-taught artist started showing interest in other mediums like Watercolor, Acrylic, Charcoal and Pastel. As Elwin’s continual growth and love for art pushes him to excel, this has allowed him many opportunities to participate in various shows on St. Croix. Elwin is presently an Associate member of the National Watercolor Society (NWS) and a member of IWS USA.

 Exhibitions

2021 NWS Exhibition California
2021 International Watercolor Media Exhibition Houston
2019 Abu Rawash Notre Dame Online Competition
2018 Abu Rawash 2nd International Watercolor Contest
2017 Artist Guild of St. Croix Annual Exhibit
2017 Caribbean Museum of the Arts Exhibit
2016 Artist Guild of St. Croix Annual Exhibit
2016 Blue Mutt Gallery
2015 Top Hat Gallery
2015 Artist Guild of St. Croix Annual Exhibit
2014 Good Hope Annual Caribbean Fine Art Exhibit
2014 Caribbean Museum for the Art
2013 Betsy Campen Annual Exhibition
2013 Palletteers Art Exhibition/St. Croix Botanical Garden
2012 Good Hope Annual Caribbean Fine Art Exhibit
2011 Art in the Garden/St,Croix Botanical Garden
2011 Good Hope Annual Caribbean Fine Art Exhibit
2010 Top Hat Gallery
2010 Good Hope Annual Caribbean Fine Art Exhibit
2009 Solo Exhibition, Fort Fredrik Museum
2009 Good Hope Annual Caribbean Fine Art Exhibit
2008 Solo Exhibition, Danica Gallery
2007 Betsy Campen Art Exhibition

Awards

2021 Painting named “ReTired” was accepted into Splash 22 Watercolor Magazine

2019 Top 10 Abu Rawash, Notre Dame Online Competition

2018 Best Collection Award, Abu Rawash 2nd International Watercolor Contest, Animals Category

2018 Best Collection Award, Abu Rawash 2nd International Watercolor Contest, Portraits/Figures Category

2017 Second Place Award, Artist Guild of St. Croix Annual Exhibit. “Miss Fancy Bell”

2015 First Place Award, Artist Guild of St,Croix Annual Exhibit. “De Stressing”

Publications

October 2012 “St.Croix This Week Magazine”
November 2012 “St. Croix This Week Magazine”