Hello, I'm Joel R Woodard.

My work is a convergence of graphic shapes​,​ patterns​,​ gestured abstraction​,​ and is driven by an obsessive search for unfamiliar and uncanny imagery. I’m continually interested in how the variety of texture​,​ the unpacking and navigation of color​,​ and automatism informs the anatomy of that uncanny imagery. I let as many different possibilities emerge as I can​,​ and I challenge myself with the limitations of traditional media. The work is inspired by the philosophical questions of where human society is going in our fast-paced and technologically driven world. I’ve earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing and Painting from Laguna College of Art and Design (class of 2004)​,​ and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Art from California State University​,​ Long Beach (class of 2012).