Glimmer of Solitude, 2025
Joseph Parra (b. 1990; West Palm Beach, FL) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He received an MFA from Hunter College, New York, NY (2022); a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD (2012); and attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison, ME (2014). Parra's recent solo exhibitions include ‘the edge of flesh and blood’ at Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ, and 'TechNoir' at ASHES/ASHES gallery in New York, NY. He has participated in several artist residencies including: Offshore Residency, Penobscot Bay, ME; the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT; Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA; the International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy; and the Atelier Artist in Residence Program, New York, NY. He is the recipient of The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, YoungArts Grant, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship for The Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program.