Joseph Grice

Joseph Grice is a wildlife illustrator currently working in Jamestown, NY. After graduating with his BFA from SUNY Fredonia in 2010, he taught art at Infinity Visual & Performing Arts in Jamestown, and at Holt School of Fine Art in Charlotte, NC. He began painting watercolor birds as his primary subject matter in 2016, a tribute to his childhood where he grew up watching birds and spending time admiring the art of the Roger Tory Peterson Field Guide books.

He has since further developed his bird series, and his appreciation for all wildlife. After relocating back to Jamestown in 2019, he developed the use of other media including oil, gouache, and digital painting. His current work explores value, limited color palettes, and movement. The common theme of this work is focused on nature and wildlife. After an artist residency at Roger Tory Peterson Institute in September 2022, Joseph displayed a solo exhibition at RTPI from June-October 2023. This series of bird illustrations was inspired by his research into the work of the late naturalist Peterson, and how the famous bird illustrator approached the art making process.