Joyce is a Dutch-Canadian artist, art therapist, and nurse living in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her artwork draws upon her love of all things nautical; diverse interludes such as illustrating in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at BC Children’s Hospital; and, courtroom illustrations at the Air India Trial in Vancouver.
Her main muse pushes her pen and ink envelope inspiring a wide range of subject matter from painted wild horses, vintage heavy duty mechanical equipment to birds of prey.
Her inspiration to draw and paint continues to evolve and enrich the lives of those around her dans le monde.
Accomplishments
Commissioned Medical Illustrations | Baxter International - providing paramedics and nurses with guidelines on starting intravenous
Book Cover Illustration | “Under the Baobab Tree” by Pratibha Reebye published by Trafford Publishing, Canada
Permanent Collection | Medical illustrations of Craniotomy at Kootenay Lake Hospital, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Commissioned Private Illustrations & Paintings | Palliative infants in watercolour/ multimedia paintings and pen & ink illustrations
Collaborative + Solo Art shows | Bank of Montreal; Delaney’s Coffee Shop; Hollyburn Sailing Centre.
Murals | Stanley Park seawall; Keithlyn Alternative Secondary School (North Vancouver) facilitated with youth at risk, Pediatric Inpatient Unit, Lion’s Gate Hospital (North Vancouver) facilitated with young women with eating disorders
Pro Bono Art Therapy Group | Northshore women living with cancer at Rivendell Retreat, Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada; and, first one in Sechelt, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada
Education
Vancouver Art Therapy Institute
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing
University of British Columbia