ARTIST BIO

Joe Huber - Artist

From his youth, Joe has pursued his painting as a favourite hobby.

He arrived in Australia with his artist wife Chris in 1955. Since then he has enjoyed a rewarding business career and when possible joins their many artistic friends on painting trips all over the country.

His major exhibition was 1974 at the Cocks Gallery in Sydney which was so successful a further exhibition was held the following year.Joe's next major exhibition was 1980 at Strawberry Hill Gallery in Sydney and from then on to date Proud's Gallery in Sydney have held biannual exhibitions of his work. In 1982 Joe received the first prize award at the Blacktown City Council Art Awards and he has achieved many Highly Commended and Open Purchase awards for his works..

He is included in Max Germaine's book "Artists and Galleries of Australia"and he was an exhibiting member of the Royal Art Society in Sydney and now a member of the Royal Queensland Art Society. His paintings are in private collections in Europe, the United States of America, North Africa and Australia, and his works are represented in many corporate art collections.

Joe has over the years built up a reputation as an outstanding traditional landscape artist whose painting are colourful, fresh and vigorous. Wherever possible he likes to paint en plein-air, preferring to work in oils on canvas.

Exhibitions in Brisbane: 2000-2004 The Grandview Gallery ,Cleveland