Artist-in-Residence Joe Diggs discusses his artwork included in the Home exhibit.
2021 Exhibits
Higgins Art Gallery
At Cape Cod Community College
2021 Exhibits
At Cape Cod Community College
Image: The Ghost of Joe's, oil on canvas, 2018. Artist: Joe Diggs
Artist-in-Residence: Joe Diggs
February 1–March 24, 2021
Artist's Statement: "My work has always assisted me with life on Micah’s Pond, Cape Cod, a beautiful property once owned by my grandfather, then my father, now me."
"The process of painting has helped me emotionally by providing a physical escape. Blending figuration and abstraction with a basis or departure from landscape gives me the space to make emotionally hypnotic gestural works. An example of this is a series dedicated to the late James Byrd Jr. after being dragged to death in Jasper Texas. A later series, “Baller’s” referring to the decline of African American men in Major League Baseball, was a point of departure into the world of racial inequalities. Realizing the importance of celebrating the positive in life, my latest works reflect a more romantic aspect of life as an African American man pursuing his dreams."
COVID, 2020, oil on canvas, 30 inches by 40 inches, by Joe Diggs
Generations, 2020, oil on canvas, 100 inches by 76 inches, by Joe Diggs
Go Low at Joe's, 2018, oil on canvas, 50 inches by 56 inches, by Joe Diggs
The Ghost of Joe's, 2018, oil on canvas, 50 inches by 56 inches, by Joe Diggs
Independence Day on the Vineyard, 2015, oil on canvas, 48 inches by 60 inches, by Joe Diggs
Sisters, 2018, oil on canvas, 30 inches by 40 inches, by Joe Diggs
The Cancer, 2017, mixed media on panel, 16 inches by 20 inches, by Joe Diggs
Court, 2015, oil on canvas, 48 inches by 36 inches, by Joe Diggs
Pink Matters, 2015, oil on canvas, 12 inches by 16 inches, by Joe Diggs
Shell, 2016, oil on canvas, 60 inches by 50 inches, by Joe Diggs
Turned Down for What?, 2014, oil on canvas, 60 inches by 48 inches, by Joe Diggs
Untitled, 2016, oil on canvas, 14 inches by 11 inches, by Joe Diggs
Rooster Teeth and Tiles, 2011, oil on canvas, 78 inches by 30 inches, by Joe Diggs
Lightscape, 2017, oil on canvas, 26 inches by 38 inches, by Joe Diggs
Micha's Pond: Where Time Stops and Life Begins, by Joe Diggs
Photograph of the cottages at Micha's Pond
Photograph of the first house and studio at Micha's Pond
Photograph of the house at Micha's Pond
Photograph of Micha's Pond
Mural on barn at Micha's Pond
Artist Joe Diggs next to the mural on the barn at Micha's Pond
Artist Joe Diggs creating the mural
Mural (detail)
Artist in Residence Joe Diggs with Vice-President Arlene Rodriguez, Dean Cathleen McCarron and vice-president assistant Marybeth Lavenberg
Artist-in-Residence Joe Diggs discussing his artwork with visitors to the exhibit's reception.
