ABOUT THE ARTIST
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
For me, drawing bridges both dance and invocation. The dance happens sensually through the tactile and kinetic process of mark making, an energetic expression across a surface. The invocation is a way to call forth emotions and a connection with the unseen. Drawing opens a realm of interiority where the dance and invocation come alive through the creative process of intuition and spiritual guidance.
Using a technique known as Sgraffito, layers of oil pastels are applied and then scraped away revealing texture and pattern beneath, much like sculpting with wet clay. This playful, exploratory process welcomes chance and discovery along with an uninhibited use of color. The drawings become dimensional objects, their surfaces radiating a residue of emotion, each layer below expressing evocative color combinations, a form of inner spiritual communication. This process can tap into collective memory, dreams and subtle body connections, reminding us of our shared, interconnected existence. These drawings are an invitation to experience the embodied dance and invocation of interconnectedness.
BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Goldfedder is a visual artist based in West Trenton, New Jersey, whose work explores the intersection of art, energy, and healing. Originally trained as a fine artist, his time living in New Mexico profoundly influenced his creative path, leading him to study acupuncture and deepen his understanding of how energy—or “Qi”—flows through the body. This experience reshaped his artistic approach, integrating concepts of vitality, balance, and transformation into his work.
Goldfedder holds a BFA from the University of the Arts, an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSOM) from Southwest Acupuncture College, and is a Certified Medical Intuitive Practitioner (CMIP®) through The Practical Path Training Program. He offers Art for Healing—intuitive and medical drawings—through his practice, Goldfedder Wellness, where he continues to explore the synergy of creativity, science, and spirituality.
EXHIBITIONS
Sophia Stef Gallery, The People’s Store, 28 North Union Street, 3rd Floor, Lambertville, NJ, June - July 2025
Time and Memory, Virtual Exhibition: An international juried group show featuring Time and Memory themed Artworks from Artists around the world, Hosted by Arts to Hearts Project, April - May 2025
The Tapestry of Life: Perspective on Healing and Wellness with Color, Textile & Pattern, Joseph Goldfedder & Audrey Jakab, West Windsor Arts & Merwick Rehab Hospital, Princeton, NJ, 2023
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, 2023 West Windsor Member Art Show, “Moment”, Best in Show Award, Juror, Katie Truk, Princeton Junction, NJ, 2023
Radius 14, Celebrating our Local Artists, Gallery 14, Hopewell New Jersey, 2023
Red Hot Extremism, Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, NJ, 2022
Sculpture, New Hope 2022, Juror, Dana Stewart, New Hope, PA 2022
New Hope Arts Members’ Spring Salon Exhibition 2022, Juror, Paul Murphy, New Hope, PA 2022
West Windsor Arts Members Show: Horizon, Jurors, Carolina Blatt Ph.D and Matt Stemler, Princeton Junction, NJ, 2022
Well-Being Ourselves: Reflect, Reimagine, Connect, West Windsor Arts and Whole World Arts, Jurors Chanika Svetvilas and Gwynneth Van Laven, Princeton, NJ, 2021
Heartburn, A Valentine’s Day Community Art Show, Eye’s Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2019
OUT WEST, Plan B Evolving Arts, Curated by Harmony Hammond, Santa Fe, NM, 1999
Tin and Rice Paper Lamps, Santa Fe Furniture Expo, Santa Fe, NM, 1996
Tin and Rice Paper Lamps, Zoo Gang Studios, Madrid, NM, 1994
Tin and Rice Paper Lamps, Decosphere, Albuquerque, NM, 1994
NM Thirty, Ralph Greene Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1994
Alumni Reunion Exhibit, The University of the Arts, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1993
National Works on Paper, University of Richmond, Marsh Gallery, Juror: Charlotte Katie, 1992
VIM Group, Richmond, VA, 1991
Mint Museum of Art Biennial, Charlotte, NC, Juror: Bruce Guenther, 1990
Philadelphia Camerata II, The University of the Arts, Haviland Galleries, Philadelphia, PA,1989
Corrugated Objects, Prairie Avenue Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1989
Five More Sculptors, 1708 E. Main Street Gallery, Richmond, VA, 1989
High Art, Richmond International Airport, Richmond, VA, Juror Huston Pascal, 1988
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Drawings & Sculpture, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA 1988
Sculpture 88, Towson State University, Townson, MD, 1988
VCU Graduate Exchange Show, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1988
Faculty/Graduate Show, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA, 1987
VCU Student Fine Arts Show, Richmond, VA, Juror: Jack Solomon, 1987
Triskadekaphobics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1987
FELLOWSHIP AND AWARDS
Janet Hunt Award for Emerging Artist, ShadFest Poster Auction, Lambertville, NJ, 2025
Yaddo, Fellow, August-September, 1992
Virginia Commission for the Arts, Honorable Mention Prize for Prints and Drawings, 1989
EDUCATION
Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine, (MSOM), Southwest Acupuncture College, Albuquerque, NM
Master of Fine Art, (MFA), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Bachelor of Fine Art, (BFA), University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA