Joanelle Mulrain grew up on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. She studied under painter Memphis Wood; potters Charlie Brown, Toshiko Takaezu, Marilyn Taylor, and Kaye Kaufmann; and watercolor artist Mun Quan. Following a penchant for archaeology and ancient history, she also studied the Mayan culture throughout Mexico. Her professional career started in retailing, continued for 20 years in healthcare marketing communications, then into politics while working for a U.S. Senator in Washington, DC. There her love of art and nature’s seasons flourished. She consulted for national and international artists, architects, and entertainers through Mulrain Resource Group. In DC, she residenced in a historic 1820 Federal home on P Street, NW, and worked with a friend to open a 12k-square-foot art gallery on M Street. Back in Jacksonville, one evening at dusk at the homestead (a U.S. Literary Site) of client, author and civil rights activist Stetson Kennedy on Lake Beluthahatchee, she photographed “Big Blue,” a wild great blue heron sitting on a cypress limb surrounded below by a million cattails. These dual images – the heron and cattails – inspired her and, subsequently, became her logo and signature image for Great Blue Heron Studios. Her paintings and photography offer a radiant palette of bold colors balanced in a spiritual and calming manner. Photograph essays include "The Little Monks of Bhutan" and "Zachariah Kingsley Plantation Suite." Her commune with nature is evident as she visually asks the viewer to participate with her in this journey through nature on canvas and paper and shares her deep understanding of the importance of sustaining our ecosystems and protecting and preserving our natural environment for generations to come. An adventurous spirit, Mulrain and her oldest son crewed the HMS Bounty tall ship from Jacksonville to South Street Seaport, New York; later they summited Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania); and he recently reached Mount Everest Base Camp.

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2006 – Past Events
Catch Your Breath - August 14 - benefiting American Lung Association
The St. Johns River: Captured Through the Lens Photography Exhibition
   The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens show travels to the:
   Museum of Science and History and the Jacksonville Public Library
ARTunleashed - February - benefiting First Coast No More Homeless Pets,
   Steller’s Gallery-San Marco
brAIDS - March - benefiting brAIDS Outreach
8th Annual Oxygen Ball - April - benefiting American Lung Association

October
"Little Black Book Fashion Show" at the Southern Women's Show

Art & Soul at The Women's Center of Jacksonville
   "Presence" - 4th Annual Invitational Art Exhibit
   
OPEN Gallery - October, November, December

"Gotta Have Heart" - Keynote Speaker, Enterprising Women's Leadership Institute World Golf Village

ART & SOUL AT WOMEN'S CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE, INC.
"PRESENCE" THE 4TH ANNUAL INVITATIONAL ART EXHIBIT.
Thursday, October 5 to December 18, 2006 5644 Colcord Avenue, in the Clifton area of Arlington, with regular viewing hours from 11:00 to 3:00, Monday thru Friday. This exhibit will showcase the talents of several local and regional artists. Featured artists for our 4th invitational show include Melissa Russell, Leigh Murphy, Joanelle Mulrain, Glendia Cooper, Clair Hartman, Yvonne Lozano, Joann Hofmann, Lee-Margaret Borland, Mary St. Germain, Sarah Crooks Flaire, Susan Warrick, Mary Grandy, Caroline Daley, Mary Hofstrand, Louise Guerrasio, Cookie Davis, Lia Frederick, Myra Schick, Doris Wiseman, Kate Higgins-Garcia, and Beth Myers. The different media will include paintings, photography, jewelry, glass, sculpture, ceramics and fiber. Educational workshops will be offered during October, November and December. For more information concerning the Art & Soul Program or the Women's Center of Jacksonville, please contact Mary Doppel at 904-722-3000 ext. 222 or jaxotwmary@aol.com.

OPEN Gallery 1838 Dewey Place (San Marco, corner of Atlantic and Dewey)
October 5 until –

"Gotta Have Heart" – Keynote Speaker
Enterprising Women's Leadership Institute –
Florida Awards

Booksigning for Joanelle's new book, Re-rooting: Life's Journey – $20 + tax
Wednesday, October 18 – 8:30 to 3:30 at the
World Golf Village
www.ewli.org

Private Collections
Presently in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina

"Re-Rooting: Life's Journey"
Signed, Limited Edition ($20 + tax)

Media
skirt! - July - Florida Times-Union publication, Morris Communications
   Skirt! Jacksonville
   24/7 with...Joanelle Mulrain, Jacksonville, FL. I'm thinking about:. About a
   bottle of Italian Borolo wine, a warm fire, and a good book. ...

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