joy tirade is the artist name used by Joy Meyer. joy tirade holds an MFA in Studio Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Previously, she graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia, with Distinction and holds a BA in Studio Art and Art History.
As an internationally exhibited artist, joy tirade has exhibited work at The Kamloops Art Gallery, in British Columbia, at Universitet i Oslo, Norway, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania, Ideas Block LT, Lithuania, and CICA in South Korea.
Her work has been exhibited in the Mid-Atlantic Region at The Mint Museum, The Ackland Art Museum, CAM, The Carrack, and LUMP projects in North Carolina. In Virginia, at The Garage, The Bridge PAI, WTVF/Radio IQ Gallery, New City Arts, Art Works Gallery, The IX Building, and Ruffin Gallery at University of Virginia.
Her work has also appeared in numerous other venues including The Masur Museum, in Monroe, Louisiana, The Fluorescent Gallery in Nashville, TN, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center in Covington, KY, Red Ink Studios in San Francisco, and at LACDA in Los Angeles.