Selected publications
2002 Willis, Joshua. “A Witness to Change—A Photographer Looks Within.” Call of the Wild: The Newsletter of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, vol. VI, no. 2, Summer 2002. Environmental essay with photograph.
2001 Willis, Joshua. “Huntsville, AL.” Scribendi 2001: A Forum for Collegiate Art and Literature, Spring 2001, p. 81. Photograph.
1998 Willis, Josh. “The Transition” and “The Facade.” Conceptions Southwest, vol. XXI, no. 1, Spring 1998. Photographs. Page numbers not visible in the supplied documentation.
2006–2007 Willis, Joshua. “The Willis Warbler.” Open Space News, City of Albuquerque Open Space Division. Recurring bird-and-habitat column; at least three signed installments independently verified.
2008 Willis, Joshua, contributor. Group haiku. Open Space News, City of Albuquerque Open Space Division, October–December 2008.
2021 Willis, Joshua R. “Structures.” Studio Art Quilt Associates virtual gallery. Published curatorial statement and juror biography.
2016 Willis, Joshua. Blue Circle, Yellow Circle, Red Circle. Machine Quilting Unlimited, January/February 2016. Artwork reproduction and attributed artist statement.
2016 Willis, Joshua. Yellow Circle. FOCUS: Fiber 2016 exhibition catalog, Kent State University Museum. Artwork reproduction and artist statement.
2016 Willis, Joshua. Sound Canyon. 34th Annual New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts catalog. Artwork reproduction, detail, and artist statement.
2015 Willis, Joshua. Blue Circle, Yellow Circle, Red Circle. 33rd Annual New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts catalog. Triptych reproduction, details, and artist statement.
2009 Willis, Joshua. “Installations in the Bosque.” LAND/ART program catalog, City of Albuquerque Open Space. Curatorial essay.
2007 Willis, Joshua. “A Clean River Is a Happy River.” Spring 2007. Environmental essay; periodical title unresolved in the supplied page.
2002 Willis, Joshua. “The Young Boy Who Listened.” Call of the Wild: The Newsletter of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, vol. VI, no. 3, Autumn 2002. Literary nature parable.
1998
Conceptions Southwest — two photographs
University of New Mexico acceptance letter dated April 11, 1998, confirms publication of “The Transition” and “The Facade” in the Spring 1998 issue. The contributor page identifies this as Josh Willis’s first publication; supplied cover reads vol. XXI, no. 1.
2001
Scribendi — “Huntsville, AL”
Photograph published on page 81 of the Spring 2001 issue of Scribendi: A Forum for Collegiate Art and Literature, credited to Joshua Willis, University of New Mexico.
2002
Call of the Wild — environmental essay
“A Witness to Change—A Photographer Looks Within,” by Joshua Willis, published in the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance newsletter, vol. VI, no. 2, Summer 2002. The illustrated essay discusses photography, volunteerism, climbing, wilderness, and personal change.
2006
‘The Willis Warbler’ — recurring nature column
Two municipal-periodical bylines independently located: observations on migration and Open Space habitats, and Northern Mockingbirds. City of Albuquerque Open Space News.
2007
‘The Willis Warbler’ — Bird News from Open Space
Signed article by Joshua Willis on nesting season, migratory-bird habitat protections, and the Summer Tanager. City of Albuquerque Open Space News, July–September 2007.
2008
Haiku contribution
Joshua Willis is among the credited contributors to a group of haiku published in the October–December 2008 Open Space News.
2008–2014
Newsletter contributor credits
Repeatedly listed among the staff and newsletter contributors to the City of Albuquerque’s quarterly Open Space News. This corroborates an ongoing editorial/contributor role but is not treated as a separate authored work for every issue.
2012
Featured visual contribution
Painting by Joshua Willis published as the featured image alongside poetry by Julie Brokken and calligraphy by Jay Lee Evans in a City of Albuquerque Open Space publication.
2018
Stepping Inside the Outside catalog
Credited as juror and exhibiting artist for the SAQA regional exhibition; contemporary reporting states that an exhibition catalog was published. Exact ISBN/publisher was not independently recovered.
2021
Structures — curatorial statement
Published online curatorial statement, juror biography, and selected exhibition for Studio Art Quilt Associates’ international virtual gallery.
2002
Call of the Wild — literary nature writing
“The Young Boy Who Listened,” credited to Joshua Willis, published in vol. VI, no. 3, Autumn 2002.
2007
Environmental essay
“A Clean River Is a Happy River,” credited to Joshua Willis, Spring 2007; the photographed page does not show the periodical title.
2009
Installations in the Bosque
Published LAND/ART catalog essay headed “Installations in the Bosque” and credited “Curated by Joshua Willis.”
2015
33rd Annual New Legacies catalog
Triptych reproduction, detail images, materials, dimensions, and attributed artist statement.
2016
Machine Quilting Unlimited
January/February 2016 reproduction of the circle triptych with attributed artist statement.
2016
FOCUS: Fiber catalog
Kent State University Museum catalog reproduction of Yellow Circle with artist statement.
2016
34th Annual New Legacies catalog
Sound Canyon reproduction, detail, and attributed artist statement.
Early museum recognition
Focus on Youth, Albuquerque Museum (May 12–October 27, 1996): first place in Special Techniques for Life of Canvis, credited to Josh Willis, Eldorado High School, grade 12. The exhibition selected 51 works from 2,888 entries.
Roots & Routes
Two photographs—Composition 2, Sacred Site and Composition 3, Sacred Site—selected for the 12th annual regional juried exhibition of Albuquerque-area artists at the Albuquerque Museum (August 18–September 23, 2001). Documentation states 50 artists were selected from 216 applicants.
UNM group exhibition
A University of New Mexico Art Center/Student Union Building gallery announcement documents Josh Willis in a group photography exhibition. The supplied flyer is retained as evidence, but its year is unreadable and therefore omitted from the dated chronology.
Public commissions and collections
Sound Canyon (Bernalillo County 1% Public Art Program, 2015); Barrowhenge (New Mexico Arts, 2017); Honeycomb Triptych (City of Albuquerque public-art collection record, 2024).
Museum exhibition
Selected for the Amarillo Museum of Art’s Biennial 600: Textile + Fiber (2019), a juried biennial that the museum reports typically receives more than 300 entries.
National recognition
T.I.M.E./Barrowhenge appears in the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Year in Review database (2018).
University and arts-institution roles
Juror for Connected by Stitch at Penn College (2016); participating artist in T.I.M.E. at UNM–Los Alamos (2019); juror for SAQA’s A Sense of Place: Texas Landscape Art Quilts.
Curatorial practice
Juror/curator for Stepping Inside the Outside and Structures, with published curatorial text for the latter.
Selected environmental installations
Archbarrow at Railyard Park; Wilderness Acts at Axle Contemporary; Warp, Weft, Root, Stalk at UNM–Los Alamos.
Education and professional biography
Official and institutional profiles consistently report BA and BFA degrees from the University of New Mexico and merit-based study at the Glasgow School of Art and Architecture.
Offline archive supplement: selected verified milestones
· Recycle 2007, Inpost Artspace, Albuquerque (December 8, 2007–February 2, 2008): confirmed five-artist group exhibition.
· Deeply Superficial, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (July 21–August 13, 2007): confirmed seven-artist group exhibition.
· Natural World, Inpost Artspace, Albuquerque (June 1–July 31, 2009): confirmed solo exhibition.
· West Southwest: A Dual Exchange, LA Artcore, Los Angeles (April 1–30, 2009): confirmed invited exchange exhibition with six selected works.
· Harwood Art Center 12 × 12 Exhibition and Fundraiser (December 7, 2013): Beguiling River documented in the participant profile.
· Against Prevailing Winds, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque (2014): confirmed group exhibition.
· Miniatures & More, Albuquerque Museum (2014): museum letter confirms participation and sale of an artwork.
· Enchanted Lands: Celebrating New Mexico Public Lands (2014): paid Juror of Selection for Plein Air Painters of New Mexico.
· New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts (2015): Honorable Mention for Blue Circle, Red Circle, Yellow Circle.
· Network, Exhibit/208, Albuquerque (May 7–28, 2016): confirmed solo exhibition.
· Wilderness Acts, Axle Contemporary and Santa Fe Botanical Garden (2016): environmental installation Impact at the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve.
· FOCUS: Fiber 2016, Kent State University Museum (February 12–July 3, 2016): national group exhibition and catalog publication.
· New Mexico Arts Art in Public Places T.I.M.E. Project, Edgewood (2017): temporary public-art commission relating to the theme Persistence.
1. City of Albuquerque — Open Space News, 2006 migration column: https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/documents/106_final.pdf
2. City of Albuquerque — Open Space News, July–September 2006: https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/documents/outdated-newsletters/copy_of_newsletter306.pdf
3. City of Albuquerque — Open Space News, July–September 2007: https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/documents/307.pdf
4. City of Albuquerque — Open Space News archive/contributor issue, April–June 2010: https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/documents/outdated-newsletters/copy_of_APRILJUNE2010..pdf/@@download/file/APRIL-JUNE2010..pdf
5. Public Art Archive — Joshua Robert Willis artist record: https://www.publicartarchive.org/artist/Joshua%20Robert%20Willis
6. Public Art Archive — Sound Canyon: https://publicartarchive.org/art/Sound-Canyon/fcd7c7ed
7. Public Art Archive — Barrowhenge: https://publicartarchive.org/search/art/58e5d58d
8. City of Albuquerque public-art data — Honeycomb Triptych: https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/public-art/public-art-data/2024
9. Amarillo Museum of Art — Biennial 600: https://www.amoa.org/biennial-600
10. Penn State/Penn College — Connected by Stitch: https://www.psu.edu/news/penn-college/story/fiber-artists-are-connected-stitch-penn-college-exhibit
11. Studio Art Quilt Associates — Structures: https://www.saqa.com/art/online-galleries/structures-saqa-virtual-gallery
12. Studio Art Quilt Associates — A Sense of Place: https://www.saqa.com/events/sense-place-texas-landscape-art-quilts-saqa-regional
13. Los Alamos Reporter — T.I.M.E. exhibition: https://losalamosreporter.com/2019/07/01/new-mexico-arts-t-i-m-e-exhibit-at-unm-la-open-through-august-31/
14. Railyard Park Conservancy — Archbarrow: https://railyardpark.org/archbarrow-2017/
15. Axle Contemporary — Wilderness Acts: https://www.axleart.com/wilderness-acts-2016
16. Americans for the Arts — T.I.M.E.: https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/networks-and-councils/public-art-network/public-art-year-in-review-database/time-temporary-installation-made-for-the-environment
17. Art at the CAVE — Absolutely Abstract artist talk: https://artatthecave.com/videos
18. Official artist biography: https://www.jwillisart.com/willis-biography
19. Official artist curriculum vitae: https://www.jwillisart.com/new-page
Offline documentary evidence supplied by the author
· Focus on Youth award listing and Albuquerque Museum exhibition announcement (1996).
· University of New Mexico gallery flyer naming Josh Willis; date unresolved.
· Conceptions Southwest acceptance letter dated April 11, 1998; vol. XXI, no. 1 cover; contributor biography.
· Scribendi 2001 printed page 81, “Huntsville, AL,” and journal identification card.
· Roots & Routes acceptance letter dated April 30, 2001; exhibition catalog page and publication details.
· Call of the Wild, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, vol. VI, no. 2, Summer 2002: complete photographed article page.
Call of the Wild, vol. VI, no. 3, Autumn 2002: issue cover and complete photographed literary nature parable.
Original invitations, acceptance letters, catalogs, programs, press clippings, award letters, consignment records, and public-art agreements documenting selected work from 2004–2017.
New Legacies catalogs and Machine Quilting Unlimited pages documenting the circle triptych and Sound Canyon; Kent State University Museum loan letter and FOCUS: Fiber 2016 catalog.