Mario Joyce’s work is rooted in his genealogical research of his family, going back to the 1600s. Incorporating imagery, memories, and stories from his familial research, Joyce incorporates vintage collage materials and soil from the farm he grew up on into his sumptuously textured paintings, weaving together a rich tapestry of his origins. Joyce mines his ancestral lineage as well as his personal experience growing up in rural Ohio as a Queer Black man. His work delves into how memories evolve over time and across generations, transforming into intricate capsules of meaning that convey messages of identity, belonging, and place. Mario Joyce lives and works in Los Angeles. He has participated in several residencies including Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, (2023); Pratt Forward, Pratt Institute (2022). His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Vielmetter LA, Los Angeles (2025), UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles (2024); Sakhile&Me, Frankfurt, Germany (2023). He has been included in numerous group exhibitions at MUZEO Museum (2024); F2T Gallery, Milan, Italy (2023), among others. His work is included in public collections including the Columbia Museum of Art and the North Dakota Museum of Art.
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