About the Illustrator
Joye DeGoede Petrine was born and raised in Utah, moving to the Phoenix, Arizona area in 1983.
In her youth, Joye trained under Carol Harding, Pleasant Grove, Utah. She attended Utah Technical College, Provo, Utah, earning an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Graphic and Commercial Art and in 1982 graduated from Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Medical Illustration. She studied under Don Doxey at Westminster College. She has since studied at various art workshops, including the Scottsdale Artist School.
Her work has been featured in a one woman show at the Southwestern Galleria in Scottdale Arizona. Her paintings hang in many private collections in the United States. She has created custom note cards and stationery for major hotels and resorts in Arizona. Her work is currently displayed at The Mother Lode Fine Art Gallery, in Cave Creek, Arizona.
She has taught art in both private and public schools in Arizona for the past decade while raising her two children. At the same time Joye has continued to pursue her love of art, creating in a variety of media. Joye holds an Arizona State Teaching certificate in art K-12. She is a member of the Sonoran Art League.
You can find out more at: http://www.joyesart.com/
