Career
He is known for his watercolor paintings of urban and industrial objects. His paintings have been exhibited in museums throughout the United States, including the Elmhurst Art Museum in Illinois and the Springfield Art Museum in Missouri. His watercolor paintings have also been featured in national publications including Southwest Art,The Artist"s magazine and American Art Collector.
Joseph Santos was born in Los Angeles, California, where he lived until the age of five when his family moved to Eastern Washington.
He started working exclusively in watercolor in the late 1980s and in 1999 started to paint the steel and industrial subjects that he is known foreign Inspired by the Precisionism art movement, Santos cites Charles Sheeler and Charles Demuth as influences.
Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China. 2013
American Watercolor Society 135th International Exhibition, New York City.
American Watercolor Society 138th International Exhibition, New York City.
American Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibition, 2005. National Watercolor Society 82nd National Exhibition, Southern California. Transparent Watercolor Society of America Annual National Exhibition.
Elmhurst Art Museum, 2004.
