Joy Bain was born in Falkirk in 1966. She studied Printed textiles and Printmaking at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (Dundee) graduating in 1989. She was shortlisted for the Scottish Textile Awards ‘Scotfree,’ at the Kensington Exhibition Centre in London and sold her work to international designers, Timney Fowler.
Joy is a well-respected contemporary Scottish artist based in Glasgow. She specialises in collage, screen printing, woodcut, and oil painting. Her works are full of colour, energy, and vibrancy, she has exhibited across the UK and produced many bespoke commissions for international clients including Grouse and Tunnocks. After a trip to the Greek island of Rhodes she began painting landscapes, captivated by the colour of her surroundings. Her current work is motivated by the Scottish landscape, she will be exhibiting at the Park Gallery in 2026 with works inspired by Callender Park.
Joy has a studio at WASPS in Glasgow where she paints in oils and is a member of Glasgow Print Studio where she leads the woodcut courses using the Eagle Press. Her keen sense of colour and humorous approach make the classes enjoyable and fun as well as rewarding and educational.
She has exhibited her work in Glasgow, London and at the S.E. Feinman Gallery in New York and has her work in collections with the Collins Gallery, New Hall Cambridge, Hughson Gallery, Glasgow Print Studio and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
