Joseph Bellacera

PAINTING • SCULPTURE • PUBLIC ART

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Portfolios
Installations
- Public Art
- Exhibitions
About
- Artist Statement
- Bio/Resume
Contact

Selected Public Art Commissions

“The Poetry of Geology” 2022, Commissioned for the Bureau of Geology, NM 72" x 36' translucent plexiglass & wood wall relief, South Wall New Mexico Tech Lobby. The intention of this dynamic design is to activate the architectural space echo

“The Poetry of Geology” 2022, Commissioned for the Bureau of Geology, NM 72" x 36' translucent plexiglass & wood wall relief, North Wall New Mexico Tech Lobby. The intention of this dynamic design is to activate the architectural space echo

“The Poetry of Geology” 2022, Commissioned for the Bureau of Geology, NM Two 72" x 36' translucent plexiglass & wood wall reliefs, New Mexico Tech Lobby. The intention of this dynamic design is to activate the architectural space echoing t

Catch a Book ,  2010 9' x 9' x 7' polychrome steel sculpture, Arthur F. Turner Library, West Sacramento, CA The precariously placed books have literary quotes from authors representing the cultural diversity of the city while the book jackets

Changing Light Over Wyoming, 2020 Wyoming State Hospital. 12’ x 16’ mulit panel wall relief depicting specific subjects around Evanston, Wyoming such as the state bird, butterfly, water resources and the local bison.

Field of Light Series , 2020 Owensboro Health Center, Owensboro, KY

Palo Alto Waterways , 2019 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA

Pieces of Eight, 2012 12' high stainless steel/corten steel sculpture, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Woodland CA The design for this sculpture is based on the universal symbolism of the circle representing wholeness. The segments in the circles suggest a

Patterns Over Lodi , 2009 5' x 26' x 8", mixed media on panel, Lodi Memorial Hospital, Lodi, CA The multiple panels depict the aerial landscape surrounding Lodi. Patterns include rivers, sloughs, orchards, marshes, vineyards, fields, canals, and r

Yolo Wonder , 2020 Yolo County Supervisors Chamber, Woodland, CA

Along the Deschutes, 2010 11' x 8' x 7", mixed media on panel, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR The multiple panels depict the aerial landscape surrounding the Deshutes River. Patterns include forests, rivers, agricultural fields, and r

Over the Potomac , 38” x 78” mixed media on multi-panels 2022 Regional subject matter, Kaiser Hospital, Woodbridge, VA

Field of Light Series #50-53. 24” x 24” ea. oil on panel. Waiting area, Ft. Bragg Medical Center, NC

Shifting Planes Over Wyoming, 2020 Wyoming Life Resource Center, Lander, WY 4’ H x 24’W Painted low relief panels Images depict various landscape and aerial views of the region.

Waterways , 2011 30 x 72” , mixed media on panel, Madera Children's Hospital, Madera, CA All artwork installed in this area of the hospital is part of a theme of water cycles. My design was inspired by the central valley landscape and waterways. T

Detail of Waterways

Shifting Planes, 2011 32" x 96” x 6", mixed media on panel, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA The multiple panels depict the aerial landscape surrounding Sacramento. Patterns include rivers, sloughs, duck clubs, marshes, vineyards, fields,

The Quantum Sea, 2012 16' x 20' mural, Davis, CA Part of the Davis Mural Project, this mural was created to celebrate our increasing discoveries of the universe and was in fact being worked on during the very moment the Higgs-Boson particle was b

Patterns Over Winters , 2009  6' x 22' x 6", mixed media on panel, Winters Public Library, Winters, CA, The multiple panels depict the aerial landscape surrounding Winters. Patterns include rivers, sloughs, orchards, marshes, vineyards, agric

Resident Manuscript, 2010 3' x 44' polychrome perforated steel screen, Davis Library, Davis, CA The intention of this project was to create a screen behind the rear windows of the Davis Library capable of reducing attention to vehicle or pedestri

York Law Offices, Sacramento, CA

2006 Painting Installation (20+ paintings), UC Davls Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

2007 Painting Installation (20+ paintings), Renown Hospital, Reno, NV

Enotria Restaurant 2011, Sacramento, CA

1225 8th Street Professional Offices, Sacramento, CA

Visual Poem Series , 2019 Dr. Ryan Dental Office, Sacramento, CA

Over Yolo , 2014 West Yost Engineering, Davis, CA

Field of Light #18 , Kaiser Hospital, Elk Grove, CA

Floating Red Square , acrylic on paper, 32” x 40” Kaiser Hospital, Roseville, CA

Over Yolo #4, 2024 Yolo County offices