About

2005 -MA Fine Art, Nottingham Trent School of Art and Design. Awarded distinction for investigation of site.

2004 BA Hons Fine Art, Nottingham Trent School of Art and Design.

Awards/prizes

• Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts 2020.

• Peoples prize Spring Exhibition at THiNK Art Gallery, Cobden Place, Cobden Chambers, Nottingham 2019.

• 3rd prize at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery Open Exhibition Competition 2019.

• Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts 2015.

• BBC Get Creative Champion 2015.

• 1st prize at Thoresby Gallery Open Exhibition Competition, Nottinghamshire 2014.

• Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts 2014.

• 1st Prize-winner of Halls Fine Art Open Competition, Weston Park Granary Art Gallery, Shropshire 2011.

• Shortlisted for The Art of Giving, Saatchi Gallery, London 2010.

• Most interesting use of the theme ‘inclusion’, The Good Shepherd, Qube, Shropshire 2005.

• 3D prize-winner, Nottingham Open Exhibition Competition, Nottingham Castle 2004.

• National Winner, Shopping Bag, Slug and Lettuce Bar Culture, London 2003.

• Highly Commended: Cosy, living sculpture, Derby Arts Festival, Derby 2003.

Residencies

• 2015 - 2015 Artist in Residence, Erewash Museum, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5JA (11th September until 30th October).

• 2005 - 2008 The United Reformed Church, Derbyshire.

• 2004 - 2005 Artist in Residence, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.

Commissions (private commissions not listed)

• 2018 Benson & Clegg, 9 Piccadilly Arcade, Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6NH. Portrait of His Majesty King George VI.

• 2017 Winchester Cathedral, Jane Austen portrait with 5000 cotton tapes.

• 2016 Bromley House Library, Nottingham (200 years).

• 2014 Nottinghamshire County Council Arts Development Service. Part of the World War One Centenary Commemorations across City and County trent-to-trenches.

• 2013 Liberty, London.

• 2013 Paul Smith, London.

• 2008 Site Specific Commission, Derbyshire.

TV Media

• Erewash Sound Radio Station with Mark O’Sullivan Monday 1st June 2020.

• BBC Radio Derby with Andy Twigge Saturday 23rd May 2020.

• BBC Radio Nottingham with Alan Clifford Tuesday 24th September 2019 at 2pm.

• BBC TV Breakfast East Midlands Today Monday 20th November 2017.

• BBC Radio Derby with Ian Skye Monday 20th November 2017 at 7.45am.

• BBC Radio Nottingham with Mark Dennison Monday 15th May 2017 at 10.35am.

• Notts TV. A portrait of the monarch made from army uniform labels will go on display in Nottingham in celebration of the ...

• BBC FOUR MAKE #craftbritain 9 June 9pm available on BBC iPlayer until 8th July 2016...

• Artist Joy Pitts, discussing her work: including 'Red Rabbit' as commissioned by renowned fashion designer ...

• Artist Joy Pitts, discussing her work with Verity Cowley on BBC Radio Nottingham : including 'Red Rabbit ...

• Prayer as Pattern Installation, Bonington Atrium, Nottingham Trent University, 2006.

Publications

• Dale Abbey Summer News Letter, Selected for Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 2024.

• Ilkeston Life publication, Royal Academy makes space for Joy. By Paul Harvey, July 2024.

• Embriodery Magazine, profile of Joy Pitts Label Culture Jan/Feb 2023.

• Ilkeston Life publication, The art of saying thank you to essential workers July 2021.

• iTL Intelligent Label Solutions interview 2020 Green Issue.

• artsbeat magazine Derbyshire feature October 2018

• embroidery THE TEXTILE ART MAGAZINE May/June 2018

• Radio Times Magazine 17th - 24th November 2017

• Homespun Magazine 'Designer Edge' Australia June 2017

• Nottingham Post - Winston Churchill 5th Sept 2016

• Labelling Art - An interview with Joy Pitts www.hatalk.com 17th Aug 2016

• Put this on - a blog about dressing like a grown up June 2016

• Nottingham Post May 2016

• Radio Times Magazine 16th - 22nd April 2016

• Country Life Magazine March 2016

• Erewash Borough Council Magazine Label of Success Winter 2015

• Nottingham Trent University Alumni Network Magazine spring/summer 2015

• Ilkeston Life publication WW1 Pigeon September 2015

• LIFESTYLE De kunst van het lablen March 2015

• Nottingham Post January & April & October 2015

• Costume & Textile Association catalogue 2014

• HM Revenue & Customs Pulse Magazine August 2014

• Nottingham Post June & July 2014

• Royal Academy Summer Exhibition catalogue June 2014

• Nottinghamshire Today June 2014

• Nottingham Post - New meaning to designer labels May 2014

• Craft & Design Magazine by Rachael Chambers March/April 2014

• Cley 13 Contemporary Art catalogue 2013

• North Norfolk News July 2012

• Cley 12 Exhibition catalogue 2012

• Express & Star Shropshire August 2011

• an Magazine The Weston Park Fine Art Open 2005

• Qube catalogue INCLUSION 2005

• an Magazine Nov 2004/ Jan 2005/ March 2005/ Sept 2005

• Art and Christianity Enquiry (ACE) July 2005/ October 2005

• Crafts Magazine Dec 2004/ Feb 2005 /April 2005

• Derby Evening Telegraph August 2003