Direct Revelation 8064

Archival Giclee Print mounted on archival styrene in a white wooden floater frame, 30.5” x 42.5” x 1 5/8”, 2022

Direct Revelation is a group of photographs that document my intimate and tactile relationship with nature. This way of interacting with nature suggests a path toward climate healing.

My photographic work and spiritual practice is to witness people and places. I share those stories in photographs and drawings as a way of supporting healing and dialogue.

Change is constant. I want to capture a glimpse of that movement in all my work.

Please visit my websites: joanbeard.com and mainelyportraits.com and let's meet up at CoCA!

My 2025 exhibit at SlipStitch, Direct Revelation revolved around our relationship to nature and our many environments. In 2024 the photographic book Mommy's House was published with Marita Dingus. My work has been included at the Pacific Northwest Photography Center, The Whatcom Museum The WestBeth Gallery as well as one of my favorite spaces, CoCA Seattle.