LPAPA Signature Artist Joseph Paquet
St. Paul, Minnesota
JoePaquet.com
Joseph Paquet was born in 1962 in Patterson New Jersey to hard-working parents of immigrant stock. His father Jim was a railroad man, working as an ironworker, dock builder & mason that also painted and carved wood and stone. His mother Theresa was a homemaker and craftsperson who sewed and knitted.
His childhood was one of being outdoors: wondering, wandering and daydreaming.
“It’s a great irony to now get paid for those things which got me into trouble when I was a kid,” Joe says.
He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and credits artist-instructors John Foote, David Palladini, James McMullan with inspiring his deep love of drawing.
Paquet’s philosophy is one rooted in deep connection and sensitivity to his subjects.
He says, “Because I work directly from nature, each painting is a chunk of my life – a piece of me and record of my experience on this earth.”
Honorable Mention Award – 2nd Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – 2000
Artists’ Choice Award – 3rd Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – 2001
Invited Artist – 4th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – 2002
Invited Artist – 6th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – 2004
Fine Art Connoisseur Award – 8th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – 2006
Best in Show “Collectors’ & Artists’ Choice” Award – 9th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – 2007
Southwest Art Magazine “Quick Draw” Award – 10th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – 2008
Invited Artist – 20th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2018
Invited Gallery Artist – The Invitational Legacy: Then & Now – June 2026
