Joye DeGoede Petrine was born and raised in Utah, moving to the Phoenix, Arizona area in 1983.

In her youth she trained under Carol Harding, Pleasant Grove, Utah from 1973 - 1980. She studied at Utah College, Provo, Utah from 1979 to 1980, graduating with an Associate of Applied Science in Graphic and Commercial Art. In 1982 Joye graduated from Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Medical Illustration. She has 72 graduate level credits in education and art.

She has since studied at the Scottsdale Artist’s School, Scottsdale, Arizona and attended workshops from Mark Daily, Paul LeVeille and Leslie DeMille. She was juried into the 2009 and 2006 “Best and Brightest Art Shows. The Scottsdale Artist’s School awarded Joye scholarships to attend a week workshops by Karen T. Taylor, 2009, Leslie DeMille, 2007 and Paul LeVeille, 2005.

Joye is a juried member of the Sonoran Arts League. She participated in the juried Hidden In the Hills shows in 2005 and 2007.

2009 US Capitol Christmas Tree Juried Art Exhibition - “Viewer’s Choice Award” winner. Her painting “Passing on the Spirit of Nature to Future Generations” will become part of the Arizona Governor’s Office permanent collection.

Her work has been featured in a one woman show at the Southwestern Galleria in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her paintings hang in many private collections in the United States. She has created custom art, note cards and stationery for major hotels and resorts.

Joye says of her work, “As long as I can remember I have had a need to translate my thoughts into art. Art and emotions are synonymous. I would like my work to cause the viewer to slow down for a time; to see the curiosity in a child’s eyes, the wisdom in an older face, the power of beast and nature…”

Joye has devoted more than the last two decades to raising her children and teaching art in both private and public schools in the Phoenix area while continuing to pursue her love the arts, creating in a variety of media.

She is certified by the Arizona Department of Education to teach art in elementary and secondary schools.