Joe Goode

Joe Goode (American, b. 1937) is one of the most significant artists to emerge from the postwar Los Angeles art scene. A contemporary of Ed Ruscha, Larry Bell, and Robert Irwin, Goode came of age within the Ferus Gallery circle and helped define the distinctive visual culture of Southern California in the 1960s and beyond.

He is best known for his celebrated “Rain” series — paintings and prints that transform the atmospheric phenomenon of rainfall into meditative, abstract compositions. Working with color, light, and subtle surface intervention, Goode consistently blurs the boundary between representation and abstraction, inviting extended looking and quiet contemplation.

Among his most collectible works are his Cirrus Editions prints, produced in collaboration with the legendary Los Angeles print workshop. Many of these editions were individually altered by Goode using a razor blade, making each impression unique and underscoring his commitment to process and material presence.

Goode’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Broad, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among others.