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Joanne
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ARTIST PROFILE
Joanne is a self-taught artist. A mother of five boys and one girl, as well as a doting Grandmother. Joanne is a descendant of Wiradjuri & Yorta Yorta Nations, located in NSW & VIC. Joanne's Wiradjuri totem is the goanna and her Yorta Yorta totem is the turtle, which gives her inspiration to recreate these totems throughout her artwork. Joanne began painting at 20yrs of age. Her background involves running art stalls at markets & conferences nationally,
participating in and creating street murals as well as holding various exhibitions,
completing commissioned works, teaching & educating through art workshops. Joanne won the design competition for the National Naidoc Poster in 2017 for the theme
"Our Languages Matter".
As a professional artist, Joanne utilises her skills as a means of education for cultural awareness,
having experience working with adults and children alike.
This allows opportunities to deliver personal experiences and share her culture in art workshops and art therapy.
Joanne was born and raised in Sydney and grew up in the suburbs of Redfern & Waterloo. Joanne faced many challenges from a very young age, choosing not to become a victim. Choosing art instead, It's meaning to her as an artist is deeper than paint on canvas. It tells her stories, her culture & language. Joanne's art is as contemporary as she is. As an artist she loves to challenge herself, branching out to try new things artistically
"My art means a whole lot of different things to me, first of all, it is therapy.
I found a way to escape and go somewhere beautiful, even if my world is not feeling beautiful"
participating in and creating street murals as well as holding various exhibitions,
completing commissioned works, teaching & educating through art workshops. Joanne won the design competition for the National Naidoc Poster in 2017 for the theme
"Our Languages Matter".
As a professional artist, Joanne utilises her skills as a means of education for cultural awareness,
having experience working with adults and children alike.
This allows opportunities to deliver personal experiences and share her culture in art workshops and art therapy.
Joanne was born and raised in Sydney and grew up in the suburbs of Redfern & Waterloo. Joanne faced many challenges from a very young age, choosing not to become a victim. Choosing art instead, It's meaning to her as an artist is deeper than paint on canvas. It tells her stories, her culture & language. Joanne's art is as contemporary as she is. As an artist she loves to challenge herself, branching out to try new things artistically
"My art means a whole lot of different things to me, first of all, it is therapy.
I found a way to escape and go somewhere beautiful, even if my world is not feeling beautiful"