ARTIST STATEMENT
I am an artist/photographer based in the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. My photographs, installations, micro stories, and artist books explore the unseen, sublime, and contradictory nature of societal, cultural, and environmental issues hidden beneath the surface of the everyday and close to home. Themes include climate change, memory, and time. I use my camera as an intuitive tool to document site-specific environments for meaning. In the studio, I alter, group, crop, and sequence select images to enhance and emphasize significant visual narratives of the subject and place. My current project examines the impact of climate change on fragile ecosystems within wetland/riparian zones.
BIO
Born in Queens, NYC, Joanne Ross holds an MFA in Photography from SUNY Buffalo/Visual Studies Workshop, an MS in Art Education from Syracuse University, and a BA in Art Education from Buffalo State College. Joanne is a recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Photography Grant, the Art Institute of Chicago TICA, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Artist/Educator, the PBS Art 21 Artist/Educator, Earthwatch Costa Rica Rainforest Environmental Documentation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar Grant Landmarks of American History and Culture. These accolades are a testament to her artistic prowess and commitment to pushing the boundaries of her art. One-person exhibitions have been held at the Nave Museum in Victoria, Texas, the Edward Williams Gallery at Fairleigh Dickinson University, the Center for Visual Arts at Metropolitan State University, the Anderson Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University, Guttenberg Arts Project Space in New Jersey, and the Shed Space in Brooklyn. Her art is in MOMA's Permanent Collection, Bank of America La Salle, Visual Studies Workshop Archive, the Franklin Furnace Artists' Book Collection, and private collections. This recognition underscores the enduring value and impact of her artistic vision.Concurrent with her artistic pursuits, Joanne has taught photography at the International Center of Photography, School of Visual Arts NYC, Rockland Community College, Ramapo College, New Jersey City University, and the New Jersey Secondary School System.
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Awards
2024 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2011 National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar Grant Landmarks of American History and
Culture: Hudson River in the Nineteenth Century and the Modernization of America
2009 Art 21 PBS Artist/Educator Fellowship Grant
2008 TICA Institute in Contemporary Art Fellowship, School of the Chicago Art Institute
2003 Artist-in-Residence, Fine Art Work Center in Provincetown
2002 TICA Institute in Contemporary Art Fellowship, School of the Chicago Art Institute
1995 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Artist/Educator Fellowship
1995 Earthwatch Institute Study Grant, Costa Rica Rainforest
1985 New York Foundation for the Arts, Artist Fellowship Grant
1985 Artist-in-Residence, New York Foundation for the Arts
One-Person Exhibitions
2019 Parisian Hotel, Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg, NJ
2018 Independence Day, The Shed Space, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Independence Day, Edward Williams Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ
2013 Framing Main: Crossroads of History, curated by Ann Harithas, Nave Museum, Victoria, TX
1983 Center for Visual Arts, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO
1984 New Work, 1708 East Main Alternative Gallery, Richmond, VA
1983 Imagined, Anderson Gallery, curator Marilyn Zeitlin, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Two-Person/Groups Exhibitions
2024
Dwelling in Hope, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Lands and Symbiotic Futures, curators Maru Garcia, and Kaylin Lemajeur, WEAD Online Gallery and Catalogue
Guardians of the Earth, curated by Felix Aarts and Lisa Suss, Gallery at TSTI, South Orange, NJ
2023
Winter Solstice Show 2023, Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
Exposure 2023, Ocean County Artist Guild, Island Heights, NJ
Partners, Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery curated by Thalia Vracholopoulos, John Jay College, NYC
2022
Connections VI, Atlantic Gallery, NYC
State of the Art, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Griffin Museum of Photography, Atelier Gallery, 12th Annual Self-Published Photobook Show, Winchester, MA
2021
12th Annual Photobook Show, Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY
Connections V: Artists Selecting Artists, Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea, NYC
Scrubs Paper Virtual Exhibition, Frontline Arts, Branchburg, NJ
2020
Good Trouble, Artists Respond to the 2020 Presidential Elections, WhiteBox Gallery, New York, NY
One Question/One Answer, Romanov Grave, https://www.romanovgrave.com/curating/one-question-one-answer
2019
War on the World, Frontline Arts, Branchburg, NJ
Duck and Cover, with artist Michael McKeown, Edward Williams Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ
Inside Interiors, Russell Steele Antiques, curated by Romanov Grave. East Hampton, NY
2018
Armistice Day 2018, Puffin Cultural Forum/Frontline Arts/PCNJ, Teaneck, NJ
Response, Founder’s Hall Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc
Superfine, Vox Populi Print Collective, Washington, DC
Response, Galerie Toolbox, Vox Populi Print Collective, Berlin, Germany
Come as You Are, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
SCOPE Basel, Vox Populi Print Collective, Basel Switzerland
Case Studies, Gallery Aferro, curator Evonne M. Davis, Newark, NJ
Jay Street Art, Vox Populi, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Vox Populi: Response, ArtHelix, Brooklyn, NY
SHIM+, ArtHelix, Brooklyn, NY
Unreliable Narrator, ArtHelix, curator Peter Hopkins, Brooklyn, NY
No Borders, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Forward Union Fair, curator Jennie Lamensdorf, New York, NY
Mehu Gallery, New York, NY
CM Gallery, YAW Art Fair, Yonkers, NY
La Gioconda, Mona Liza/ArtHelix, curators Wilson Duggan/Julie McKim, Brooklyn, NY
2014-2015
Dia de Los Muertos, Nave Museum, Victoria, TX
Be Mine Forever, Alliance Gallery, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
Visual Studies Workshop Gallery, Rochester, NY
2011-2012
Remembrance of Things Past, Gallery at 14 Maple, curator Virginia Fabbri Butera, Morristown, NJ
Destination New Jersey: People and Places, Arts Center Gallery, NJ
2009-2010
Fracking: Art and Activism Against the Drill, Exit Art, New York, NY
The Last Book, curated by Luis Camnitzer, Museum of the National Library of Madrid, Spain,
The Zentralbibliothek Zürich,
National Library of Argentina, Aguilar Branch of the New York Public Library
Visual Studies Workshop Gallery, Rochester, NY
Daring and Uncommon, MMC Gallery, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY
1988-2008
Snap to the Grid, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
From Foundation to Ornamentation, A. R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
Four Photographers, Photography Center, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
Visual Arts Gallery Faculty, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Archetype/Symbol/Photograph, O Roe Electric Art Space, Hoboken, NJ
Active Observers, Prallsville Mills, Stockton, NJ
1981-1987
Artists Invite Artists, Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ
Psychodrama (Restructured), Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Recent Photographs, New Jersey City State College, Jersey City, NJ
SYZYGH: A Conjunction of Views, Visible Language Workshop, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
New Developments, The Catskill Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY
Biennale Internazionale di Fotografia, Cultural Section of Sicof 83, Milan, Italy
September Exhibit, Alexandria Museum, Alexandria, LA
Chautauqua Institute for the Performing Arts Gallery, Chautagua, NY
The Next Juried Show, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
Prints/Drawings/Photographs, Brainerd Art Gallery, SUNY Potsdam, Hudson Hall Gallery, Dutchess
Community College, Norman F. Burke Memorial Gallery, Cayuga Community College, Council on the Arts for
Clinton County, Plattsburgh, NY
Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibit, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Recent Work, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Emerging Photographers, Pyramid Gallery, Rochester, NY
Publications /Panels/Interviews
WEAD, Women Eco Artists Dialog Panel in conjunction with the online exhibition LANDS AND SYMBIOTIC FUTURES
Featured on Ecoartspace Instagram , August 30, 2024
”Partners” Catalogue produced by Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, essay by curator Thalia Vracholopoulos,
John Jay College , NYC, december7, 2022-March, 10, 2023
One Question/One Answer, Romanov Grave Interview, https://www.romanovgrave.com/curating/one-question-one-answer
Take a Look at an Artists 10 Day Road Trip from New Jersey to South Florida, The Jersey Journal, by David Mosca, May, 2019
Response, Vox Populi Print Collective Catalogue, Intro by Barry Roal Carlsen, Essay "Back to the Future" by Peter Hopkins,
ArtHelix Gallery Panel, Brooklyn, NY 2017
Beloved, Flash Memoir Literary Reading, New York, NY, 2017
The Garden Party, Art Helix Gallery, Bonnie Rychlak Curator/Moderator, symposium panelist with Joanna Isaak,
Meenakshi Thirukode,
Maureen Connor, Martha Wilson, Janet Goleas, Bonnie Rychlak, Leonora Loeb and Hazel Lee Santino, 2013
Be Mine Forever, Artsletter, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, NY, 2013
A Tale of Secrets, Framing Main: Crossroads of History, Golden Crescent Magazine, Amy Leissner,
Director Nave Museum, Victoria, TX, 2013
KIXS FM 108 Radio, interview with Amy Leissner, Director Nave Museum, Victoria, TX
The Killers, Venue International Literary Magazine, Amsterdam, NL, DAP Distribution, 1999
The New Virginia Review, April 1984, Richmond, VA
Joanne Ross: Recent Work, visual page collaboration with Helen Brunner, 1708 East Main Alternative Gallery
Publication, February 1984, Richmond, VA
Drawing, Collage, Assemblage, Brainerd Art Gallery, Potsdam, NY, catalog essay by Joan Lyons, 1982
Picture Maker Joanne Ross, Arts Voice, vol. 5 Richmond, VA., essay by Peter Beck, 1982
COLLECTIONS
Franklin Furnace Artists' Book Collection
MOMA Permanent Collection
Bank of America LaSalle Collection, Chicago, IL
Visual Studies Workshop Archive, Rochester, NY
Private collections, New York, NY
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts Photography, State University of New York at Buffalo/Visual Studies Workshop
Master of Science in Art Education, Syracuse University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education, State University of New York at Buffalo State College