Joanna Milo

“At its core, my art explores connection…our connection to nature, our connection to each other, our connection to ourselves, and our connection to the universe, spirit, or source. Connection is vast, intertwined, sometimes circular, sometimes disjointed. I often find connection on a subconscious level. I’ll create a painting and suddenly, I begin seeing elements of that painting everywhere I go, especially in nature. This has been happening more and more often, as my spirituality and connection to the process of my art have grown.

Mother Nature paints the earth…I strive to interpret her paintings through emotional connection within my art. When I paint, I don’t paint the memory of what I’ve seen with my eyes, but rather, what I’ve felt with my soul. I try to capture the emotion on the canvas and the more I flow with a feeling, the more authentic my work becomes.

My whole life has been an education in art. From the earliest age I can remember, visits to galleries, museums and artist friends’ houses were a regular part of my life. My mother was an accomplished water-colorist, my father, an avid art collector.
Probably thanks to my home in beautiful Southern California, I have always been inspired by nature, specifically, the way t...

University of San Diego, San Diego, CA Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, Communication Emphasis
Art Institute of California, San Diego campus, M.A., Graphic Design
Self-directed residency in conjunction with Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France, 2009

Joanna has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions.
Her work is featured in private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.