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Joanna White

Melbourne, Florida, United States

I create compartmentalized oil paintings on surfaces such as discarded wood scraps, prepared paper, ...

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Joanna White

Joined In 2023

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About the artist

Joanna White

Joined In 2023

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(8 Followers)

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I create compartmentalized oil paintings on surfaces such as discarded wood scraps, prepared paper, or canvas. The paintings are what I call "mental landscapes" -- both evoking nature and an internal abstract world. I think of each compartment as a window -- a small glimpse of something bigger beyond the visible. The rows of painted segments represent time lapses, and may function sequentially like an abstract comic book. The segments often wrap around the surface, terminate unexpectedly and disappear.
My studio is located on the dynamic Space Coast of Florida. I'm currently Professor of Art at Eastern Florida State College, where I teach Drawing, Painting, and Design.

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MFA Studio Art, Florida State University
BFA Studio Art, Birmingham-Southern College

Solo Exhibits

A Thimble for My Soul, Goggleworks Center for the Arts; Reading, Pennsylvania (2022)

Looking Isn’t Seeing, Daytona State College; Daytona, Florida (2014)

Curtains, Alliance for the Arts; Fort Myers, Florida (2013)

Out of Round, Birmingham-Southern College Durbin Gallery; Birmingham, Alabama (2012)

When I Was UnAfraid, Turner Center for the Arts; Valdosta, Georgia (2009)

Frowning in the Mirror, Atlantic Center for the Arts at Harris House; New Smyrna Beach, Florida (2007)

Joanna White: Recent Sculpture and Installation, Brevard Art Museum; Melbourne, Florida (2007)


Two-Person Exhibits

Sight Specific: INSTALLATIONS, Museum of Florida Art; DeLand, Florida (2011)

Repetitive Motions, Oglesby Gallery; Tallahassee, Florida (2004)


Curated Exhibits

Sight Unseen: Touchable Sculpture, Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens; Winter Park, Florida (2016), Curated by Rachel Frisby

PaperCapers, Gateway Center for the Arts; DeBary, Florida (2010), Four-person exhibit curated by Mary McBride

Sublime of the Times, Renee Foosaner Center; Melbourne, Florida (2008), Curated by Derek Gores

The Fine Line, 321 Agency; Melbourne, Florida (2008), Curated by Cliffton Chandler

REshaping Space, Cazenovia College Art Gallery...

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