Joanne Proctor

Joanne Proctor lives and works in Northern Ireland. She received her BA Honours in Fine and Applied Art from the University of Ulster, Belfast School of Art in 2008.

Proctor's art practice explores concepts of nature and human identity, created through intricate and repetitive working processes.

Whilst utilising the needle as a drawing tool, she often uses her own hair as a material which is hand sewn into paper or canvas, incorporating aspects of her own body in her work.

Proctor has participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout Ireland, UK, Italy and US. Her most recent group exhibition titled 'Bristle: Hair and Hegemony' curated by Roisin Kennedy, Niamh McGuinne and Aoife Ruane, will be held at the Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, Ireland 8 July - 23 September 2017

2005 - 2008
First Class BA Honours Degree in Fine and Applied Art, University of Ulster, Belfast 2008

2004 - 2005
BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art and Design, Southern Regional College, Lurgan Campus 2005

2015 The Poetry of Form, Custom House Studios Gallery, Westport, Co. Mayo
2015 Strands of Wishful Thinking: Hairlings and Other Things, R-Space Gallery, Lisburn (in collaboration with Marion Michell) (Invited Artist)
2015 Line - An Ambiguous Journey, Gerard Dillon Gallery, Cultúrlann, Belfast

2014 Paper, Table, Wall and After, Gallery North, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne (Curated by Chris Dorsett and Sian Bowen) (Invited Artist)
2014 Little Kingdoms, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
2014 Creatures, The Sketchbook Project, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, Miami, Florida, USA

2013 Line - An Ambiguous Journey, Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
2013 Line - An Ambiguous Journey, The Drawing Project, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
2013 Precursor, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
2013 The Omnia Scroll, Brighton Jubilee Library, Brighton, England
2013 Co Lab, Ballroom Gallery, University of Ulster, Belfast (Invited Artist)
2013 SCORE, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland
2013 The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York, USA North American Tour, March - October 2013 Curated by Art House Co-op