Artist Resume and Experience
Joanna trained professionally to draw and paint in oils in the classical realism style at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy (2017-2020). Joanna has attended oil painting and drawing classes and workshops in Cape Town, New York, London and Singapore. Joanna conducts workshops and one-on-one and small group art mentoring and tuition.
Before training and transitioning to a professional painter, Joanna was a Change Management Consultant and Human Resources professional. Joanna has an Honours degree in Business Science, majoring in Organisational Psychology, from the University in Cape Town, South Africa (2002) and has a variety of career coaching certifications.
Exhibitions
Salon104 Group Exhibition – Pleased to Meet You, Mr. Laubscher (2023)
State of the Art Gallery Solo Showcase (2022)
State of the Art Gallery Winter Group Show (2022)
Zeitz Mocaa “Home is Where the Art Is” (October 2020 - October 2021)
Experience and education
Artistic training (2010-current)
Florence, Italy (2017-2020)
Florence Academy of Art Drawing and Painting three-year Certificate Program – April 2017-June 2020
Landscape Painting Workshops with Daniela Astone (Director of Second Year Intermediate Painting Program, Florence Academy of Art) – April 2017, April 2018, April 2019, May 2019
Painting the Figure in the Landscape with Ben Fenske and Daniela Astone – June 2018
Sculpting the Figure for Painters with Mitch Shea (Director of Sculpting Program at Florence Academy of Art) – October 2018-March 2019
Singapore (2015-2017)
My Art Space (drawing classes)
The Federation of the Arts Singapore (live figure drawing)
Classical Realism art classes with Clayton Hudnall
London, United Kingdom (2013-2014)
Lavender Hill Studios (now called London Fine Art Studios): Foundations Course, Evening Course - Figure/Portrait (charcoal and oil)
New York City, United States (2010-2012)
New York Academy of Art, evening classes: Painting the Figure in Oil with James Hoston, live model figure drawing with Hal Edward Brooks.
Spring Street Drawing Studios, weekend classes
University education
University of Cape Town, Bachelor of Business Science, Organisational Psychology Honours (1999-2002)
General education
Camps Bay High School (1994-1996), Cedar House (1997) and Abbott’s College (1998)
Painting as one of 6 final high school subjects
Awards: Best artwork and highest marks for Art in final year of high school; received the class art award in various years during high school at Camps Bay High School
Frank Joubert Art School (now Peter Clarke Art School) – extra-curricular art classes throughout high school