A Bundjalung woman, Joanne was born in Ballina in 1974. Although she has lived in Sydney, Lismore, Byron Bay and Melbourne, her roots are in Ballina. Joanne studied theatre and did dance theatre before moving back to Ballina where she worked voluntarily in an art gallery and began exploring visual art. Although Joanne did some life drawing workshops in Melbourne, she is self-taught. In 2007 Joanne entered the 'Bundjalung Art Award’ and her work was exhibited at the Grafton Regional Gallery. In 2006 she had a solo exhibition, 'Beautiful Creatures’, at the Blue Tongue Café in Lismore. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in Melbourne, Ballina and Tweed Heads and has been sold to private collections in Australia.
- Writers:
- Arts Northern Rivers
- Date written:
- 2009
- Last updated:
- 2011
