About the Artist

ARTIST STATEMENT
Joanne Agabs is an artist/illustrator working in various visual arts media.  Creating a personal narrative by visually recording her space and time has been at the core of Joanne's practice.  Whether it is capturing the essence of a small moment through a still life, or a more literal recording of her street corner in New York City, the illustrative nature of her chosen media (pencils and watercolor) capture the intimate energy of objects, spaces in her daily life and even herself through her portraiture.  Combined these current series evoke emotion and thought surrounding the artist’s current sentiments, experiences and place in time.
 
ARTIST BIO
Born in Singapore, Joanne spent much of her childhood in Singapore, Japan and Thailand drawing and painting alongside her mother, a professional printmaker.  Joanne earned her degree in Fine Art from George Washington University with a concentration in drawing, where recognition of her work included the Robert N. Alfandre Award for Drawing. 
 
Today, Joanne lives in New York City with her husband and two children.  She shows her work in galleries throughout New York.  In addition to creating her own work Joanne has created a children's art curriculum which she teaches as a series of workshops to elementary aged children.
 
CV
EXHIBITIONS
Works on Paper, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, NJ (2024 National Juried Competition)
Through Her Eyes, NYC Exhibition, (2024, joint show) 
Beyond the Bricks, Art on the Ave NYC (2023, group show)
36th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery (2022, group show)
A Queens Fine Art Spring Affair, Culture Lab LIC (2022, group show)
The Time Between: My Neighborhood During the Pandemic, Pop-up Art show NYC (2021, solo show)
The Time Between: My Neighborhood During the Pandemic, Online virtual show (2021, solo show)
Loft Artist Association, Stamford, CT (2020, group show)
Contemplation: an Artist's Journey Through Quarantine, Online virtual show (2020, solo show)
Altered States, Pleiades Gallery, NYC (2020, group show)
Drawing, Site: Brooklyn Gallery (2019, group show)
New York City Watercolors, Joanne Agabs; at Lollino Chelsea (2019, solo show)
WIDE OPEN 10, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (2019, group show)
Watercolor: Luminous Light, National Association of Women Artists; NYC (2019, group show)
LIC Arts Open, The Factory LIC, NYC (2018, group show)
COLOR, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (2018, group show)
Botanical, The Local Project; NYC (2017, group show)
WIDE OPEN 8, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (2017, group show)
8th Annual Small Works Exhibition, Manhattan Borough Presidents Office and Art Students League (2017, group show)
PUBLIC ART
Sing for Hope, Painted Piano placed in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY,(2023)
Background art for Model Train Set; Yonkers Train Club (2022)
Sing for Hope, Painted Piano placed in Willoughby Plaza Brooklyn, NY, (2019)
TEACHING
Children’s Art Class (Part Time) – after school art classes for children ages 5-9; (2012 – 2022) 
AWARDS
Certificate of Recognition, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition,New York City; (2018)       
Robert N. Alfandre Award for Drawing, George Washington University, Washington D.C.; (2000)
EDUCATION
2000     George Washington University, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Washington D.C.

• Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute, Florence, Italy; (Fall semester 1998) 
• Independent painting study with Harare based artist Chikonzero Chazunguza; Harare, Zimbabwe; (Spring Semester 1999)

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