Joanna Anos is a visual artist, poet, and teacher.
She earned a BA from Northwestern University in 1985 and subsequently taught undergraduate poetry writing courses as a part-time lecturer (1988-1991; 1992-1999) at the university. Her poems have appeared in various literary journals, including Full Circle, Luna, The Denver Quarterly, TriQuarterly, and the Southwest Review.
Since 1992, she has been adjunct faculty in the Liberal Arts department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she earned an MFA in Writing in 2001. For many years, she administered the School's academic enrichment program, served as a faculty counselor in the admissions office, and taught foundational and other courses; currently, she teaches first year writing seminars in the BFA program.
Joanna lives in Chicago, IL.
National and International Juried Group Exhibitions, Printmaking and Drawing
2024
37th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition. Grand Gallery of McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA.
2023
The Boston Printmakers 2023 North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery of Boston University, Boston, MA
Five Points Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Five Points Arts Center, Torrington, CT
14th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition, Grace Ross Shanley Gallery, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
28th Parkside National Print Exhibition, Emil H. Mathis Gallery, UW-Parkside , Kenosha, WI.
2021
27th Parkside National Print Exhibition, UW-Parkside Galleries, Kenosha, WI.
2020
7th Biennial FOOTPRINT International Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking,
Norwalk, CT. Third Place Prize winner
Surface Impressions, International Juried Print Exhibition, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Five Points Small Works Juried Exhibition, Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT
2018
Stand Out Prints, International Juried Exhibition, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis,
MN
Paper is Part of the Picture, Anderson Gallery, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
2017
5th International Juried Print Exhibition, Remarque/NewGrounds Print Workshop,
Albuquerque, NM
5th Biennial FootPrint International Exhibition at Julio Valdez Project Space,
New York, NY
2016
5th Biennial FOOTPRINT International Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2015
Hand-Pulled Prints: The Current Practice in Printmaking, International Juried Exhibition, SITE: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
35th Annual Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Heuser Art Center, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL.
2014
Stand Out Prints, International Juried Exhibition, Highpoint Center for Printmaking,
Minneapolis, MN
Less is More: Small Works in a Great Space, National Juried Exhibition, Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD
25th Annual National Drawing & Print Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, Notre-Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD
Light of the Moon, National Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg, TN