ART EXHIBITIONS:
CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER |INNOVATORS IN BLOOM
Reception: June 26, 2025 (6:00–8:00 pm)
Exhibit open June 10 – July 31, 2025
Chesapeake Arts Center | Hal Gomer Gallery
194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225 | (410) 636-6597
MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART | AT PLAY | a virtual art show
Virtual Gallery open June 16 – July 31, 2025
MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART | ART IN ABSTRACTION
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10, 2025 (5:30–7:00 pm)
Exhibit open July 8 – August 14, 2025
”Memory Palace,” wins the Maryland Federation of Art’s Juror’s Choice Award for this exhibit
Maryland Hall | Earl and Martino Galleries
801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 | (410) 263-5544
MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART | THE POWER OF COLOR
In-person Reception: Saturday, August 23, 2025 (4:00–6:00 pm)
Exhibit open July 30 – August 23, 2025
Circle Gallery
18 State Circle, Circle Gallery | (410) 268-4566
Open daily 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
ARTS COUNCIL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY &
BWI-THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT | COLOR OF EMOTIONS
Reception: Thursday
Exhibit open July 17 – November 12, 2025
Gateway Gallery at BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport
7050 Friendship Rd, Baltimore, MD 21240 | Arts Council phone: (410) 222-7949
ART DOWN @ Wimsey Cove
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 16, 2025 | Noon to 3:00 pm
Exhibit open August 17 – September 27, 2025
Wimsey Cove
209 Chinquapin Round Rd #101, Annapolis, MD 21401 | (410) 645-0931
MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART | SUMMER MEMBERS SHOW
In-person Reception: Thursday, August 21, 2025 (5:30 – 7:00 pm)
Exhibit open August 21– September 25, 2025
Maryland Hall | Earl Gallery
1801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 | (410) 263-5544
SOLO EXHIBITION| Sponsored by the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County
In-person Reception to be announced
Exhibit open March 3 – May 15, 2026
Arundel Center
44 Calvert Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 | (410) 222-7000
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I make mixed-media collages and paintings that express the mysterious senselessness of life, and to give meaning and visual language to that which cannot be easily understood.
Art is at the basis of who I am, though I was forced to give it up when I joined a cult as a teenager. Managing to stay art-adjacent in my 32-year graphic design business, instead of an artist, I somehow became a performing singer-songwriter and lead singer of a psychedelic tribal band.
Physical challenges led me back to art! I couldn’t wait to get into my studio each day, feeling as though I had lost precious time without practicing my craft. Like a madwoman, in 2024 I furiously began producing art at a speed even I couldn’t believe!
My art and story are featured in the Spring 2025 edition of the arts and culture magazine, Upstart Annapolis, with my pieces adorning the front and back covers, with an 8 page spread. In July 2025, Joanne’s watercolor/ink piece called “Memory Palace” won the Juror’s Choice Award at the Maryland Federation of Art’s “Art of Abstraction” exhibition at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis.