Joanna Knox’s ProfileJoanna Knox’s Profile
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- The force that drives me is a fascination with the effects of time. Abandoned spaces lure me in to photograph what the walls are striving to protect. Like an archeologist, I search for details of another time. I want to learn what life was like for the people who lived in that space. Instead of finding something that is tangible, I search for traces of the past. The interiors of these abandoned structures are symbols of our own mortality. They remind us of our past and...
Joanna Knox is a photographer who currently resides in Rockville Maryland. Her interest in photographing old, deteriorating places stems from a young age. As a child she used to walk to school each day through a country junkyard. There was something interesting and new to explore in the junkyard each day such as the skeleton of an antique car. After living in Savannah Georgia to complete her MFA, her early influences led her to explore the back roads of Georgia. Her fascination for exploring and photographing abandoned farmhouses grew. One of Knox’s favorite things to do is to set up her 4x5 camera in a decaying room, put the dark cloth over her head and to see the light form an image with her old-fashioned camera. The aspect of photography that motivates her most is the element of new discovery and fear of the unknown that takes place with each series of photographs. She is currently teaching photography at Rockville High School in Maryland.
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www.joannaknox.com
Education
M.F.A in Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design, GPA 3.95, October 2005
B.A. in Art Education, University of Maryland, College Park, GPA 3.54 May 2001
Exhibitions
Onward 11’, Ring Cube Gallery, Tokyo Japan (scheduled)
Seen and Unseen (solo), Athenaeum, Alexandria VA 2011
Past Presence (solo), Spotlight Gallery, VISarts, Rockville MD 2011
Onward 11’, juried by Larry Fink, Project Basho, Philadelphia PA 2011
Puppy Love, A Novel Experience, Zebulon GA 2011
Southern Memories, curated by John Bennette, Whiskey Bonding Barn, Molena GA 2010
12x12, artDC Gallery, Hyattsville MD 2010
Never Think Small – Redux! A Small Works Exhibition, Climate Gallery, Long Island City NY 2010
SlowExposures 2009 Juried Photography Exhibition, Candler Field Museum, Williamson Georgia 2009
Artomatic 2009, Washington D.C. 2009
Joanna Knox and Katie Wright, Metropolitan Coffee House, Baltimore Maryland 2009
Studio Gallery Presents Artomatic Artists, Studio Gallery, Washington D.C. 2009
Ramen and Resolve, The Starving Artist Showcase, Annapolis Street Gallery, Annapolis Maryland 2008
Slowexposures 2008, Strickland Center, Concord Georgia 2008
Artomatic 2008, Washington D.C. 2008
In Between the Dust, Joanna Knox and Mandy Springer, Arnold Gallery, Rome Georgia 2007
Sean Hennessey and Joanna Knox, Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown Maryland 2007
SlowExposures 2007 Juried Photography Exhibition, Strickland Center, Concord Georgia 2007
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Juried Photography Exhibition, Washington D.C. 2007
Space, Place and Time, H & F Fine Arts, Mount Rainier Maryland 2007
Regional Juried Art Exhibition, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick Maryland 2007
Artomatic 2007, Crystal City Virginia 2007
SlowExposures 2006 Juried Photography Exhibition, Strickland Center, Concord Georgia 2006
9th Annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, Phillips de Pury, New York New York 2005
Forty-Seventh Annual Art Faculty Exhibition, Marlboro Gallery, Largo Maryland 2005
Silverworks Exhibition, May Poetter Gallery, Savannah Georgia 2005
SlowExposures 2005 Juried Photography Exhibition, Strickland Center, Concord Georgia 2005
Past Presence, (solo) Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah Georgia 2005
Women's Rights in Savannah: Photo Exhibit & Oral History, Sentient Bean, Savannah Georgia 2005
'Wave of Hope' Tsunami Charity Silent Art Auction/Exhibition, Sentient Bean, Savannah Georgia 2005
Formal Perceptions, Starcca Gallery, Starland Design District, Savannah Georgia 2004
Look, Opus Gallery, Savannah Photo Collective, Savannah, Georgia 2004
Shop SCAD/Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah Georgia 2003
University of Maryland Photo Group, Greenbelt Community Center Gallery, Greenbelt Maryland 2000
Painting, West Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 1999
Collections
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah Georgia, Silverworks 2005
Save Our Seminary at Forest Glen, Forest Glen Maryland, Archive
Slowexposures, Concord Georgia
Awards
SlowExposures 2009 Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention 2009
Slowexposures 2008 Juried Exhibition, Purchase Award 2008
SlowExposures 2007 Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention and Purchase Award 2007
SlowExposures 2006 Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention 2006
SlowExposures 2005 Juried Exhibition, 3rd place 2005
International Photography Awards, 3rd place, architecture 2005
Graduate Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design 2004-2005
International Photography Awards, 3rd place, self-portrait category 2003
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