I am a painter of psychological space. Direct text-based works and abstract paintings comprise a vernacular which has been developed through the highs and lows of my own personal experience and relationships.

My work explores themes of religion, love and science. I am very much interested in the intertwining of word and image to create a new language.

Joanna Makris (b. 1971, Baltimore, MD) lives and works in Potomac, MD.

Education

1996

MA, English Literature, Columbia University, New York, NY

1993

MS, Biology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Residencies

2022

Descover Artists, Hydra, Greece