Joanna Henry is a South Carolina based painter, ceramist, and curator. 

Joanna graduated from Winthrop University in 2011 with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in painting and drawing. She also has her certification in Arts Management from the University of Massachusetts: Amherst. In addition to her studio practice, she currently works with the Catawba Indian Nation as their Artist Development Specialist in their Cultural Division. Where she curates exhibits, and coordinates opportunities for tribal artisans.

Through her work she analyzes the connection between her Caribbean heritage and African American culture. She uses contextual resources like family photos and shared oral histories to create compositions that depict the lives and cultures that influence her. Doing so she aims to reclaim the narrative of the black experience with each piece she creates.