Professional Experience
Artist Development Specialist, Catawba Indian Nation, Rock Hill, SC 2022-PresentExhibit Curator, SouthEnd Arts, Charlotte, NC 2020-2021Visitor Services Associate, The McColl Center, Charlotte, NC 2018Creative Marketing Assistant, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, NC 2016-2017Founding Member, Starving Artist Market, Charlotte, NC 2016-2020Museum Archives Intern, C&H Museum at the McCelvey Center, York, SC 2015Education
Winthrop University, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting & Drawing), 2015
University of Massachusetts: Amherst, Masters Certification, 2025
Selected Shows
2026
Constellations, Gemini Arts, Columbia, SC
Crowned by the Roots, Park Center Community Gallery, Charleston, SC
Where the Designers Are, Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC
2025
Color Riot, ClearWater Arts Center, Concord, NC
Black Clay, ARTE NOIR , Seattle, WA
Beyond Time, Park Center Community Gallery, Charleston, SC
2024
Black White Red All Over, Bernardin’s Ratcliffe Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Through the Wire, Bernardin’s Ratcliffe Gallery, Charlotte, NC
MOJA Arts Festival, City Gallery, Charleston, SC
CLAY, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC.
2023
Mother, Mother, SITDON/9-18-9 Studio Gallery, Charlotte, NC
ArtFields Juried Exhibition, The R.O.B. Gallery, Lake City, NC
CLAY, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2022
Abstract Visions, Hygge Co-Working, Charlotte, NC
Regional Arts Exhibition, Dogwood Arts Center, Knoxville, TN
Local Street 2022, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
A Dream Deferred, Lewandowski Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
CLAY, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2021
Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, City Gallery, Charleston, SC
Alleys as Galleries, Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC
Immersive Van Gogh Art Showcase, Camp North End, Charlotte, NC
2019
Portraits from Life, Sara Smith Gallery, Asheboro, NC
2018
SCSM 30th Anniversary Exhibit, SC State Museum, Columbia, SC
29th Annual Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC
2017
ArtPOP Street Gallery Charlotte, NC
Curated
2025
The Sewn Connection, Historic Springs House, Lancaster, SC
2024
P.S. 610: With Highest Honors, Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
2023
A Specific Sheen, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, NC
Always Here: The Past, Present, and Future of Catawba Art, Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
2021
Justice & Beauty, SouthEnd ARTS at the Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC
Justice & Hope, SouthEnd ARTS at the Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC
GRACEfest, SouthEnd ARTS at the Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC
Unlearning, SouthEnd ARTS at the Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC
Collections
The Rosenfield Collection, Dallas TX
Publications
Henry, Joanna. Interview by VoyageATL, 15 Jun. 2023, http://voyageatl.com/interview/life-work-with-joanna-henry-of-charlotte/
Henry, Joanna. Interview by SouthEnd ARTS, Justice, 2 Oct. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkA9Gmzs3_U
Henry, Joanna (2017) "Thinnest of Waists," The Anthology: Vol. 2017, Article 12.
Henry, Joanna (2015) "Accumulating," The Anthology: Vol. 2015, Article 38.
Henry, Joanna (2014) "Dēvadāra," The Anthology: Vol. 2014, Article 56.