| Jo Braun, PhD
Born: Mitchell, SD, 1971
Summary
National Science Foundation laureate, earned PhD by age 30, established corporate career, experienced disillusionment, then relinquished day job in 2005 to build art career from scratch
Selected Awards and Public Space Commissions
2009 Tacoma Public Utilities, Tacoma, WA, Juried public art commission
2009 First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA, Architectural and fine art commission
2009 University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Juried fine art purchase award
2009 Islandwood Outdoor Education Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, Architectural commission
2008 Department of Public Works, Wenatchee, WA, Juried public art commission
2008 Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin, OR, Juried public art commission
2008 Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, King County, WA, Public art commission
2007 Tacoma Public Utilities, Tacoma, WA, Juried purchase award
Selected Exhibitions
2010 69 Insecurities, Mithūn Art Space, Seattle, WA, Juried solo exhibition opening 4 November
2009 Cutting Edges: Contemporary Mosaic Art, Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR, Juried international group exhibition, Best in Show
2009 RE Store Recycled Art Show, Blowing Sands Gallery, Seattle, WA, Juried group exhibition
2009 Sum of All Parts II, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, Juried international group exhibition
2008 From Hard Garbage, Johnston Architects, Seattle, WA, Juried solo exhibition
2008 RE Store Recycled Art and Fashion Show, New York Fashion Academy, Seattle, WA, Juried group exhibition
2008 Mosaic Arts International, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL, Juried international group exhibition
2007 Sum of All Parts: Contemporary Mosaic Art in North America, Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro, OR, Juried international group exhibition, Juror/Curator
2007 An Ancient Language, A Modern Translation, Granville Center for the Arts, Garland, TX, Juried group exhibition
2007 Mosaic Arts International, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ, Juried international group exhibition
2006 Broken Light, Leaking Glass, Colorgraphics, Seattle, WA, Joint exhibition curated by Robin Atlas
2006 Lynnwood Library Gallery, Lynnwood, WA, Juried joint exhibition
2006 Auburn City Hall Gallery, Auburn, WA, Juried joint exhibition
2006 Burien City Hall Gallery, Burien, WA, Juried solo exhibition
2005 Eastside Association of Fine Arts Annual, Bellevue, WA, Juried group exhibition
2005 Out of the Blue, Lynnwood Library Gallery, Lynnwood, WA, Juried group exhibition
2005 Mosaic Aspirations, Ellipse Arts Center, Alexandria, VA, Juried group exhibition
Publications
Feb 2010 Mosaic Art Now,The State of the Art: Fine Art Mosaic, by S. King, pgs 10-13
Nov 2009 The Art of Mosaic 2009, “Mosaics Today,” by O. Avni, PhD, pgs 3-11
Apr 2008 Metropolitan Home, “Sustainable in Seattle,” by F. Albert and J. Granen, pgs 112-121
Jan 2008 Mosaic Art Now, B. Buckingham, ed., pg 47
Oct 7, 2007 The Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine, "Sexy Green," By R. Teagarden, pgs 1-7
Aug 4, 2007 The Seattle Times DIGS, “Piecing It Together,” by N. Tsong and B. Udesen, pgs 8-9
Oct 7, 2007 The Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine, “Sexy Green,” by R. Teagarden a
Selected Employment
June 2005 – present: Studio Ravenna LLC, Seattle, WA, Founding Member, Lead Artist
August 2006 – present: Bedrock Industries, Seattle, WA, Mosaic and Mixed Media Art Instructor
September 2001 – June 2005: Starbucks Coffee Company, Seattle, WA, Research Project Manager
February 1998 – December 2001: Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
August 1993 – January 1998: Departments of Anthropology and Rhetoric, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Graduate Instructor
September 1991 – June 1993: Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Ethnographic Archive and Collections Registrar
Selected Education
2009 Flameworking I, Nat Franco, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2008 Pre-Cast Concrete Mosaic Construction and Installation, Deb Aldo, Pomfret, CT
2007 A Master Class in the Indirect Technique, Gary Drostle, London, UK
2006 The Spontaneous Mosaic, Ilana Shafir, Ashkelon, Israel
2005 Color, Tone, and Intensity in Fine Art Mosaic, Emma Biggs, London, UK
2005 Master Class in Fine Art Mosaic, Lucio Orsoni and Giovanni Cucco, Venice, Italy
2001 Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, PhD, National Science Foundation laureate
1993 Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, BA, summa cum laude
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