JO NANAJIAN

EDUCATION

2018 BFA in General Fine Arts, Concentration in Book Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art

EXHIBITIONS

2020 Emotional Revolution, Dorchester Art Project Gallery, Boston, MD

2019 Subjective Nature, August Wilson African American Cultural Center, PA(kilolo)

ArtScape, Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts, Baltimore, MD

Melanin and Honey II, Meca Gallery, Lowell, MA

2018 Immigrant Food Festival, Canton Waterfront Park, Baltimore, MD

ArtScape, Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Baltimore,MD

ArtWalk, Maryland Institute College of Arts, Baltimore, MD

AmFest, American University, Washington, DC

Anatomy Show, Main O Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

2017 Preview #4, Sheila and Richard Ricos Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Untitled, Carriage House, Baltimore , MD

Junior Independent, Alvin and Louise Myerberg Gallery, Maryland Institute

College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Brown Paper Zine, Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Baltimore, MD

PMFVIII, Baltimore School of Design, Baltimore, MD

AWARDS/RESIDENCIES

Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FL, 2020

MICA Recognition Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore,MD,2015 - 2018

COLLECTIONS

Private Collection, Miami, FL

MEDIA

Olivia Deng, “In Virtual Exhibition ‘Emotion Revolution,’ Artists Express Feelings Of Crisis”, The Artery, September 14, 2020

Anaïs DerSimonian, “ Young Artists Explore Identity to Understand History”, Mirror-Spectator, August 6, 2020

“Seeing Color in Action”, Panel Discussion, August Wilson Cultural Center, November 19, 2019

“General Fine Art”, Maryland Institute College of Art, May 2018, pages 84-85

2017

Gallery Intern ⎯⎯ Trestle Projects: Brooklyn Art Space Brooklyn, NY