Joanna Pottle (she/her) resides in Poland (since 2019), born and raised in Virginia, US.
Grants, Residencies & Awards
2024 La Casa la Movil Art Residency | Algodonales, Cadiz, Spain
2023 CEC ArtsLink, Art Prospect Network Residency hosted by Ukrainian organization Platform for Interdisciplinary Practice Open Place | Białystok, Poland
2023 US Department of State Global Ties, 2023 Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund for ‘ Migrating Memoryscapes: Creating Community for Ukrainian Refugees Through Art’ led by Joanna Pottle and Frankee Lyons | Poland
2022 The Kosciuszko Foundation, Research Program Grant 2022-2023 ‘Mapping Memoryscapes’ | Krakow and Warsaw, Poland
2022 The Old School International Art Residency | Gorna Lipnitsa, Bulgaria
2022 Humanity in Action, The Mapping Inequities Fellowship | remote between the US and Europe
2021 The Fulbright Program, US Student Researcher Grant Extension | Krakow, Poland
2021 International Painting Symposium “Mark Rothko 2021”, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre | Latvia **
2021 World of Co Artist Residency, WOC@HOME | Sofia, Bulgaria
2020 US Embassy Grants Program, US Embassy & Consulate in Poland Grant, 2020-2021
2020 The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), Graduate Studies Scholarship | Poland
2019 US Fulbright Student Researcher Grant, 2019-2020 | Krakow, Poland
2019 School of Art, Design, and Art History, Senior Achievement Award in Art History, James Madison University
2019 Krakow Research & Curatorial Practice Project | Krakow, Poland
2019 Center for Global Engagement International Development Grant, James Madison University
2019 Honors College Undergraduate Research Grant, James Madison University
2018 Umbau, Summer Residency, Studio Krakow | Krakow, Poland
2018 The New York Academy of Art, Undergraduate Summer Residency | New York, New York
2018 Lisanby Scholar, James Madison University
2018 Robert & Barbara Duke Scholar, James Madison University
2018 Office of Research & Scholarship Grant, James Madison University
2018 College of Visual and Performing Arts Foundation Grant, James Madison University
2018 College of Visual and Performing Arts Rising Stars Endowed Grant, James Madison University
2018 Honors College Grant, Thesis Summer Residencies, James Madison University
2018 School of Art, Design, and Art History, The Phillip James Art Education Community Outreach Award
2018 School of Art, Design, and Art History, Dr. Jay Art Education Award
2018 The New York Academy of Art, Undergraduate Residency Grant
2017 James Madison University Foundation Scholarship, Myra Doherty Memorial Scholarship
2017 School of Art, Design, and Art History, Crystal Theodore Scholarship
2017 Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant
2016 John Tyler Community College, Student Art Show Karen Gammon Drawing Award
2015 John Tyler Community College, Art Endowed Scholarship
**Two paintings from residency now part of the permanent collection at the Mark Rothko Art Center
Curatorial Projects
2024 La Casa la Movil Art Residency, Molding Memoryscapes | Algodonales, Cadiz, Spain
2023 Kiosk, Merging Memoryscapes, experimental art installation project | Kraków, Poland
2023 The Women’s Rights Center Kraków Branch, Vagina Monologues Weekend Art Charity Event, Group Exhibition Curator | Kraków, Poland
2022 The Old School Residency International Art Residency, Шляя/ to amble Exhibition Curator | Gorna Lipnista, Bulgaria
2022 MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, ‘T-O-G-E-T-H-E-R’ Workshop and Outdoor Installation
2020-2021 US Embassy Grants Program, US Embassy and Consulate in Poland Grant, Virtual Cultural Exchange Program
Solo Exhibitions
2024 La Casa la Movil Art Residency, Molding Memoryscapes | Algodonales, Cadiz, Spain
2023 Kiosk, Merging Memoryscapes - experimental public art installation project | Kraków, Poland
2023 Regional Chamber of Commerce (RIG) in Katowice, Rethinking Across Borders | Katowice, Poland
2022 The Old School International Art Residency, Шляя/ to amble | Gorna Lipnitsa, Bulgaria
2022 International Print Triennial Society of Krakow, Centrum Gallery | Krakow, Poland
2020 Off Frame Gallery, prz_szłość | Krakow, Poland
2019 The Friendly City Danceroom, Joanna Pottle | Harrisonburg, VA
2019 John Tyler Community College, Liminal Space | Midlothian, VA
2019 Duke Hall Grace Street Gallery, Honors Thesis Exhibition | Harrisonburg, VA
2018 Duke Hall Grace Street Gallery, BFA Capstone Exhibition ENMESH | Harrisonburg, VA
Group Exhibitions
2023 MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, Concert/Screening of ‘Memoryscapes’ by Joanna Pottle and Jeremy Wexler | Kraków, Poland
2022 FestivALT, A Difficult Room to Visit, | Krakow, Poland
2022 KMWTW Art Gallery and Kiosk Art Space, WATER RITUALS | Krakow, Poland
2022 International Center for Graphic Arts (SMTG) Centrum Gallery, 9 Wystawa Członków MCSG w Krakowie / 9th Exhibition of SMTG Members in Krakow | Krakow, Poland
2022 US Embassy Grants Program, US Embassy & Consulate in Poland Grant, Project Exchange
2021 Stakkato Art Space, In between landscapes / Pomiędzy krajobraz | Kraków, Poland
2021 UFO Gallery, Illusion Fields | Krakow, Poland
2021 Nówka Sztuka, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts | Kraków, Poland
2021 International Painting “Mark Rothko 2021” Exhibition, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre | Latvia
2021 World of Co Artist Residency, WOC@HOME Online Exhibition | Sofia, Bulgaria
2020 Galicia Jewish Museum, “Cities of Peace” Sparkling Light | Krakow, Poland
2019 Tytano, Umbau School of Architecture, The Studio Krakow, Plakaty | Krakow, Poland
2019 Bunkier Gallery of Contemporary Art, Nowka Sztuka Art Fair | Krakow, Poland
2019 Fulbright Poland Art Auction and Gala | Warsaw, Poland
2019 The Pop-Up Art Collective, Secluded Spaces | Harrisonburg, VA
2019 The little Gallery Underground Music Library, Cadenza | Harrisonburg, VA
2019 Endeavor Gallery, Ltd. 2019 – Print Based Exhibition | Richmond, VA
2019 Sawhill Gallery, Funky Little Painting Show | Harrisonburg, VA
2018 artWorks Gallery, DOLPH Exhibition | Harrisonburg, VA
2018 Umbau School of Architecture, The Studio Krakow Exhibition, Fortissimo | Staunton, VA
2018 Pop Up Art Harrisonburg Collective Show | Harrisonburg, VA
2018 Off Frame Gallery, Umbau School of Architecture, Fortissimo | Krakow, Poland
2018 The New York Academy of Art, Summer Residency Exhibition | New York, New York
2018 artworks Gallery, Undergraduate Juried Show Honorable Mention | Harrisonburg, VA
2018 artWorks Gallery, ART+ | Harrisonburg, VA
2017 artWorks Gallery, E(ART)H | Harrisonburg, VA
2017 artWorks Gallery, Undergraduate Juried Show | Harrisonburg, VA
2017 Duke Hall Grace Street Gallery, Intermediate + Advanced Painting Show | Harrisonburg, VA
2016 John Tyler Community College, JTCC Student Art Show | Midlothian, VA
Professional Experience
2024 Humanity in Action, Project Reviewer for 2024-2025 Fellowship Programs
2023-current Humanity in Action, Community Engagement Manager | Remote between the USA + Europe
2023 US-Polish Fulbright Commission, Project Reviewer for the Fulbright Graduate Student Award 2024-2025
2023-current Contemporary LYNX Art Magazine, Freelance Writer
2022 Easttopics, East Curatorial Course x Luca Lo Pinto | Budapest, Hungary
2022 Contemporary LYNX Art Magazine, Remote English Language Proofreader
2022 US-Polish Fulbright Commission, Project Reviewer for the Fulbright Graduate Student Award 2023-2024
2021 The Fulbright US Student Research Program, Open Study/Research Award, Grant Extension
2020-2023 Oxford House, Remote English Language Editor and Proofreader | Krakow, Poland
2019-2023 Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK), Education Fellow | Krakow, Poland
2020-2021 US Embassy in Poland Grantee, Solidarity Art Project Artistic Director, Remote / Krakow, Poland
2020-2021 Legacy International, The Global Youth Village Art & Culture Educator and YLP Social Media | Bedford, VA
2019-2020 The Fulbright US Student Research Program, Open Study/Research Award
2019-2021 Umbau School of Architecture, Core Team Member | Staunton, VA & Krakow, Poland
2018- 2019 Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art, Gallery Assistant | Harrisonburg, VA
2017- 2018 James Madison University Libraries, Student Assistant | Harrisonburg, VA
2016- 2017 James Madison University America Reads, Tutor | Harrisonburg, VA
2015- 2016 John Tyler Community College Writing Center, English and Art Tutor and Proofreader | Midlothian, VA
Teaching Experience
2023 US Department of State Global Ties, 2023 Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund for ‘ Migrating Memoryscapes: Creating Community for Ukrainian Refugees Through Art’ led by Joanna Pottle and Frankee Lyons | Poland
2023 American Councils Poland, FLEX Program Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) Teacher, Warsaw, Poland
2022-2023 VOICE Amplified, Facilitator for Humanitarian Aid and Professional Development English Language Workshops, Kraków, Poland
2020-2023 Oxford House, Remote English Language Private Instructor and Tutor, Krakow, Poland
2020-2021 Legacy International, The Global Youth Village and TechGirls, Remote Art & Culture Educator, Bedford, VA
2019-2021 Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK), Education Fellow, Krakow, Poland, 2019-2020
2018 Thomas Harrison Great Oak Academy, Art Education Middle School Practicum, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 East Rockingham High School & Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Art Education Practicum, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 Legacy International, The Global Youth Village, Studio Art Instructor and Manager, Bedford, VA
2017 The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Art Education Program, Curiosity Camp Intern, Richmond, VA
2016 Waterman Elementary, Art Education Elementary Practicum, Harrisonburg, VA
Lectures, Artist Talks, Conferences & Publications
2025 Contemporary Lynx, Essay, ‘Between Bloom and Decay. The Garden as a Radical Commons.’
2023 Science Information Center and Academic Library (CINiBA), “What between the forgotten and remembered”, Guest Lecturer and Workshop | Katowice, Poland
2023 Polonium Foundation, To Poland For Science Meetup Warsaw, Speaker | Warsaw, Poland
2023 Townson University Literary Magazine, Grub Street Vol 73, Magazine Cover Art | Townson, Maryland
2023 ASP Warsaw Painting Faculty, Artist Talk and Workshop | Warsaw, Poland
2023 Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Solvay, Strefa 223: Concert + Screening - ‘Memoryscapes’ by Joanna Pottle and Jeremy Wexler, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Solvay | Kraków, Poland
2022 Muzeum HERstorii Sztuki, Zine Writing and Visual Art Contributor, January 2022 Vol | Krakow, Poland
2022 Stakkato Art Space, In between landscapes / Pomiędzy krajobraz, Artist Talk | Krakow, Poland
2021 The Red Zenith Collective, Artist Interview | Online
2021 ArtBLAB London, Artist Talk “Visual Dialogues of the In Between” | Online
2021 James Madison University, School of Art, Design, and Art History, Drawing I Course, Artist Talk | Online
2021 International Painting Symposium “Mark Rothko 2021”Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Artist Talk | Daugavpils, Latvia
2021 World of Co Artist Residency, WOC@HOME, Artist Talk | Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 MOCAK Mini Virtual Guided Tours in English, Spring Series | Krakow, Poland
2020 MOCAK Forum Magazine, Rumors of War and Rainbow: A Two Case Study Investigation of “Controversial” Contemporary Public Art, Paper Publication | Krakow, Poland
2020 American Corner Radom Remote Conference, CRISIS- this too, shall, pass | Radom, Poland
2020 Legacy International, Global Viewpoints Forum Virtual Exchange, Virtual Artist Lecture | Bedford, VA
2020 The University of Science and Technology, Dr. Agata Stępień, Virtual Artist Lecture | Krakow, Poland
2020 The University of Helsinki, Fulbright Visit and Artist Talk | Helsinki, Finland (postponed, COVID-19)
2020 The Fulbright Association, Berlin Seminar 2020 | Berlin, Germany (cancelled, COVID-19)
2019 TedxKazimierzWomen “Bold and Brilliant” | Krakow, Poland
2019 US Consulate in Krakow and the Pedagogical University, Zoom in on America Panelist | Krakow, Poland
2019 The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, 4th International Student Conference of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art | Krakow, Poland
2019 The Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK), Guiding Tour | Krakow, Poland
2019 The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Artist Talk | Krakow, Poland
2019 US Consulate in Krakow, Presentation on American Culture | Krakow, Poland
2019 School of Art, Design, and Art History, Panelist for Design Critiques | Harrisonburg, VA
2019 School of Art, Design, and Art History, Student Artist Lecture Series | Harrisonburg, VA
2019 Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, Artist Talk, | Krakow, Poland
2019 Pedagogical University, Presentation on Curation & Exhibition Design | Krakow, Poland
2019 The little Gallery Underground Music Library, Artist Talk | Harrisonburg, VA
2019 James Madison University, Artist Talk, Honors Thesis Exhibition | Harrisonburg, VA
2019 John Tyler Community College, Artist Talk | Midlothian, VA
2018 School of Art, Design, & Art History Art History Colloquium, Presentation, | Harrisonburg, VA
2018 NARC Thriving in a Wounded World Recovery Conference Exhibit, Lecture | Richmond, VA
2018 The New York Academy of Art, Summer Residency, Artist Talk | New York, New York
2018 School of Art, Design, & Art History, BFA Capstone Exhibition Artist Talk | Harrisonburg, VA
Education
2022 MA in European Studies Programme, Central and Eastern European Studies: Research Track
Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Thesis Title: Between Rainbows and Stone(s): Intersecting Heritage, Art and Democracy in Poland’s Public Space
Thesis Supervisors: prof dr. hab. Zdzisław Mach and dr. Łucja Piekarska-Duraj
2019 BFA Studio Art, Painting & Drawing, BA Art History, and Art Education Licensure
James Madison University, Honors College, Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Title Title: Liminal Space (art installation project)
Thesis Supervisors: Dr. William Wightman, Dr. Susan Brook, and Susan Zurbrigg
2019 BFA Studio Art, Painting & Drawing, BA Art History, and Art Education Licensure
2018 Study Abroad, NYC Global Arts Capital, New York, New York, US
2017 Study Abroad, Michelangelo’s Rome, Rome, Italy
2016 Visual Arts Associates Degree, John Tyler Community College, Midlothian, Virginia, US
Languages:
English: Native
Polish: B1 (speaking and comprehension: lower intermediate, reading and writing: intermediate)
French: A2 (reading, writing, speaking and comprehension: high beginner / lower intermediate)
Ukrainian: A1
Professional Affiliations & Leadership
2025-Present Polish Alumni Association of USG Program
2022-Present Humanity in Action Senior Fellows Network
2020-Present Fulbright Alumni Association
2020-Present International Print Triennial Society of Krakow
2020-Present Mid America Print Council
2019-Present The Fulbright US Student Research Program
2017-2018 Kappa Pi International Honors Art Society Executive Board, Development, JMU Chapter
2017-2018 College of Visual and Performing Arts, Student Ambassador, JMU
2017-2018 National Art Educators Association Student Chapter Executive Board, Secretary/Treasurer, JMU
2017-2018 Kappa Pi International Honors Art Society Executive Board, Service Chair, JMU Chapter
Bibliography
2022 International Triennale Graphic Society in Krakow, “Joanna Pottle | What’s between the forgotten and remembered”, 9 February 2022.
2021 World News Today, “The 17th International Painting Symposium “Mark Rothko 2021” – Culture, Art has started in Daugavpils”
2021 Nouvelles Du Monde, “Le 17e Symposium international de peinture <<Mark Rothko 2021 2021>> Culture, Art a commencé à Daugavpils”
2021 Public broadcasting of Latvia (LMS.LV) “Daugavpils hosts 17th International Painting Symposium ‘Mark Rothko 2021’
2021 Daugavpils Mark Rothko Centre, “Daugavpils Hosts the 17th International Painting Symposium “Mark Rothko 2021”
2020 Fulbright Poland, “Polsko-Amerykańska Komisja Fulbrighta, Auction Item and Biography”
2019 School of Art, Design, and Art History “JMU Art Student Wins 2019-2020 Fulbright Award to Poland.”
2019 Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art, “Greetings from Nashville: A conversation with Jodi Hays.”
2019 John Tyler Community College, Alumni Spotlight, Joanna Pottle.
2019 Office of Research and Scholarship January Newsletter. James Madison University. Art Student Completes Residency in Poland”“
2018 School of Art, Design, and Art History "BFA Student Spotlight: Joanna Pottle." James Madison University. 2 May, 2018.
2018 Baclay, Kathy. "VAEA Winter 2018 Newsletter.” Virginia Art Education Association.
2016 Walker, Holly, “News Release: Student Artists Recognized for their Talents.” John Tyler Community College. 03 May, 2016.