Joanne Braddy

Braddy’s exhibition exemplifies the best of local talent. An emerging artist, showcased across the greater South East Corner region, Braddy’s expressionist style has earned her numerous awards. More than just beautifully dark and confronting imagery Braddy’s works are also deeply personal story pieces, each one telling a story featuring in the artist’s long battle in living with mental illness. The exhibition will highlight Braddy’s exciting talent while also voicing a powerful message of self-awareness, self-discovery, passion & perseverance, struggle and , bravery.

“Finding Ones Inner Self” is a mixed media show and highlights Braddy’s versatility in minimalist & expressionist paintings as well as abstract ceramic sculpture. The works change the gallery space into a place of privacy and intimacy, where the viewers are invited to see the world not only through the artist’s eyes but the artist themselves as well. Braddy’s approach to her art and the way the works are supposed to be experienced rather than merely seen is designed to break down the stigmas around mental illness, from both a societal point of view and also from an individual’s perspective.

Art lovers have had the opportunity to admire Braddy’s work in numerous group exhibitions across Australia in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, as well as successful solo shows in Brisbane and Melbourne. Braddy was last year’s recipient of the Brisbane Festival, Art Highly Commended Award, 2017 and the Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Merit Award for their regional art prize in 2017. More recently, the 2018 Moreton Bay Region Council Art Brian Burke 25th Anniversary Award.

Her paintings can be impacting, moving, and healing,  and speak to the viewer of her inner struggles. Her work is always authentic.

 ” My paintings are an expression of my inner world. Through my art I’ve found the courage to break the silence.” Joanne Braddy.

Joanne Braddy CV

Solo Art Exhibition
2019 Restricted emotion redland region art gallery
​2018 Pine River Art Gallery Region Council Art Touring Show the Darkness That Opened My Eyes
2018 Suzanne O’Connell Art Gallery Brisbane Finding Ones Inner Self
2017 Caboolture Regional Art Gallery travelling Solo Exhibition the Darkness that opened my Eyes
2016 AFTM Art Gallery 1st Solo Art Exhibition 
2016 Redcliffe Regional art gallery travelling Solo Exhibition The Darkness that Opened my Eyes
2016 Vera Wade Gallery Brisbane The Journal Solo Exhibition 
2016 Metro Arts Brisbane Images of the Mind Solo Art Exhibition Joanne Braddy Artist space
2016 Metro Arts Brisbane Solo art Exhibition for Opening Joanne Braddy Artist Space 
2015 A New chapter Solo Art Exhibition Brisbane Health Community Resource Expo
2015 Painting Blue online Solo Art Exhibition
2014 St Jo Bake Gallery Redcliffe Solo Art Exhibition 
2014 Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne Broken Reality Solo Art Exhibition
2013 C Gallery Fortitude Valley Solo Art Exhibition
2012 C Gallery Fortitude Valley The Darkness that Opened my Eyes Solo Art Exhibition 
2011 Fire lane gallery Red Hill Imagery Of Emotion Solo Art Exhibition 

Touring Art Exhibition

2018 Pine River Art Gallery Region Council Art Touring Show the Darkness That Opened My Eyes 
2018 Suzanne O’Connell Art Gallery Brisbane Touring show Finding Ones Inner Self
2017 Caboolture Regional Art Gallery travelling Solo Exhibition the Darkness that opened my Eyes
2016 Redcliffe Regional art gallery travelling Solo Exhibition The Darkness that Opened my Eyes
2016 AFTM new Art Gallery 1st Solo Art Exhibition Touring show The Darkness that Opened my Eyes

Awards

2019 Moreton bay art awards 2019 finalists​
2018 Moreton Bay Region Council Art Brian burke 25th Anniversary Award
2017 Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Highly Commended Award
2017 PGQ professional development bursary program
2017 Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Commended Award
2017 Merit Award at the Moreton Bay Region Council Art Awards
2016 Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Emerging Award
2016 Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Highly Commended Award
2016 The Moreton Bay Region Council Art Awards Finalist
2015 Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle We Get By Art Exhibition Art competitions Finalist
2014 Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Highly Commended Award
2014 Brunswick Street Gallery Long listed Small Works Art Exhibition Competition
2013 The Moreton Bay Region Council Art Awards Finalist
2011 Brisbane festival Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Exhibition People’s Choice Award
2011 Brisbane festival Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Highly Commended 

Gallery's 
2019 Artspace 264 Victoria
2019 Revival Gallery
2019 Moore Art Gallery
2019 Makers Gallery 
2018 Suzanne O’connell Gallery
2016 to 2019 Artisan Gallery 
2016 Redland City Council Regional Art Gallery shop
2016 Caboolture Regional Art Gallery shop
2013 Strathpine Regional Art Gallery shop
2012 C Gallery Fortitude Valley 

Group Art Exhibition
2019 Brisbane spectacular
2019 M.H.F group art Festival
2019 Makers gallery
2019 Artspace 264 Melbourne
2019 Moreton bay art awards 2019 finalists
2019 Makers Gallery 
2019 Moore Art Gallery
2019 Revival Gallery
2019 Revival Gallery
2018 Brisbane festival Art from the Margins Exhibition
2017 Brisbane festival Art from the Margins Exhibition
2017 Aspire Art Gallery
2016 Redcliffe Regional Art Gallery Mental Health Week Art Group - Art for Art’s Sake
2016 Brisbane festival Art from the Margins Exhibition
2015 Hogan Art Gallery Melbourne Expressionism Art Exhibition
2015 Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle We Get By competition Art Exhibition 
2015 Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne Small work Art Exhibition Competition
2015 St Jo Baker Gallery Redcliffe Group Show
2014 Brisbane festival Art From The Margins art Exhibition
2014 Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Exhibition
2014 Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne Small work Art Exhibition Competition
2014 Portrait exhibition St Andrews hospital Brisbane
2014 Art Action Group Exhibition
2014 Art & Design Precinct Gallery West End Bold and Beautiful group Art Exhibition 
2014 Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne Portrait, a group exhibition June
2014 Art & Design Precinct Gallery West End 'Journey Into Abstraction'
2014 Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne New Surrealisms Group Art Exhibition
2014 Tap Gallery NSW Group Art Exhibition
2014 Tap Gallery NSW We Will Remember Them Group Art Exhibition April
2013 International Woman’s day group Art Exhibition St Andrews hospital Brisbane
2013 C Gallery Fortitude Valley Group Exhibition 
2011 Brisbane festival Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Exhibition People’s Choice Award
2011 Brisbane festival Brisbane festival Art From The Margins Highly Commended 

Visual Arts
2018 Cultivate the Arts: Intensive - Programs
2013 AFTM Print making workshop

2011 Certificate III in Visual Arts Brisbane North TAFE

Artist talks
2019 Museums and galleries brisbane Artist talk forum
2019 Restricted emotion artist talk Redland Art Gallery
2018 Artist Talk Pine River Regional Art Solo Exhibition The Darkness that Opened my eyes
2017 Artist Talk Caboolture Regional Art Gallery Solo Exhibition The Darkness that Opened my eyes
2017 Artist Talk Grayon Art Gallery
2016 Artist Talk AFTM Solo touring Show
2016 Artist Talk Art From Margins opening Group talk for on go program for Artist Development
2015 Brisbane Town Hall Artist Talk for AFTM 

Media 
2019 Australian Journal of Ceramics magazine
2018 101.5 f m Radio
2017 Press newspaper
2016 Press newspaper
2015 ABC Radio
2015 Western paper
2013 Courier-Mail
2012 Courier-Mail