Joanne Stead

Solo Exhibitions

Sep 2019

Reflections of Country at Miss Ju Ju’s, Tamworth NSW

Nov 2017

Unmeasured Moments, at ME Artspace, St Leonards NSW

Aug 2016

Choosing to Fly, at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston QLD

Feb 2016

Scraperboard and Other Amusements, at cafe2340 gallery, Tamworth NSW

Joint Exhibitions

Apr 2021

Blindspot at Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, Warialda NSW

Jan 2021

Blindspot at Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth NSW

Sept 2020

Waste to Art at Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery, Gunnedah NSW

Feb 2019

Tethered: Embodying the Mother-Artist Model, University of Southern Qld, Toowoomba Qld

Sept 2018

Finding Extraordinary in Everyday Ordinary at Splash on Peel, Tamworth NSW

May 2018

Threads and Brushes at Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery, Gunnedah NSW

May 2017

Reconciliation Week Exhibition at University of Newcastle UDRH, Tamworth NSW

Mar 2017

Black and White at the Armidale Cultural Centre and Keeping Place, NSW

Jan 2017

Our Mob Creates at the Inland Cafe, Tamworth NSW

Public Art Installations

Apr 2021

Mural: Timbumburi Public School

Jan 2020

Mural: Tamworth Regional Council Cavalcade float

July 2018

Mosaic Installation: Tamworth Regional Youth Centre

Nov 2017

Mural Series: Electrical Substations, Tamworth

Sept 2017

Mural: Bondi Beach Sea Wall, Bondi NSW

Nov 2016

Mural: Ooranga Mobile Preschool, Currabubula NSW

Oct 2016

Mosaic Installation: Bicentennial Park, Tamworth

Mar 2016

Mosaic Installation: Tamworth Regional Youth Centre

Jul 2015

Entrance signage and Special Features: Tamworth Adventure Playground

Joanne Stead is a self-taught artist based in Tamworth, NSW. Describing herself as a “mum, artist and life enthusiast,” she recognises and draws on her surroundings, current issues, and “everyday magic” in her artmaking.

“I believe that two of most important things in life are a sense of belonging and a sense of purpose,” Joanne says. “Feeling that you belong connects you the world around you, and feeling that you offer something meaningful connects you to society, so to have both is critically foundational. Reconnecting to my artistic side, as a reflection of what I can uniquely offer to the world, has been a major turning point for me.”

A diverse artist, Joanne works across mediums including scraperboard, acrylics and linocut, with works depicting a range of subjects from her own experience and imagination.

Climate change, species loss and the creation of a shared vision for the future, form a recurring theme in her current work.

A founding member of the Tamworth Regional Art Collective, Joanne has also worked on seven public art projects over the last five years, including a number of murals and three large mosaic installations.