Contact: Jmruckman@gmail.com
Joanna is a multimedia artist, designer, and educator. She creates art to further social justice, anti-racism, and human rights. Her current projects aim to disrupt mainstream mentalities, amplify traditional wisdoms, and create more feminine beauty.
An anti-disciplinary artist, she explores a wide variety of artistic tools, and weaves together diverse media. She is currently focusing on printmaking, and documentary film-making, but her works also include murals, social engagement, and sculpture.
She teaches courses in Multimedia Arts at Berkeley City College. She is an Artist in Residence at KALA Art Institute. She designs and prints posters in public spaces for political actions with SFPoster Syndicate.
Joanna received her MFA from SFAI and a BA in Visual Arts and Cultural Anthropology from Brown University.