Jo-Ann M. Acey
Education: MFA Texas Tech University BFA Daeman University University of Arizona - additional studies
Printing Studies with Master Printer, Kathy Caraccio, NYC and Italy, 2006-Present
Current Exhibition:
440 Gallery, The Journey Home
March 20th - April 20th
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Established Gallery, Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2025 20 years and Counting, 440 Gallery, 20th Anniversary Show, Member Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Established Gallery, 12/12, Group Exhibition, Curated by Emily Chiavelli, Brooklyn, NY
2024 ASSEMBLAGE: A VISUAL EXCHANGE, 3-Person Exhibition, St. Joseph's Univerisity, Brooklyn Campus Council for the Arts, Curated by Jo-Ann Acey, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Gowanus Open Studios, Brooklyn NY
2024 Hand to Hand, Group Exhibition, Nevin Street Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Brooklyn >>Berlin, Group Exhibition, Berlin, Germany.
2024 Tower Show, The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Pattern Gala Show, Arts Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
2024 440 Gallery, Mind’s Eye, 3-Person Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2023 440 Gallery, Small Works Show, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Gallery 160, Into the Woods, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2023 440 Gallery, Eclectic Visions, 3-Person Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Arts Gowanus, Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Established Gallery, Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2023 Kentler International Drawing Center, 100 Works on Paper, Brooklyn, NY
2023 440 Gallery, Dreaming: awake and sleeping, Solo Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2022 440 Gallery, Small Works Show, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Established Gallery, From the Brooklyn Sky, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2022 440 Gallery, Layers, 3-Person Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Arts Gowanus, Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2022 All Island Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Martha’s Vineyard, Ma
2022 Nu Hotel, WHYNOTARTNYC, Group exhibition, curated by Grace Freedman, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Arts Gowanus, The Tower Project, Saint Mark’s Place, Brooklyn, NY
2022 440 Gallery, Movement, 3 Person Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Why Not Art, Rebirth: Brooklyn, Littlefield Gallery, 3 Person Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2021 440 Gallery, Close to Nature, 3-Person Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Kentler International Drawing Center, 100 Works on Paper, Group Show, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Saint Marks Exhibition Space, Group Show, Brooklyn, NY
2021 We’re Still Here, Arts Gowanus at the Old Stone House, Portrait Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2021 All Island Art Exhibition, Martha’s Vineyard, Ma.
2021 440 Gallery, Urban Stories: a changing landscape, Solo Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Arts Gowanus, Awakened, Group Exhibition, Artsy online, curated by Yvena Despagne
2021 Arts Gowanus, Art for Environmental and Climate Justice. Group Exhibition, curated by Tracy Penn
2020 Brooklyn Cluster Gallery, Full Circle, Solo Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2020 440 Gallery, Linked, 4 Artist Project Space Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Nu Hotel, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2020 ArtsGowanusAtlanticAvenue, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Kentler, International Drawing Center, 100 Works on Paper, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Arts Gowanus, Old Stone House, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn NY
2020 440 Gallery, Members Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Artists in the Neighborhood, Group Show at Robert Caroll Office, Brooklyn, NY
2019 440 Gallery, “Color Shift”, Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
2019 440 Gallery, “Blue”, Online Artsy Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2019 All Island Art Show, Group Exhibition, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
2019 Arts Gowanus, ShapeShifters, The Tower Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Arts Gowanus, ShapeShifters, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Kentler International Drawing Center, 100 Works on Paper, Brooklyn, NY
2019 440 Gallery, “Swing”, Solo Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2019 440 Gallery, “The Nature of Things” Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Krasdale Gallery, “Persistence of Vision”.Group Exhibition, Westchester, NY
2018 Brooklyn Cluster Gallery, “In Their League”, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Brooklyn Cluster Gallery, Small Works Show, Brooklyn, NY
2018 440 Gallery, “In Full Color” 3-Person Exhibition Brooklyn, NY
2018 Brooklyn Works, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Site: Brooklyn Gallery, “Color: Primary to Tertiary”, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2017 St. Joseph’s College, Art Gallery, “Finding Beauty” Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Gowanus Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Chocolateria Art Space, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2017 All Island Art Show, Group Exhibition, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
2017 440 Gallery - “Point of View”, Brooklyn NY
2017 Kentler International Drawing Center, Group Show, 100 Works on Paper, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Compass - Group Exhibition, Curated by Myra Kooy, Brooklyn, NY
2017 440 Gallery - Solo Exhibition - “La Luna” Brooklyn, NY
2016 Squared Dot Plus Studios - Winter Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Cocoa Bar Art Space -Affordable Art Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2016 All Island Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Martha’s Vineyard, Ma.
2016 440 Gallery - Small Works Show Curated by Joanne McFarland, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Site: Brooklyn Gallery - 2nd Annual Hand Pulled Prints: The Current Practice of Printmaking, Group Exhibition, Curated by Kathy Caraccia, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Cocoa Bar Art Space - Group Exhibition, Curated by Myra Kooy, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Kentler International Drawing Center, Group Show, 100 Works on Paper, Brooklyn, NY
2016 440 Gallery -Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Long Year Gallery, Artists Choose Artists, Margaretville, NY
2016 440 Gallery - New Members Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Gowanus Open Studios, 540 President St., Brooklyn NY
2015 The Candy Factory, Fall Exhibition “Merge”, Brooklyn, NY
2015 440 Gallery- Off the Press Print Exhibition Curated by Kathy Caraccio and Roni Henning Brooklyn, NY
2015 440 Gallery- Small Works Exhibition Curated by Bill Carroll, Brooklyn, NY.
2013 The Avenue Gallery, Contemporary Connecticut Printmakers Members ‘ Exhibition, Norwalk, CT
2013, 2104, 2013 The Candy Factory, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Gallery Gureje, "Red Show", Brooklyn, NY
2012 The Candy Factory, "New Works on Paper", Open Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2010 The Candy Factory, "Square Routes: Finding Direction", Solo Exhibition, NY 2010
2016,2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 Kentler International Drawing Center, Group Show, Annual Benefit, Brooklyn, NY
2010 United Nations International School, Faculty Exhibition, New York, NY
2009 440 Gallery, Group Exhibition, Juried by Florence Neal, Brooklyn, NY
2014 -2000 S.O.N.Y.A. (South of the Navy Yard Artists) Brooklyn, NY,
2008-2004 1110 Gallery, Brooklyn NY Group Exhibition, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
2006 Upstairs Gallery, Group Exhibition, Chester NJ,
2006 Potentino Italy, Group Exhibition (Printmaking)
2007 Villa Pignano Volterra Italy Group Show
2007 Volterra Italy Group Exhibition(Printmaking)
2007 Brooklyn Borough Hall Group Exhibition Brooklyn, NY
2006 1110 Gallery Small Works Show, Brooklyn, NY
2005 Ceres Gallery NYC, NY Group Show
2005 A.I.R Group Show, NYC, NY
2005 Tillies of Brooklyn; Solo Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2005 1110 Gallery Small Works Show Brooklyn, NY
2005 Brooklyn Academy of Music Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Tillies of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY. Group Exhibition, 2002
2002-1998 United Nations International School Group Exhibition, NYC, NY
1999-1998 Astraea Foundation Solo Exhibition, NYC, NY
1993 Broome Street Gallery Solo Exhibition, “Dwellings: A Self Portrait” NYC, NY
1992 Broome Street Gallery Solo Exhibition, “The Journey Home,” NYC, NY
1993-1991 Artists Space Solo Exhibition, NYC, NY
1991 Curated by Jackie Battenfield, Rotunda Gallery
1990 Curated by Stephan Westfall, Artist and Critic
1989 Curated by Ileen Sheppard, Director of Exhibitions, Queens Museum, NY
1985-88 Curated by Paterson Sims, Whitney Museum of Art, NY, NY
1993 Lubbock Fine Arts Center Lubbock Texas. “Art 25-Relativities: A TTU Art Dept. Alumni Invitational.”
1991 MacKenzie Gallery Group Exhibition, Armenia, NY
1991 Art Care Two-Person Exhibition, Orient, NY
Artwork is represented in public and private collections in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Italy, Canada, Japan, and Mexico.
Professional and Employment History
2016 - Present Member of 440 Gallery, 440 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
2016 - Present Member of Arts Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Artist/Instructor: Spoke the Hub
1993-2014 Artist/Instructor: United Nations International School
1979-1993 Artist/Instructor: The Studio in a School Association
1993 Recipient of ATE Roundtable Sustained Achievement Award for Visual Artists Who Teach
Art Consultant: Developing and presenting teacher-training workshops, after-school programs, and independent art study with children ages 5-18.
1985-Present Designed and implemented art workshops and seminars. Organized, curated, and installed exhibitions. Clients include: Paine Webber, Reader’s Digest, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Storm King Art Center, and St. John’s University, Studio in A School Association, and Spoke the Hub.