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.