Joni Gordon

Joni P. Gordon is a recent graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, School of Visual Art, where she completed a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Photography. Her work has been exhibited in the School of Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition (2019), Rex Nettleford Arts Conference 2019 School of Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition (2019) and Resonances: Selections from 2019 School of Visual Arts Final Year Exhibition in collaboration with Kingston Creative. She participated in the inaugural La Práctica, a group intensive administered by New Local Space (NLS) from 2020 to 2021 offering professional development to young artists. She was a Catapult Grant awardee and is a 2021 awardee of the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development Seed Awards, awarded to promising young artists in the first five years of their careers. Gordon was the Summer Artist-in-Residence at NLS from May to August 2021, receiving 800 sq ft of studio space, a work stipend and professional support. She is currently a 2022 scholar of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy