Hall Received her BFA at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio and her MFA at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She studied paper making with Garner Tullis at the Institute of Experimental Papermaking and Printmaking in San Francisco. Hall’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at museums in over 10 countries. Her work was included in the European Cultural Center’s “Personal Structures“, a collateral exhibition during the Venice Biennale 2019. Her work has been published in a number of books, most recently “Radical Paper”. She is represented by the Childs Gallery in Boston, MA. She has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards that include two MAAA-NEA individual artist grants and an exhibition grant for her show in Silkeborg from the Danish National Arts Council.
Times are A Changin 2022
Handmade paper, acrylic, Dura-lar, oil based printing ink 91″ x 156″ x 17 1/2″
Artist Statement
Beneath the layers and the patterns and colors in my work is a troubling message about plastic pollution if you choose to see it. I use the language of beauty to create sculptural works using a variety of media and processes. I have always been drawn to combining handmade paper, glass and metal throughout my career. My sculptural installations move between two and three dimensions using printed marks to create patterns by embossing plastic detritus I have gathered on beaches. The works emerge as I draw in space with the cut elements based on an idea that I have visualized in my mind. Over 20 years ago I began to collect articles about the warming of our oceans and its effects on our planet and am deeply concerned by the removal of “climate change” from all government documents and websites.
Additional Info
Artist Website: Joanhallstudio.com
Instagram: @joan_m_hall
Part of Growing the NetWorks
This artist was selected by a past NetWorks Rhode Island participant as part of Growing the NetWorks — a 2025 exhibition presented by WaterFire Providence, at the WaterFire Arts Center, celebrating peer-nominated artists from across Rhode Island. Learn more at waterfire.org/growingthenetworks
Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.
