Joanne Wang is an artist, fabricator, and educator based in Oakland, California. Utilizing embroidery, secondhand textiles, and found objects, her process-based practice explores themes of consumption and identity.
Joanne received her BA in Art and Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her professional background includes creating art installations and activations for businesses and events, with an emphasis on material awareness and sustainability. In parallel, she works with local reuse nonprofits and teaches textile-based workshops throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Material reuse and sustainability form a throughline across her art practice and community-centered work.
CV/RESUME
January 2021 - present - Owner at Joanne Wang Art + Consulting
Works with commercial businesses and event planners to design, fabricate, and install custom art, displays, and activations. Oversee a small team of fabricators and onsite installers. Past and current clients include: Poke House, Jaguar Design Studio, Cisco, Asma’s Designs, and Anthropologie.
December 2024 - present - Outreach Manager at Reuse Alliance
September 2023 - present - Teaching Artist for Sustainable Fashion Design at SCRAP
January 2023 - May 2023 - Children’s Art Teacher at Alameda StudioTime
October 2019 - December 2020 - Lead Fabricator & Artist at Local Language Art
July 2015 - October 2019 - Display Coordinator at Anthropologie
Sept. 2014 - July 2015 - Display Artist at Urban Outfitters
EDUCATION
2014 - University of California, Santa Cruz - BA in Art, BA in Biology, Dean's List
EXHIBITIONS
2026 - It’s Not Trash: Reclaiming and Transforming - Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA
2026 - Startup Art Fair - The Living Archive at Hotel del Sol, San Francisco, CA
2026 - Second Skin - Minnow Arts, Santa Cruz, CA
2026 - High Fiber - Coyote Town at Baukunst, San Francisco, CA
2026 - Single Use Stratus - Recology Exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA
2026 - Atrium Art Fair - Parts Peculiar at Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
2024 - Ripple Effect - Ruth’s Table, San Francisco, CA
2024 - Surrounded by Softness - Minnow Arts, Santa Cruz, CA
2024 - Hardly Softer - Wave Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 - Rat Race - Faight Collective, San Francisco, CA
2023 - Rebirth - Wave Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 - Irwin Scholars Group Show - Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
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