About the Artist

Joanna Drakos is an artist living and working in Reno, Nevada. She graduated in 1991 from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte with a bachelor’s degree in fine art. Additionally, in 2000, she earned an associate degree in Advertising and Graphic Design, graduating with honors. She pursued a decade long career in magazine design and art direction for the publishing houses, Conde Nast, and Gannett Corporation. She now conducts a full-time, professional art practice.

 

Joanna is a three-time Nevada Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Grant recipient; having been awarded project grants in 2022, 2023, and 2025. 

Joanna is the founder of Downtown Modernists, a private, Northern Nevada artist group comprised of artists working in non-representational abstract styles. The group hosts salons and organizes group shows for members. 

Since 2020, Joanna has participated in numerous group shows, been a featured artist in regional galleries and had solo exhibitions in the Northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe region. 

A curated selection of her paintings are represented exclusively in the Carson City area by Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery, LLC. To view the art in person, you may visit the gallery at 405 North Nevada Street, Carson City, Nevada, during regular business hours.