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Bio

Current Events​​

  • SWR Sculpture Commission, Artswork/SWR Oct 2025 - Apr 2026

  • Immersive art prototype 2026

Upcoming Events​​

  • In Her Own Words,  11 Feb 2026

  • Scissor Talk, Solo Show May 2026

  • IW Open Studios, 15-26 May 2026

"Future ReCollections" solo show at West Gallery, Quay Arts 2017

"Future ReCollections" Solo show at West Gallery, Quay Arts

Fellow

  • Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)

  • Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD)

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Art Education

  • Photography, Royal College of Art, London (MA RCA)

  • Fine Art, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford (BFA Oxon)

  • Foundation Diploma, Dyfed College of Art, Wales

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Other Education

  • High Impact Leadership, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

  • Post-Compulsory PGCE (M-level), University of Brighton

Joanna Kori with early gum-strip sculpture. Photography by Iain Austin Davies.Davies

Early paper sculpture                   

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"Memento Mori" series                  

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"Murmuration of Souls" 

Art Awards/Commissions

  • Sandown Railway Public Sculpture Commission, SWR/Artswork 2025-26

  • Teacup Murmuration, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024

  • Circular Economy Artist Residency, Ellen MacArthur Foundation 2021 

  • Exposed Nests, Commission, Private Collector 2018

  • Winner, Quay Arts South Open Biennial 2015 (Solo show 2017)

  • Finalist, Sussex Arts/Jerwood Prize 2010

  • Highly Commended, British Interactive Media Award 1999

  • Portrait Commissions, Private Collectors 1991-7

  • 40 Breakfasts, Business Design Centre London

  • Reception Artwork Commission, Heuvels Eye Surgery, Germany

  • RCA/IBM Billboard Design Award 1994

  • Polish Govt Post-Graduate Scholarship 1993

  • John Donne, 1595 Portrait Copy Commission, Hertford College, Oxford

  • Anatomical Life-Drawing Award, Christchurch Gallery, Oxford

  • Winner, York Minster/Mary Rose Boss Design

"Teacup Murmuration" gum-strip cups on acrylic teatray for Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024

"Teacup Murmuration" Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024

Solo Shows

  • Scissor Talk, Art-House-Life 2026

  • Truncations, ARCH Window Gallery, Ryde 2022

  • Future ReCollections, West Gallery, Quay Arts 2017

  • Old Cold Golden Krakow, RCA 1994

Charcoal on tissue paper installation for "Truncations" solo show at ARCH Window Gallery, Ryde 2022 H:2.6m W:2.3m D:1.4m

Charcoal & tissue installation "Truncations" solo show ARCH Window Gallery H:2.6m W:2.3m D:1.4m

Group events

  • Poetry@JHG, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton 16 Dec 2025

  • Interpretations of Ovid's Metamorphoses, University of Chichester, May-Sept 2025

  • Maslen/Kori Collaboration, IW Biosphere Festival, 2-6 July 2025

  • IW Open Studios, Osborne Stable Block 16-26 May 2025

  • Quay Arts Showcase 3 April - 31st May 2025

  • Essence of Matter, Art Space Portsmouth 2024

  • IW Open Studios, 2024

  • Reality Disrupted, Art-House-Life, Ventnor Fringe 2024

  • Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 2024

  • Passing Through, Navarino House, Ryde 2023

  • Curios, Art-House-Life, Ventnor Fringe 2022

  • ReGroup, Art-House-Life, Ventnor Fringe 2021

  • Folderskart, Art-House-Life, Ventnor Fringe 2019

  • Imaginal Geographies, Art-House-Life, Ventnor Fringe 2018

  • Missing, Art-House-Life 2018

  • Electric Dreams, Art-House-Life, Ventnor Fringe 2017

  • Quay Arts South Open Biennial, West Gallery 2015

  • Sussex Arts/Jerwood Prize Finalists Show 2010

  • Student Group Shows, RCA, London

  • Student Group Shows, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford

  • Student Group Shows, Dyfed College of Art

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Community arts

I have worked on many community & voluntary arts projects as an arts manager, curator, events organiser, workshop facilitator, schools outreach creative, artist coach and mentor. 

 

  • Since 2015: Co-Founder, Art-House-Life art-house-life.com

  • 2024-25: Non Executive Director, IW Open Studios CIC

  • 2015-20: Special Interest Rep, Engage National Association for Gallery Education

  • 2017-18: Visual Arts Manager, Isle of Wight Pride

  • 2015-17: Artist Educator, Public Adult, Youth & Community Workshops, Quay Arts

  • 2010-16: Artist Educator, Public Adult, Youth & Community Workshops, Jerwood Gallery (now Hastings Contemporary)

  • 2011-16: Art Group Mentor, Folio14, Hastings 

  • 2014: Artist Workshops Manager, 20th Anniversary Jerwood Drawing Festival

  • 2009-13: After School Arts Club Leader, St Paul's C of E Primary School, Hastings

  • 2012: Artist Educator, Isabelle Blackman Community Day Centre, Hastings

  • 2012: Artist Educator, Battle Abbey School

  • 2012: Artist Educator, Sussex Coast College, Hastings

  • 2011: Artist Educator, Grosvenor House, St Leonards on Sea

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Creative technology/published titles

I am a skilled digital creative and worked for 20+years as a learning consultant, specialising in designing blended/digital learning solutions for a range of blue-chip & technology clients. I was Head of Character Animation for PricewaterhouseCoopers' In$ider – a game-based simulation made with Macromedia Director (Highly Commended BIMA award and featured in Marc Prensky’s book ‘Digital Game-based Learning’ 2001). Now I use Canva and Adobe Creative Suite - especially Photoshop - and have recently upskilled to Blender.

 

Independently co-published animated interactive/game titles include:

 

  • Xmas Magic (first ever interactive advent calendar)

  • Alice in Wonderland narrated by Simon Callow (Winner, Dr Toy Award for Best US Children’s Vacation Product 2001; Winner, US National Parenting Center; Winner, Review Zone’s Best of 2001 software)

  • Hot Chilli Tingler

  • Exquisite Self

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To view demos go to my Creative Technology page

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