Jo Ann Chaus

 

Artist Statement

This work is a distillation of my past, my mother and her past, the present, and the freedom to consider possibilities.  In each image, a narrative emerges as I perform as a woman conjured from my conscious and unconscious mind.  Wearing remnants from the past on my skin as I try to get inside the moments these women have lived, to better understand them, and thus myself. 
In a language of gesture and gaze they speak about traditional female roles performed for the good of the family. They pay homage to all women who’ve persevered and broken barriers, courageously.

Artist Bio

Jo Ann Chaus (b. 1954) is an American photographer from and based in the New York metro area.  She holds two certificates from the International Center of Photography in New York City. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally: Winner Self Portrrait Series15th JMC Award for Women Photographers Winner Self Portrait Series, 14th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards Honorable Mention, Winner  13th Pollux Awards non-professional category, Critical Mass 2019 Top 200, Klompching Fresh 2019 Finalist, PDN Emerging Photographer Fall 2019 Winner, Candela Unbound8! and 9! juried exhibitions.

Pricing

17”x22” Archival inkjet prints, $700 each

 
ba-dfBlue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic ArtsVisualizing 2020