Jo Victoria

Jo grew up foraging on the beaches of the South Coast of NSW. It was a natural fit for her to pursue studies in anthropology and archaeology at the Australian National University. Following the completion of her studies and travels, Jo moved to Alice Springs and worked with Traditional Owners documenting connections to country and travelling across expansive and beautiful desert environments.

Jo's love of clay eventually took her back to the Australian National University to pursue a Diploma and then a Masters of Visual Art in Ceramics. Key achievements in Jo's art career include the Emerging Contemporaries Craft + Design Canberra Exhibition Award (2017) and the Guldagergaard International Travel Exhibition and Residency Award, Denmark (2018). Jo has also been awarded the Doug Alexander Memorial Award at the Canberra Potters Society (2018) as well as the NSW South East Arts Grants for photography equipment (2020) and for professional development at the Canberra Glassworks (2024).

Significant residency awards include Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Centre, Skaelskor, Denmark, SIM Reykjavik, Iceland, Zentrum fur Keramik, Berlin, Germany, and Tactile Arts Darwin, Australia.

In 2019 Jo moved her art practice to be closer to the ocean on the South Coast of NSW and completed building her light-filled ceramic studio among the tall spotted gum forest in her backyard at Mossy Point.