Joanne Ruth Clark - Artist
Painter, Sculptor, and Multidisciplinary Artist

Joanne Clark is a professional artist based in Perth, dedicated to creating meaningful art that enriches both the community and its surroundings. She has led numerous public art projects and workshops, fostering creativity, connection, and a deeper appreciation for local spaces. Her work aims to enhance public environments, celebrate local identity, and inspire engagement with the arts, ensuring that creativity remains a vibrant and integral part of Perth’s cultural landscape.
With a background in architecture, Joanne’s work explores cultural identity and the intersections between tradition and modernity. She has extensive experience working with resin, concrete, CNC technology, and oil painting, integrating these materials into her artistic practice.
Joanne earned a Bachelor of Environmental Design and a Master’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Western Australia. She also completed a year of intensive study at the Florence Classical Art Academy in Italy and participated in exchange programs at Polytechnic di Milano in Italy, UNSW in Sydney, and the University of Waterloo in Canada.
Her artwork has been featured in The Local Project and Grand Designs Magazine, while her product designs have gained international recognition in GQ UK, The Square Mile Magazine, and the Good Design Japan Award. Joanne has exhibited her work in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Port Hedland, and Perth. Through her artistic practice, she investigates the poetics of identity in an increasingly complex cultural landscape.
Education
2018-2019
Florence Classical Art Academy, Florence, IT
2012
University of Waterloo, Cambridge, ON, CA, MArch, Masters Exchange
2010 - 2012
University of Western Australia, Perth, AU, MArch, Masters of Architecture
2010
University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, AU, BArch, Exchange Semester
2010
2007-2009
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, IT, BArch, Design Studio
University of Western Australia, Perth, AU, B Arch, Bachelor of Environmental Design.
Awards and Grants
2025
2025
2025
2025
2024
Biophilic Public Art Symposium, City of Melville (WA)
Creative Schools, CITS Grant (WA)
Finalist, Melville Art Awards (WA)
Co-Funding Mural Program, City of Vincent (WA)
Public Art Mentorship Program, Beachside Brighton, Artify Consulting (WA)
2024
Creative Communities, City of Stirling Grant (WA)
2023
Finalist, Melville Art Awards (WA)
2017
Best 100 of Good Design Award, Japan
2012
Thesis Dissertation, University of Waterloo (High Dist), Canada
2012
Masters of Architecture, University of Western Australia (Dist), Australia
Commissioned Public Artworks
2026
2025
2018
2018
2018
Stephenson Ave Underpass, Main Roads, WA
Highgate Primary School, City of Vincent, WA
City of Stirling, Karrinyup Child Health Centre, WA
Hug the Hut, Housing Austhority, HK
Throne of Egglette, Hysan Association, Lee Garden, HK
2017
2017
Charm of Happiness, Park Yoho V Clubhouse,Yuen Long, HK
T-Cafe, T Park, ECC Facilities , Tuen Mun, HK
2016
The Butterfly in My Mind, Hotel Jen Octons, HK
2015
Wheel Face, Windows of the City, City of Perth, AU
Exhibitions
2026
Sculpture by the Sea exhibition, Group Exhibition, March, Cottesloe, Perth, Australia
2026
Sculpture Inside exhibition, Group Exhibition, March, Cottesloe, Perth, Australia
2021
Society for the Promotion of Classical Art Inaugural exhibition, Group Exhibition, October, Perth, Australia
2019
The Florence Art Academy Gallery, Group Exhibition,
December, Florence, Italy
2018
Locus, Group Exhibition, 38 Art Terrace,
October, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2017
Form Art Gallery presents The Courthouse Gallery, Group Exhibition, A Dot on the Run
January, Port Hedland, Australia
2016
Blank Canvas Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Ellington
July, Perth, Australia
2016
The Courthouse Gallery, Group Exhibition, A Dot on the Run
March, Port Hedland, Australia
2015
Stairwell Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Ipseity
January, Perth, Australia
2015
Windows of the city, Collective Exhibition, City of Perth
September, Perth, Australia
2014
Bund 22, Architecture collective exhibition,
October, Shanghai, China
2014
D and S Gallery, Group Exhibition,
May, Shanghai, China
2014
The Bird, Youthless Exhibition, Group exhibition,
March, Perth, Australia