JO SINCLAIR, professional artist, BFA with honors from Cleveland Institute of Art 1978 and MA, Masters of Art Education, with honors from Case Western Reserve University 2013, Cleveland, Ohio. Throughout her career, she has created many series of artworks in a variety of themes and media including sculptural weaving, sculptural paper, mixed-media jewelry, oil pastel, painting, collage, assemblage, encaustics and photography. Exhibited in numerous national invitational shows and museum exhibitions. Veteran exhibitor and award winner in national art festivals. Created multiple site specific private/corporate commissions. She has had seven solo exhibitions so far in her career including a major art installation “TURN OF THE TIDE” in 2024 at Arts on Douglas Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL. Her artworks are included in the major art collections of the late Agnes Gund (President Emerita of the Museum of Modern Art) and Lee Ioccoca, Andrew Maas (former Director of Tampa Museum of Art), and many 0thers. Included in corporate collections of International Paper Corporation, Memphis, TN, Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Wells, CA, and Walt Disney Corporation, Orlando, FL to name a few. She has been an art lecturer / instructor and teaching artist with arts integration at the elementary, secondary and higher education levels including her own series of workshops. Sinclair is on the board of trustees for Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Art with a Heart in Healthcare, Jacksonville, Florida and Bees Beyond Borders, St. Augustine, FL. Designer, creative consultant and curator with SinclairDESIGN. Currently represented by Arts on Douglas Gallery in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.