Joanna Drakos

Joanna Drakos is an artist who primarily paints acrylic, abstract canvases. She holds two degrees, an associate degree in advertising and graphic design and a bachelor’s degree in fine art. Over her career, she has worked in the field of photography, as an administrator for non-profit arts organizations, and as a designer and art director for the publishing houses, Conde Nast and Gannett.

In 2020 she started her full-time, professional art practice in Reno. She is a three-time National Endowment for the Arts and Nevada Arts Council grant recipient and shows her work regularly in the northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe region.