JoAnne McFarland

Dolls have been my muses for over twenty years as I've developed my oil painting technique, and clarified my thoughts on self-worth and personal agency. My dress collages radiate female energy and carry messages about how to live the most vivid life possible, on your own terms.

JoAnne McFarland is an interdisciplinary artist who uses text, paint, fabric, and paper to create lyrical, often politically-charged pieces. The engine that fuels her output across multiple media and genres is her belief that violence and creativity are opposites. She commits to one creative act every day.