Joanna was born in Trinidad in the West Indies and has been painting ever since she can remember. She works in many different media including oils, watercolours and ceramics. In Trinidad, she is well known for her paintings of the rainforest, the island’s dramatic coastlines and its colonial buildings; and also for her work as a costume designer for its world famous Carnival.
In 2004 she brought her palette of tropical colours to the United Kingdom where she has continued to work, inspired by the different hues of another landscape – the seasonal changes of the English countryside, the cobbled She learned to love the arts from an early age from her parents: John Humphrey, an architect and politician, and Helen, a costume designer, whose home was a hub of artistic and political activity.
After attending Bishop's High school in Trinidad, Joanna was formally trained at the Laguna Beach School of Art in California.
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