The City of Reno has selected Joanna Drakos as its Reno City Artist for 2026 appointed by the Reno Arts & Culture Commission.
On her website she writes: “In a plastic world, an original work of art connects us to our humanity.”
In her artist statement section she adds: “I strive to make work that is imperfect and irresistible; to inhabit the place where skill meets loss of control. Like every one of us, my paintings contain flaws and imperfections.”…