May 2006         Post-Baccalaureate Certificate- Painting        San Francisco Art Institute

May 2003         B.A. – Art, Double concentration in Painting and Sculpture        Centenary College of Louisiana

                       Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors

                 

Professional Experience

October 2005-        Gallery Attendant, Swissnex, San Francisco, CA

December 2005

August 2001-          Graphic designer, Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company and Rose-

August 2005           Neath Funeral Homes, Shreveport, LA

 

August 2002-          Intern, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA

December 2002  

August 2000-          Art Editor, Pandora Fine Arts Magazine, Centenary College of

May 2002               Louisiana, Shreveport, LA

October 2001         Curator, “Body of Work: Student and Faculty Art Exhibition,” Magale Gallery, Centenary College of Louisiana

February 2000        Gallery Assistant, “Pictures of Non-Famous People by J. Shimon and J. Lindemann,” Turner Art Gallery, Centenary College of Louisiana

March 2000           Gallery Assistant, “Beating Hearts: Stories of Domestic Violence by Kate Sartor Hilburn and Terrie Queen Autrey,” Turner Art Gallery, Centenary College of Louisiana

Awards and Honors

2004

Member, Northwest Louisiana Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA

2003

Willard and David Cooper Endowed Art Scholarship

 

 Lonnie B. and Nellie P. Kilpatrick Memorial Scholarship, Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company

 First Place, Centenary Activities Board November Coffeeshop, Centenary College of Louisiana

 Second Place, Centenary Activities Board April Coffeeshop, Centenary College of Louisiana

 Best of Show, Pandora Fine Arts Magazine, Art Editor and theme design, National College Media Convention, Washington, D.C.

 Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges

2000-2002

 National Dean’s List

1999

Artistic Achievement Award, Overture to the Cultural Season of New Orleans

1998

First Place, Visual Art, Southeastern Louisiana Literary Rally, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

1997

First Place, “Salad Days: Juried Art Exhibition of St. Tammany Parish,” Mandeville, LA

Exhibitions and Commissions

2005

“Post-Bac Show,” Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA (exhibitor and co-curator)

2004

“Extroverted Scar Tissue: Visual Art by Joanna Tagert,” Sponsored by the Northwest Louisiana Art Gallery and Musebite Management, Prima Tazza, Shreveport, LA (solo)

Neverland Street Fair, donated work to benefit for Artspace and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA

2003

“Sanctuary: A Mixed Media Show by Joanna Tagert,” The Zebra Room, Shreveport, LA (solo)

2002

Untitled group show, Centenary Activities Board November Coffeeshop, Centenary College of Louisiana

 

Untitled group show, Arts in the Edge, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA

The American Tragedy, compact disc artwork, Shreveport, LA

Untitled group show, Centenary Activities Board April Coffeeshop, Centenary College of Louisiana

Pandora Fine Arts Magazine, theme and design for 2002 “Body” ed., Centenary College of Louisiana

Spring Fling t-shirt design, Centenary College of Louisiana

2001

“Poissons: Exhibitionistes de la Mer,” Minicine, Lee Hardware Gallery, Shreveport, LA

 

2000

Untitled show, Minicine, Independent film and visual art exhibition, Shreveport, LA (solo)

1999

Talented Art Senior Show, Covington High School, Covington, LA

Untitled group show, Overture to the Cultural Season Award Ceremony, New Orleans, LA

Untitled wall mural, Covington High School, Covington, LA (solo)

1998

Southeastern Louisiana Literary Rally, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

Untitled wall mural, St. Tammany Parish Humane Society, Covington, LA (collaborative)

1997

“Salad Days: Juried Art Exhibition of St. Tammany Parish,” Mandeville, LA

Bibliography

Leslie Ackel, “Artist Spotlight: Joanna Tagert, Covington,” Covington News Banner, October 15, 2004.

Jennifer Flowers, “Artist sheds light on her mind's dark corners,” Shreveport Times, October 15, 2004, 4E.

Ashley Young, “Alum Shows Interactive Art Exhibit,” Centenary College Conglomerate, October 29, 2004, Volume 99, Issue 5, p. 7.

Jennipher Fullerton, “Sanctuary at the Zebra Room,” Centenary College Conglomerate, April 5, 2003.

Clint Bruce, “Pandora Reveals Body of Work,” Centenary College Conglomerate, October 26, 2001.

Crystal Carter, “Tagert’s Art a Creation of Instinct,” Centenary College Conglomerate, August 31, 2001.

“Pandora’s Box Featured Artist”, Centenary College Conglomerate, September 22, 2000.