Joanne is a professional artist with years of experience producing, planning, teaching, managing and implementing technical approaches for a variety of media initiatives.
As a free-lance media creator, Joanne has collaborated with a variety of artists, communities and health organizations to produce public projects and communication videos.
In her current role as Media Manager for the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan, Joanne provides direction and promotional support in the areas of video production, digital media, digital print production.
Education:
2010 M.F.A. from University of British Columbia Okanagan
2006 B.F.A. from University of British Columbia Okanagan
Employment:
2022 - Present Manager, Media Services for Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, UBC Okanagan
2012- 2022 Media Technician
Augmented Reality Production:
2023. Carry Me. Lay Me Down. Public AR collaboration, screened from July 2022 – Sept 2022
2025 Ebb and Flow Exhibition, AR collaboration
Exhibitions:
2024 Ebb & Flow, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC
2022 Sea Dreams, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna BC
2017 Big Fish, Lake Country Art Gallery
2011 Starting Points, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC
2010 Retro-Geographies, Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton, BC
2010 Retro-Geographies, Island Mountain Arts Public Gallery, Wells, BC
2010 Time Pieced, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2010 Resourced/Recalled, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
2008 UBCO M.F.A. Graduate Group Exhibition
2008 Independent Media Arts Alliance Commissioned work
2006 Member’s Exhibition, Alternator Gallery For Contemporary Art, Kelowna BC
2006 BFA exhibition, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
2006 Art on the Line, juried exhibition, Kelowna, BC
2005 UBC Okanagan FINA Gallery, 4th year Group Exhibition, Kelowna, BC
2004 Okanagan University College FINA Gallery, Sculpture Exhibition, Kelowna, BC
Promotional Work (most recent):
2024 Rock the Foundation, Kelowna Hospital Foundation
2024 Promo video for Department of Creative Studies, UBC Okanagan
2021 Animator and Editor: Healing In Pandemic Times
2022. Animator and Editor: Compassioned Informed Care
Screenings:
2022 Sea Dreams, The Cloud Factory Artist-Run Centre, NL
2018 Objects in Motion, film screening of Animal Dreams, Kelowna BC Public Art Banner project, Lake Country Art Gallery
2009 Create, UBC Okanagan
2009 Disability Health Research Network Conference, The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC
2009 Undergraduate Research Awards presentation, UBC Okanagan
2008 IMMA Conference, Rotary Centre for the Arts
2006 Catch the VAVE, Members Screening, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna
2006 Ontologies, Group Screening with Mona Hatoum, Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby, Zachery Longboy, Diane Borsato, Ingrid Mwangi and Sang Ho Shin at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, BC
Video Production:
2022 Animator and Editor (Indigenous Health / Northern Health Authority): Compassioned Informed Care https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TdcPvNFv9A (https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/resources/videos)
2022 Animator and Editor (Indigenous Health): Preparing for Respectful Conversations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jZMRE_dKgU&t=1s (https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/resources/videos)
2022 Videographer and Editor: Porch Sessions Series (UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies) https://youtu.be/9xQZLVQV2fk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghOTMYf2dtI
2022 Videographer and Editor: Cultural Studies Student Testimonials (UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McydoauRHmc
2022 Videographer and Editor: English Studies Student Testimonials (UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyoiHEhuRpU
2022 Animator and Editor (Northern Health Authority): Staying Healthy: Using your COVID-19 toolkit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Cm_MQ37lo (https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/resources/videos)
2021 Animator and Editor (Northern Health Authority): Healing In Pandemic Times https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaLFPazqINM (https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/resources/videos)
2021 Videographer and Editor: Light Up Kelowna (UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLbQg8YQjGI
2021 Videographer and Editor: Communication and Rhetoric Student Testimonials (UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies) https://youtu.be/EhYnEkK7-qw
2021 Videographer and Editor: Communication and Rhetoric Courses and Certificate (UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies) https://youtu.be/XQIdBEPaM6o
2021 Videographer and Editor: UBC Okanagan BFA student testimonials (UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies) https://youtu.be/gccz1s1gXd8
2020 Videographer and Editor: MA in English (UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies) https://youtu.be/YueENS2WdX0
2016 Video, Lighting, Sound and Promotional Video https://youtu.be/AHHQgiqAtuA Concept Design, Director, Camera, Sound and Editing
2015 Creative Studies Promotional Video https://youtu.be/wxO7fiQVnas Concept Design, Director, Camera, Sound and Editing
2010 Disability Health Research Network Video Series, videography, post production. DHRN
2009 Undergraduate Research Awards Video, videography, postproduction. UBC Okanagan Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Awards program
2009 Disability Health Research Network Information Video, videography, postproduction. DHRN
2009 Create, videography, post production. UBC Okanagan, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
2008 Appreciative Inquiry, videography, post production. Interior Health Authority
2008 Renal Education, 4 disc compilation, videography, post production. Interior Health Authority
Principal Editor: The Cocktail Bar (5:53mins) Premiere screening Feb 22, 2017
2015 Creative Studies Promotional Video https://youtu.be/wxO7fiQVnas Concept Design, Director, Camera, Sound and Editing
Documentary Collaborations:
2009 BC Métis Research Agenda: History and Culture DVD (25 min). Centre for Social, Spatial and Economic Justice: Kelowna. Evans, M. (Producer, Writer), R. Mann (Editor), R. Mann and J. Gervais (Videographers).
2009 The Métis of BC: Music and Dance 1 Disk Set (65 min). Centre for Social, Spatial and Economic Justice: Kelowna. Evans, M. and S. Foster (Producers), S. Foster and R. Mann (Directors), R. Mann (Editor), R. Mann, J. Gervais, C. Swanzey (Videographers).
2009 The Métis of British Columbia: Culture, Tradition, and the Contemporary Community 2 Disk Set (210 min). Centre for Social, Spatial and Economic Justice: Kelowna. Evans, M.and S. Foster (Producers), S. Foster, J. Gervais, and R. Mann (Directors), J. Gervais and R. Mann (Editors), S. Foster, J. Gervais, R. Mann, P. Hutchinson, Z. Romano, and C. Swanzey (Videographers), M. Evans (Writer and Narrator).
2008 Cultural Safety Symposium. 2 Disk Set (180 min). Centre for Social, Spatial and Economic Justice:Kelowna. Evans, M. (Producer), R. Mann (Editor), R. Mann and J. Gervais (Videographers).
Conference Presentations:
2008 "New Media, DVD and Web-Based Representations, and Map-Based Mash-Ups: Digital Research with Métis in BC". Explorations in Qualitative And Arts Based Research Conference, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC,. Evans, Mike, Stephen Foster, John Corbett, Erin Dolmage, Joanne Gervais, James Love, Raquel Mann and Zachary Romano.
2008 "Self-Representation in Process and Product: Some Considerations from the use of interactive DVD technologies" presented at Sharing Authority: Building Community-University Alliances through Oral History, Digital Storytelling and Collaboration, Montreal PQ. Evans, Mike, Stephen Foster, Jon Corbett, Joanne Gervais, Raquel Mann.
Awards:
2009 Pacific Century Award Scholarship
2008 Pacific Century Award Scholarship
2006 CanWest Global Centre for Artist’ Award
Committee Experience:
2009. International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) committee, UBC Okanagan
2007 Programming Committee; Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Arts
2006 Treasurer of Visual Arts Course Union, UBC Okanagan.Treasurer and organizer for Art on the Line Exhibition Committee, UBC Okanagan