
Joanna Beckett is a contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, known for her distinctive, textural approach to abstract painting. Her work is marked by an edgy yet lyrical sensibility, grounded in psychological depth and existential inquiry.
Originally from Poland, Joanna’s early fascination with visual abstraction became a lifelong thread. After earning a Doctorate in Psychology in the UK and working in the clinical field for over a decade, she returned to art - not as a diversion, but as a continuation. “Painting became another way to ask questions,” she says, “using a deeper and sensory language for what can’t always be verbalized.”
Her layered canvases reflect that pursuit. Built through glazing, scraping, and reapplying, each work offers a richly tactile surface that invites both visual and emotional engagement. “Texture becomes its own language,” she explains. “It draws you in - not just to look, but to feel.”
Titles also play a pivotal role in her process. “Like a final brushstroke, a title isn’t just descriptive - it distills the essence. It offers a window into the energy, the emotion, the moment I wanted to hold.”
Each painting is a quiet invitation: to pause, to notice, to connect. The viewer becomes part of the piece—completing the work through perception, memory, and emotion.
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Exhibitions:
Start Up Art Show | Venice | California | USA 2019
Open Studio | LA | USA 2021
Gottling Gallery | Palm Springs | USA 2022
Open Studio | LA | USA 2022
MADS | Madrid 2022
Laguna Beach Gallery | USA 2022
Open Studio | LA | USA 2023
Beverly Hills Art Show | USA 2023
Abbot Kinney Art Show | LA | USA 2023
Montana Art Walk | LA | USA 2023
BG Gallery | Ritual of Spring | LA |USA 2024
BG Gallery | Simone Gad Foundation | LA | USA 2024
Beverly Hills Art Show Spring | USA 2024
BG Gallery | Gestalt Spectrum | LA | USA 2024
THE OTHER Art Show by SAATCHI | LA | USA 2024
Beverly Hills Art Show Fall | USA 2024
Gallery 612 | Solo Exhibit: Beyond The Visible | LA | USA 2024
Context Miami Art Fair | Miami | USA 2024
New & Abstract Gallery | Berlin | Germany 2025
Palm Springs Modernism Week | BG Gallery| 2025
BG Gallery | Gestalt Spectrum | LA | USA 2025