Joanne Aono

Aono received her B.F.A. from Drake University in Iowa, and has also studied at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.^[5]

An identical twin (Kristine Aono, also a fellow artist) and one of four sisters, she grew up in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago.^[5][6] Her grandparents immigrated to the United States from Japan, making her a member of the sansei generation.^[5][7]

Her work was informed in part by Japanese calligraphy.^[1] Her style combines modern minimalism with traditional Japanese minimalism.^[2] It typically combines "atmospheric water imagery, realistically rendered objects and obscured text."^[8]

In her work, Aono first inscribes boards by hand and then overlays them with graphite, paint or pastel, using drawing tools such as chopsticks.^[2][4][7] The surface of the image mimics the effect of water.^[3]

• Lacke, Charlie (12 May 2013). "Interview with Joanne Aono". Via Sapientiae. Retrieved 5 March 2016.