Biography and education
Joey Fauerso is an artist and 2022 Guggenheim Fellow in the Fine Arts. Her work consists mostly of painting, video, installation and performance addressing issues of family, humor, gender, representation and figuration. Recently her work has been exhibited at Ruby City, The Blanton Museum of Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, MASS MoCA, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Drawing Center in New York, and New Mexico State University Art Museum. Fauerso has been the recipient of multiple grants and residencies, including a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2020 Joan Mitchell Grant for Painters and Sculptors, a 2021 Sustainable Arts Foundation grant, the Open Sessions residency at The Drawing Center in New York, the Golden Foundation Grant, Dallas Museum of Art Kimberough Grant, the RAIR artist in residence grant, Yaddo, MacDowell, and Kunstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. Fauerso is a Professor in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University, and lives with her family in San Antonio, Texas.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Fauerso, Johanna R. Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painters and Sculptors, Joan Mitchell Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25000. (Funded: October 2020 - April 2021). Grant.
- Rodda, Liz (Principal), Fauerso, Johanna R (Co-Principal). Research Enhancement Program Grant, REP grant for SET, $16000. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
- Fauerso, Johanna R. The City of San Antonio Office of Culture and Creative Development, $25000. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
- Fauerso, Johanna R (Principal). Hotel Pupik, International Artists in Residence Grant, Hotel Pupik, Schrattenberg, Austria, Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: 2010). Grant.
- Reed, Jason (Principal), Fauerso, Johanna R (Co-Principal). Research Enhancement Program Grant, REP grant for SET, $8000. (Funded: 2009). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Fauerso, J. R. (2023). You Destroy Every Special Thing I Make. San Antonio, Texas, USA: French and Michigan. Retrieved from http://www.frenchandmichigan.com/joey-fauerso
- MacDowell, Pertborough, NH. 2022.
- The Utopians. McNay Museum of Art. October 2025 - January 18, 2026 Artists: Group (National)
- Bedroom Paintings. Ruby City Museum, Ruby City Museum. Museum. 2025, Acquired: 2025, 4-channel video.
- Every Pillow and Blanket. Ruby City Museum, Ruby City Museum. Museum. 2025, Acquired: 2025, Suite of 6 prints.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Presidential Seminar, Texas State Univeristy. January 2023 - March 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Guggenheim Fellowship in the Fine Arts. 2022 - 2023
- Award / Honor Nominee: Bemis Center for Contemporary Art Alumni Prize, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. November 2024 - December 2024
- Award / Honor Nominee: Anonymous Was a Woman Grant, Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation. May 2024 - October 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: College of Fine Arts and Communication Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. August 15, 2023
Featured service activities
- Member
Search Committee for Director of the School of Art and Design
- Other
- Other
Texas State University School of Art and Design
- Other
School of Art and Design
Lavaca Neighborhood Association