www.JoanaRicou.comJoana Ricou's work currently explores two different themes, one about finding beauty and deeper truths in quiet, private moments, and one about exploring the intersection of biology and art.
Joana Ricou's paintings have been exhibited extensively in Pittsburgh, PA and have been added to private collections across the United States, from California to New York to Alaska!, and in Portugal.
Joana has received much press (see publications) from her alma matter, and most notably was selected for the cover of an issue of the Neuroscience magazine in 2005.
Her work was recognized with several academic awards from Carnegie Mellon University including a fifth year of study awarded towards continuing her studies of the intersection of biology and art.
Joana moved from Lisboa, Portugal to Pittsburgh in 2000 to study art and biology and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2004.