Joan Brady
Classically trained, Joan Brady draws deep inspiration from the natural world, especially of the Chesapeake Bay. She holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.A.L.T. from Notre Dame of Maryland University, with additional training at the Schuler School of Fine Arts, Baltimore Clayworks, with Matthew Zoll. Her wide-ranging body of work includes paintings, ceramics, murals, and trompe l’oeil, and can be found in the Henry DuPont Winterthur Museum, The Hotel Hershey, and The Monhegan Island Inn.
Beyond the studio, Brady is a committed arts advocate. She shares her passion for the creative process by teaching and managing Providence Pottery and Arts Studio. Her work has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and on Lifetime Television. In 2024, she was Artist in Residence at Maryland Hall and juried into Paint Annapolis. A juried member of Oil Painters of America and a member of the Maryland Federation of Art, she also serves on the Annapolis Arts in Public Places Commission.
“Do whatever you do intensely.” ― Robert Henri
