Jo completed her Masters in Contemporary Art at Sotheby's Institute of Art in 2009 following her BA (1st Class) in Fine Art Painting at Edinburgh College of Art. She was runner up for London's 2007 Boundary Gallery Prize for Figurative Art. While in Edinburgh, she won the Andrew Grant Bequest Award in both 2007 and 2008, and participated in the 2008 Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporaries exhibition.

Jo joined IAC in 2009 and currently supports our team of consultants, through research, compiling presentations and artist liaison. She has a specific interest in and knowledge of Fine Art Painting. She continues to paint in her studio in Kent, and has exhibited her work in galleries across the UK.