Jo Ann Callis

Biography
Woman Twirling, 1985
Woman Twirling, 1985

Jo Ann Callis was born in Cincinnati, OH and relocated to Los Angeles in 1961. She enrolled at UCLA in 1970 where she began taking classes with Robert Heinecken, among other prominent artists. She started teaching at CalArts in 1976 and remains a faculty member of the School of Art's Program in Photography and Media. She has continued to photograph, draw, and paint, and her work has been widely exhibited in such venues as the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Hammer Museum; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and many others. In 2009 a retrospective of her work, Woman Twirling, was presented by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Callis has received three NEA Fellowships and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among other awards and prizes.

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Works
  • Untitled, [figure on grass] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [figure on grass] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [figure under sheets] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [figure under sheets] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [jumping nude] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [jumping nude] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [male nude with light] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [male nude with light] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [man in window] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [man in window] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [nude in water] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [nude in water] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [nude on patchwork quilt] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [nude on patchwork quilt] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [nude under net] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [nude under net] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [nude under sheet] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [nude under sheet] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [nude with towel on head] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [nude with towel on head] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [window] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [window] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Untitled, [wrapped legs in bath] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
    Untitled, [wrapped legs in bath] from the Early Black and White Portfolio
  • Hands on Ankles
    Hands on Ankles
  • Untitled [Belt]
    Untitled [Belt]
  • Untitled [Black glove and black sand]
    Untitled [Black glove and black sand]
  • Untitled [girl in bath]
    Untitled [girl in bath]
  • Untitled [Hand and honey]
    Untitled [Hand and honey]
  • Untitled [Male torso open shirt]
    Untitled [Male torso open shirt]
  • Untitled [Man on yellow bed]
    Untitled [Man on yellow bed]
  • Untitled [Man taking shirt off]
    Untitled [Man taking shirt off]
  • Untitled [Open shirt]
    Untitled [Open shirt]
  • Untitled [Torso with net]
    Untitled [Torso with net]
  • Untitled [Torso with scars]
    Untitled [Torso with scars]
  • Untitled [Woman painted nipples]
    Untitled [Woman painted nipples]
  • Untitled [woman with flashlight]
    Untitled [woman with flashlight]
  • Bag with Pink Strap and Red Hair
    Bag with Pink Strap and Red Hair
  • Fendi, #2
    Fendi, #2
  • Fendi, #3
    Fendi, #3
  • Untitled [Nude with towel]
    Untitled [Nude with towel]
  • Untitled
    Untitled
  • Untitled
    Untitled
  • Untitled
    Untitled
  • Forbidden Pleasures (VIII)
    Forbidden Pleasures (VIII)
  • Forbidden Pleasures (XI)
    Forbidden Pleasures (XI)
  • Forbidden Pleasures (XII)
    Forbidden Pleasures (XII)
  • Forbidden Pleasures (XV)
    Forbidden Pleasures (XV)
  • Forbidden Pleasures(VI)
    Forbidden Pleasures(VI)
  • Forbidden Pleasures(VII)
    Forbidden Pleasures(VII)
  • Three Tiers
    Three Tiers
  • Wedding Cake
    Wedding Cake
  • Man and Slide
    Man and Slide
  • Performance
    Performance
  • The Dish Trick
    The Dish Trick
  • Woman and Fish
    Woman and Fish
  • Couple Dancing
    Couple Dancing
  • Game
    Game
  • Untitled (from Ballast)
    Untitled (from Ballast)
  • Cake
    Cake
  • Dish of Fish
    Dish of Fish
  • House of Cards
    House of Cards
  • Shell Game
    Shell Game
  • Spices
    Spices
  • Girl With Black Washcloth
    Girl With Black Washcloth
  • Man in Red Chair
    Man in Red Chair
  • Man in White on Bed
    Man in White on Bed
  • Milk Bath
    Milk Bath
  • Purple Tablecloth
    Purple Tablecloth
  • Still Life with Black Purse
    Still Life with Black Purse
  • Woman with Wet Hair
    Woman with Wet Hair
  • Woman with Blonde Hair
    Woman with Blonde Hair
  • Woman with Blue Bow
    Woman with Blue Bow
  • Cigarette in Toes [Legs on Dresser]
    Cigarette in Toes [Legs on Dresser]
  • Black Sun Picture #1
    Black Sun Picture #1
  • Black Sun Picture #3
    Black Sun Picture #3
  • Black Sun Picture #9
    Black Sun Picture #9
  • Untitled (Ice Cube)
    Untitled (Ice Cube)
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