(this is where the artist talks about himself)

joseph john ramski III (he/him/his), who you can just call "joe", is a Chicago-based and bred artist. an actor by training, writer by nature, creative director by trade, and artist by necessity, joe first began to create via drawing and painting at age 5.

after attending the University of Illinois and graduating with a BFA in acting and a minor in english, joe worked with a variety of theatre companies and performed with companies like Red Tape Theatre, Mudlark Theatre, the Right Brain Project, Chicago Slam Works Ensemble Theatre, Oracle Productions, Organic Theatre Company, Prop Theatre, and several others. he has also served as managing director, marketing manager, producer, and director for several productions and companies.

today joe works professionally as a creative director at SRW | C.A. Fortune. he got his start in advertising at Groupon where he cut his teeth in copywriting before moving into the agency life. he’s since worked as a writer, brand strategist, digital strategist, and media manager before combining his skills to lead the development of creative campaigns for his clients.

an avid writer since his youth, joe is actively seeking representation for his first novel The Painted Gods, a YA fantasy novel about teenagers who inherit divine powers of creation modeled after various artistic mediums.

joe is also a produced playwright and had his first play The Dancing Plague, a fictional retelling about the real-life dancing plague of Strasbourg 1518, commissioned and produced by The Right Brain Project in the fall of 2016. you can find all of his plays here.

when not making art, joe enjoys helping new and existing companies brand themselves, running, group fitness classes, cooking, playing video games, reading, and traveling (does anyone DISLIKE traveling?).

joe is a capricorn, an INFJ, a cinephile, and an avid X-Men fan.

Headshot photo by Outsider Visions.