(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, and artist by necessity, joe first began to create in the form of drawings and paintings 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.

an avid writer since his youth, joe recently completed work on his first novel Better Angels, a YA fantasy novel about teenagers who inherit divine powers of creation modeled after various artistic mediums. he is currently seeking representation for the book and as a writer.

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, 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, and an avid X-Men fan.

Headshot photo by Outsider Visions.