Jo Locke [b. Louisville, Kentucky (she/they)] is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY, working across papermaking, printmaking, movement-improvisation, and sculptural collage. Their practice blends craft techniques with assemblage using found objects and digital remnants to probe the shifting boundaries between physical and virtual life. Locke’s work conceptually explores the Illusion of Progress: an investigation into how digital socialization has rewired the ways we connect, move, and inhabit space. Locke holds a BA in Sociology & Studio Art from Hope College and has exhibited work at PressaHouse (San Antonio), SpaceRora (Seoul), Santa Reparata (Florence), and LICA (NYC). Notable honors include the Ky Governor’s School for the Arts Toyota Alumni Fund, Borgeson Scholars Grant, and the Herman Miller Art Award. Locke has participated in residencies at Chautauqua Institute, Frontera Arts in Bloom- Flower Shop, and the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center.