Jo-Anne McArthur’s photography is greatly influenced by her life experiences. Her curiosity has taken her to over thirty countries and most recently, through India and South East Asia, providing a wider angle of perspective on the human condition. Locally, working with teenaged mothers and documenting contemporary midwifery, she has learned the value of listening. She observes the people and animals around her and records their stories on film.

Her photography, then, is just as she is: empathetic, engaging, and passionate.

Jo-Anne has been working as a photographer since 1998 and completed an internship with Magnum Photos in London, England, in 2000. She has been a guest speaker at Harbourfront Photo Passage, the University of Ottawa Arts Department, the University of Toronto and the Richmond Hill Camera Club. Her present home base is Toronto, Canada.

clients and publications

The Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic Magazine, Canadian Living Magazine, 50Plus Magazine, In House Magazine, The Health Journal, Royal Lepage, NOW Magazine, Oliver Bonacini Fine Dining, Jane Goodall Institute of Canada, Reportage Studios, Farm Sanctuary, International Socialist Worker Magazine, The Green Party of Ontario, Ottawa Business Journal, Laurentian University Magazine, Taxi Advertising, Homemaker's Magazine.

Life of Water. A collection of photographic work about water, organized and published by PhotoSensitive. 2005. Canadian Living Everyday Favourites: Canadian Living 30th Anniversary Cook Book. Transcontinental Media. 2005 RESIST! A collection of stories, poetry, photos and analyses from the Quebec City FTAA protests and beyond. Fernwood Press. Women’s Day Book 2009, 2005, and 2004. Sumach Press. Defending Our Rainforest. A Guide to Community-Based Ecotourism in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Exhibits and Documentary Work

May 2008	Photosensitive's "Cancer Connection" project, exhibiting at Toronto City Hall. Jo-Anne is among many Canadians participating in this photo documentary which features the stories of those effected by cancer. (www.photosensitive.com)
May 2008	SUSTAIN. Part of the Contact 2008 Photo Festival. Drawing from varied backgrounds and experiences, 11 photographers represent their unique narratives. Although approach and technique differ, an analysis of human experience remains the commonality in this exhibit by Reportage photographers. May 1-31.
September 2006	Photo exhibit of Jo-Anne’s ongoing documentary We Animals. Includes photographs and stories from post-hurricane New Orleans, Farm Sanctuary, the SPCA Cruelty Investigators and events in Chile, India, Australia and Canada. This event raised funds for the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals (CCFA).
November 2005	OUR EYES AREN'T BIG ENOUGH. Exhibit of photos taken of India in 2003 and 2005. The opening night (at the Now Lounge) was a success, raising funds for the Animal India Trust, and achieving more than we could have hoped for (www.animalindiatrust.org).
September 2005	THE LIFE OF WATER. PhotoSensitive’s largest project to date, interpreting and documenting the life of water in Canada.
May 2005	TIBETANS IN EXILE. Photos from Tibetan Refugee Centres in Dharamsala and Darjeeling, India. This exhibit raised funds for the Tibetan Children’s Village in Dharamsala (www.tibchild.org). A big thank you to everyone who visited the show and donated to the cause. Over $1000 was raised over the Tibetan Children's Village. Hundreds of clothes and snowsuits, generously collected by Rita Bonneville, were sent along with the donation.
April 2004	WE ANIMALS. First exhibit of her ongoing documentary about animals in the human environment. Toronto. This exhibit raised funds for The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (www.janegoodall.ca).
February 2004	DESTINATION TORONTO. Group exhibit organized by PhotoSensitive documenting Toronto during the SARS Summer of 2003, showing that the city remained a vibrant place. Due to exhibit internationally
September 2002	Canada and Ontario Arts Council-sponsored group exhibit documenting the QUEBEC CITY FTAA SUMMIT in 2001 at the Harbourfront Photo Passage. Curated by Ruth Kaplan.With Larry Towell, Peter Sibbald, Ethan Eisenberg et al.
September 2002	THEY WILL BE HEARD Group exhibit documenting dissent and protest in Canada since 2000. Toronto
May 2001	EMERGENCE - a group exhibit by some of Toronto's prominent female photojournalists, Toronto
November 1999	PORTRAITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, social landscape and documentary photographs of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Gallery 115, Ottawa