Jo Fry
Jo Fry
Owner and Artist Fierce Siren Studios
I am an avid beachcomber and self-proclaimed history geek, an artist who incorporates beach finds into my work and writes about their history. I was always drawing as a child, and even won a competition in high school to create our school logo (we were The Saints, and it was a St. Bernard.) I studied art and architectural history at the University of London and ended up graduating from San Jose State with Honors and a BS in Interior Design. However, life and family kept me away from creating for decades, until the sea rekindled my spark. I founded Fierce Siren Studios in 2021 and like to think of myself as a re-emerging artist whose inspiration is the waste of the past.
Shows and Exhibits
Women’s View 2024 Group Exhibit for Women’s History Month – Caldwell Gallery, Redwood City
Coastal Arts League – “A Moment in Time’ juried show March/April 2024 Two of my works were selected, “Textures and Contrasts” juried show Summer 2023
Ocean Blue Vault – Spring 2024, Winter 2024, Spring/Summer/Fall 2023, Summer/Fall 2022 Art Guild of Pacifica – “The Four Seasons” Feb-March 2024, “Light and Shadow” January-February 2024 San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture – Redwood City public art display July-August 2023 Mohr Gallery, Menlo Park March-April 2023
Los Altos Library, public art display April-May 2023
Festivals and Speaking Engagements
Winter Art Faire 2023, Art Guild of Pacifica
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival – Local’s block (juried) 2022, Main Festival (juried) 2023 Santa Cruz Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival – Vendor (juried) and Presenter 2023, Vendor (juried) 2022 Santa Barbara Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival – Vendor (juried) and Presenter “What Did I Find?” 2023 Sunnyvale Art and Wine Festival – Vendor (juried) 2023
Half Moon Bay History Association, Speaker “The History of Miramar” August 2023 Published Articles and Art
“The Amesport Pier: Lifeline to the World” – Half Moon Bay History Association, February 2024 “Three Masts and a Ghost” – Story, Beachcombing Magazine, volume 38 September-October 2023
“Spirit of the Sea” – Painting, Beachcombing Magazine, volume 38 September – October 2023
“Small Town, Big History” – Half Moon Bay History Association website, August 2023 “Half Moon Bay History Reveled Through Glass” – Half Moon Bay History Association website, Dec 2021 “Basic Guild to Bottle Identification” – Half Moon Bay History Association website, Dec 2021 Affiliations
Coastal Arts League
Colony of Coastside Artists (CoCA)
South Coast Artists Alliance
Art Guild of Pacifica
Silicon Valley Open Studios