Joana Toro, a self-taught Colombian photographer currently residing in New York City and Bogotá, exploring issues, of immigration, human rights, and identity. Her work has been featured from publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Open Society Foundations.
In 2019, Joana published her inaugural book, "Hello, I Am Kitty" Tragaluz, Colombia, 2019 , and exhibited at the Gabriel Garcia Marquez journalism festival in Medellin, Colombia. Notably, an edition of prints from this collection was acquired by the Library of Congress in the United States in 2020.
Joana's photographic series have found a place in international photo festivals, including Les Femmes s'exposent in France, GuatePhoto in Guatemala, Just Another Festival in India, and the International Photography Festival in China.
Joana received the Eyewitness Photojournalism Grant from The Pulitzer Center and Diversify Photo in 2020, along with a grant from the National Geographic COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
In 2023, her work "Hello, I Am Kitty" was featured in a solo exhibition in Miami at the cultural center in Pompano. Simultaneously, her Translatina series was exhibit at a Photography Triennial hosted by the Museum of the City of New York.
2023 “Hello I am kitty” Pompano Beach cultural center Miami.
2022 “Hello I am kitty” Ojo Rojo fabrica Visual Bogota, Colombia.
2021 “TransLatinas against Covid-19” Queens Museum, and Photoville at Travels park Queens,New York City.
2019 “ Serie Colombia On My Mind" Abbaye Aux Dames Caen ,France exhibit at Forum Mondial Normandie pour la Paix 75 anniversary.
2019 “Hello, I am Kitty”, Exhibition, Jardín Botánico de Medellin Festival Gabo, Fundacion Iberoamericana de Periodismo Gabriel Garcia Marquez Colombia.
2019 “Hello, I am Kitty” Casa Tragaluz, Medellin, Colombia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 New York Now: Home - A Photography Triennial Museum of the City of New York.
2023 Exhibition on migration "looking at the edge" at the Gabriel García Márquez cultural center, Debora Arango room, Bogota, Colombia.
2022 Hello I am Kitty Galeria la Cometa Bogota Colombia.