Biography:

Jo Kubran attended The Academy of Art University in San Francisco earning a BFA degree in Graphic Design/Advertising in 1980 along with The Best in Show award at the annual student exhibition. After graduating, she worked as a designer at various design firms and as an art director at a major advertising agency before launching her own graphic design business in San Francisco. She later accepted a position as a designer in retail advertising for a nationwide corporation. During these years she also studied photography, at The Academy of Art University, and under the tutelage of photographer Rod Dresser, a former assistant to Ansel Adams. After moving to Tucson in 1995, she continues to pursue her love of photography.