The next incarnation of Northern Glass Innovations, which showcases Jo's work alongside fellow Newcastle-based contemporary glass artists Sue Woolhouse and Laura Johnston takes place at Cheeseburn Sculpture Gardens, 29th & 30th Jun and 6th & 7th July 2019...

I'm opening my studio to the public for the weekend of 23rd and 24th March to show what I'm currently working on and display some new and old pieces. It's always a great event at 36 Lime Street Studios and last year's had the biggest audience ever of more than 5000 vis...

It was great to see photos of my piece, 'Legion' (2015) displayed at Shanghai Museum of Glass, taken by my fellow glass artist Ayako Tani who visited recently on a trip to China. It was acquired for their collection following my PhD show in 2015.

My next exhibition will be at the National Glass Centre: NGC 21 celebrates the National Glass Centre's 21st birthday and features the work of artists who have played a role in establishing Sunderland's reputation as an international centre of excellence for glass.

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I was delighted to be invited to take part in the London Glassblowing Gallery's major exhibition of 2018, 'Breaking the Mould'. It was an exhibition highlighting the versatility of glass as a serious artistic medium and featured the UK's leading artists in the field of...

Northern Glass Innovations showcases the work of three Newcastle-based contemporary glass artists, Jo Mitchell, Sue Woolhouse and Laura Johnston, exhibiting together for the first time.  Through their highly individual and innovative approaches to glass, the three arti...

At the moment I am in the midst of getting ready for my next exhibition, 'Northern Glass Innovations', which opens at 36 Lime Street Gallery in Newcastle's Ouseburn district on 25th August. This is a piece I am working on with hundreds of figure-shaped mirror parts

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Glass artists Joanne Mitchell, Laura Johnston and Sue Woolhouse show their pioneering creative spirit with an exhibition at 36 Lime Street which merges the region’s industrial heritage with innovative new artworks 

To coincide with the Great Exhibition of the North, Nor...

After some wonderful shows in 2017, including the British Glass Biennale and Wearable Glass at the National Glass Centre & Ruthin Craft Centre, I'm exited to be showing in some more fantastic exhibitions around the country in 2018. Here is a list of forthcoming shows:

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I'm delighted to have been selected for this year's British Glass Biennale. My piece 'Legion Series (2015)' will be part of this major exhibition of British Contemporary Glass which opens in August as part of the International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge. See http:/...