Jo Ann Block’s work comments on the complexities and ambiguities of queer identity. She is interested in the inherent plurality of identities and the impossibility of constructing an intelligible identity through time. Her projects investigate queer history, sexuality and identity as they are inscribed within historical and contemporary culture. Her work includes painting, collage, assemblage and installation. She lives and works in Washington, D.C. Block received a BFA from UCLA and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has worked as a graphic designer in the film industry in Los Angeles and taught at Ventura College in California.