08/25/2026
Congratulations Professor Sanders!!! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DQBERTDEV/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Joe Sanders was born in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1957. He earned a B.F.A. with distinction from Florida State University in 1981, and an M.F.A. from Arizona State University in 1986, studying under, and with, other prominent printmakers. In 1988, he joined the University of Georgia’s faculty, and for 18 years he taught book-making, printmaking, and papermaking. While at UGA, he developed the Green Street Press letter press facility. In 2006, he returned to Florida State University, helping establish printmaking and research facilities that have since evolved into the Facility for Arts Research (FAR). In 2009, Sanders accepted the position of Alan F. Rothschild Distinguished Chair and Department Chair in the Department of Art at Columbus State University, where he assisted in developing the Bo Bartlett Center facility in the Corn Center for the Visual Arts. He led the development of Animation and Graphic Design programs at CSU, among other initiatives.
Joe Sanders is an artist, printmaker, educator and prominent arts leader whose career has shaped printmaking and visual arts education across the Southeast. Sanders works with a variety of mediums including print, artist’s books, papermaking, non-silver photography, and installation. Current works explore the intersections of science, environment, and natural history. Sanders currently teaches at CSU and remains active within the arts community of Columbus, volunteering, while working in both his Columbus and Dog Island, Florida studios.
Joe Sanders
Storm
Lithograph
LaGrange National XVIII Purchase Award
LaGrange Art Museum 1994.4.5
