Following her degree in History of Art from the University of East Anglia and a number of years as a journalist on local newspapers Jo worked for various auction houses and dealers before joining the Temple Gallery back in 2003. After re-locating from London to East Sussex in 2022 she now comes in to the gallery two days each week and spends the rest of her time building up her business as a self-employed upholsterer from her studio in Burwash.