Jo Allsopp was born in Chirk, North Wales in 1970. Having had a keen interest in art for most of her life, she decided to take it up as a career 20 years ago. A few years ago she appeared on the BBC1 TV programme 'Home is where the Art is' presented by Nick Knowles and has received lots of media attention and coverage as a result as well as securing many commissions since the show aired 10th April 2019. She has illustrated the book 'My Nana is an Alien' in collaboration with the author Diane Whitley. which was very successful and for this, they received a special emphasis award for bringing awareness to the disease Pulmonary Hypertension. The book too received national media broadcasts, and is now out in the form of a speaking book. Another book that Jo has illustrated is entitled 'The Hungry Dragon' by Wanda Pierpoint and both of the above books are available to buy on Amazon. Jo regularly visits art groups all over the country to demonstrate her loose painterly style which has become increasingly popular also with buyers where she sells both here and abroad. She is now an art partner with the SAA and regularly contributes to Video on demand, Live Streaming Workshops and Create & Paint Magazine Features. The most recent success is that Jo is now an author of the book 'Loose and lively animals in watercolour, inks & mixed media'. She has a keen interest in an art of a different kind too, the martial art of Tae Kwon-do where she holds a black belt and many titles - the best to date is that she is currently a world champion for power hand.