Born to Egyptian immigrant parents, Joseph P. Gerges (b. 1976, Houston, Texas) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and glass. His work explores mortality, vulnerability, loss, and survival, merging narrative imagery, symbolism, and personal experience to examine the psychological and emotional dimensions of human experience. 

Gerges holds a BFA from ArtCenter College of Design, an MA in Drawing from California State University, Fullerton, and an MFA in Painting from Laguna College of Art and Design. He has been an artist-in-residence at the historic Judson Studios in 2020 and 2025, where he developed his practice in stained and fused glass. 

His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally at institutions including the El Paso Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, San Diego Museum of Art, Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez, and Forest Lawn Museum of Art, among others. His work has been featured in Art in America, New American Paintings, and Art & Antiques. 

Joseph has been a professor of art for over 22 years and has taught at numerous institutions across Southern California including Art Center College of Design, Cal State Fullerton, Chapman University, and Laguna College of Art and Design. In 2013 he received the teacher of the year award from Irvine Valley College where he is currently a full-time professor of Drawing and Printmaking.