Joanne has held a strong passion for creativity through fine art and textiles from a very early age. This passion continues today with her use of soft pastels, oils, watercolour, weaving, sewing, and textile art. Joanne was born in London, UK, but she spent the first 20 years of her life in Montreal, Canada, where she studied fine art, fashion and textile design. She then returned to the UK to engage a successful career in fashion and textile design for over 15 years. She is now a full time fine artist working from her Brisbane, QLD studio. Her works are exhibited in reputable galleries regularly and her works are purchased globally. You can see all her work at www.joannepowercotton-art.com.
Joanne is a member of the Pastel Society of Australia Inc, Pastel Artists Canada, Association Pastel en Périgord, France, and the Pastel Society of the West Coast, USA.
She is also on the International Advisory Team of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), representing Australia.