Joan is a dedicated NYS-Certified educator with over 37 years of classroom experience at the preschool, elementary and middle school levels. She holds a BFA in Visual Arts and a MA in Education from St. John’s University.

Joan has extensive training in photography, printmaking, and sculpture as well as various media such as watercolor, gouache, acrylic and oil. As a Children’s Art Classes instructor, she is passionate about sharing her love of art and committed to helping children explore and foster their own individual experiences as young artists.