Joan Fullerton grew up on the vast, slow-paced plains of Eastern Wyoming. While raising 3 children, Fullerton studied watercolor with Edgar Whitney, Frank Webb, Charles Reid and other nationally known watercolorists. In 1985, she returned to college and achieved BFA and MFA degrees in painting from the University of Wyoming. She was a college art instructor at Laramie County community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1990 - 2003. In 2003 she made the leap of faith to relocate and paint full - time in Taos. During her 8 years in Taos, Fullerton made her mark and established a her reputation as a well-known and respected artist and teacher. In 2010 she moved to Denver, CO where she now alternates painting in her studio with traveling to teach across the country and abroad.
Joan Fullerton's work has been in galleries, curated shows and museums since the early 70's and she has shown internationally in Canada, Italy, and Japan. Her work has been published in several books, magazines and texts.
"My painting process in one experimentation and discovery. While I do not work with a predetermined subject in mind, I often end up with paintings symbolic on man's connection to the earth.
With life and with art, my intention is to discover and maintain a bridge between form and the formless. I make contemplative art, art focusing on a deeper awareness and alive with the mystery of being. It would please me if viewers found my work to be intriguing and uplifting."