Education

  Atlanta School of Art, Atlanta, GA
  Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
  Private Instruction with Quida Canaday, Clint Carter,
  James Yarbrough, Charles Reid, Phil Metzler, Chatov and others

Exhibits

One Woman Exhibits: 
   Galerie von Staden, Delmenhorst, Germany
   German-American Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta, GA
   Artists Associates Gallery, Atlanta, GA
   Quinlan Museum, Gainesville, GA
   Marietta Fine Arts Alliance, Marietta, GA
   Roswell Bank, Roswell, GA
   North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Fulton County, GA
   Roswell Fine Arts Alliance

Awards and Honors

2007 Joan was selected to design and paint a holiday ornament on behalf of the Chattahoochee River National Park that will be prominently displayed on the White House Christmas Tree for the 2007 Christmas season.  The National Park Service was selected as the theme for the White House decorations by President and Mrs. Bush. The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area selected Joan because her work best captures the beauty of the river.  Joan, accompanied by  her husband Judge Maurice Hilliard, attended a reception at the White House hosted by the Furst Lady honoring the artists from around the nation that were selected to depict the nation's parks on the ornaments.

   CABY Arts Award for Distinguised Visual Artist 2006
   Best of Show, Roswell Arts Festival, Roswell, GA
   Purchase Award and Judge's Choice, Callanwolde, Atlanta, GA
   Artist Show, 1978-1980
   Numerous Awards at The Atlanta Artist Club, Atlanta, GA

Collections

   Emory University, Atlanta, GA
   The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta, GA
   King and Spaulding, Georgia Artists Collection, Atlanta, GA
   Trust Company Bank of Georgia
   Senator Herman Tallmadge
   Fuqua Industries, New York, NY
   City Hall, Roswell, GA
   Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc.
   Mercer University, School of Medicine, Macon, GA
   Sheraton Hotel, Tulsa, OK