About the Artist

Joan Porter Jannaman is an artist living near Nashville, TN who specializes in equine subjects, working mainly in oil. Art and horses were always a major part of Joan’s life, as her father was an accomplished artist and both her parents encouraged her love of horses. A childhood full of riding, showing, and caring for horses gave Joan the insight needed to appreciate the intricacies of depicting their form and spirit. Growing up watching her Dad in his studio with awe and admiration encouraged her to see the world through artist’s eyes.  After graduating from the University of Delaware with a degree in Art Education, she worked as an art teacher at the Sanford School in Delaware and continued to study at the Philadelphia College of Art in the field of illustration.

Marriage brought a move to North Carolina and freelance work in illustration and advertising design. This soon led to a position as an illustrator for the North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Unit and the team in charge of the U.S.S. Monitor project.

Moving to Texas, Delaware, and Tennessee brought the Jannamans happy years raising their two boys. During this time Joan decided to concentrate her work in oils and returned to her lifelong passion for horses. Her award winning paintings have since been published in various equine-themed magazines and have been exhibited and collected throughout the US and Canada.

Commissions are always welcome, as her goal is to translate the love of her subjects into an heirloom portrait that becomes a treasured addition to your art collection.

Galleries

Midtown Gallery
1912 Broadway  ·  Nashville, TN  37203  ·  615·322·9966

Picture This Custom Framing and Gallery
4674 Lebanon Pike  ·  Hermitage, TN  37076  ·  615-889-5640

Memberships

Equine Art Guild
Oil Painters of America
Portrait Society of America