Joan Matzdorf
took her first painting lesson at Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa as a 5 year old. She has painted under numerous instructors during her formative years. After graduating with honors in the arts, she went on to Albright Institute in Buffalo, NY, and also painted with Alexander Hogue at the University of Tulsa. She spent many years studying with numerous impressionist artists.

Joan retired from painting long enough to raise a family of three boys, and has since returned to painting in her home studio full time.

She is a featured artist in Art of the West, a guide book of western artists. She is a member of Plein Aire Painters of Oklahoma, Oil Painters of America, Oklahoma Art Guild, Midwest Alla Prima Painters, Bartlesville Art Association, and American Women Artist.