About the artist:

"I earned a BFA from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington in 1972. After graduate studies in art history at the University of Arizona, I returned to my hometown of Springfield, Illinois to work in a gallery and began my art career. I have owned galleries in St. Louis, San Diego, and now Bisbee. My paintings, pastels and drawings were in other prestigious galleries in Palm Springs, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Chicago and Los Angeles. My Palm Springs studio included etching presses where I printed my own limited edition etchings. Front Line Editions in San Diego published several editions of serigraphs and posters in the late 1980’s. In 1995, I earned a Master's degree from California State University, San Bernardino. I taught art and computers for fourteen years in public school and at California State University. I continued to paint and conduct art classes at my studio. In 2000, I began showing again with an exhibition of 100hearts and with the Riverside Community Arts Association. In 2004 I moved to Bisbee, Arizona and I opened Bright Day Fine Art. " - Jo Thompson