Artist's Palette

A Woman of Worth

Joanne Villani lives in the trendy (pretty much unspoiled) beach suburb of Adelaide called Semaphore. This has been her home for 20 years, and her art studio is here too.

This artist was born in South Australia’s capital, and she has received no formal art training.

“I regard myself as ‘self taught’, although in the early days I took some casual classes,” she admits. “I think, because I have not been to art school, it took me a bit longer to branch out. I felt perhaps a

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