From Crayons to Oils

About the Book

About the Author

Dr. Joan Semedo is an artist, author, and current host of “Art Talks with Joan”, which aired on Saturday Evenings at 5:30 on Channel 17 in Yarmouth, Ma. On May 17, 2004, she was honored by the White House and State Department for her participation in the “Art in Embassy Program” (AIEP). AIEP is a public diplomacy initiative that began in 1964. The program manages and exhibits more than 3500 original works of art on display in the public rooms of the U.S. Embassy Residencies and diplomatic missions worldwide. Dr. Semedo discusses her involvement in the program and her trip to Washington. Dr. Joan Semedo is a graduate of University of Massachusetts and AMHERST Massachusetts. She studied interior design at Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts and also at Radcliffe Institute. She resides happily in Massachusetts.