From Paris, where she was born, to Hawaii where she has resided since 1982, Joëlle's pursuit of happiness through artistic freedom of expression and creativity has never wavered. After she acquired her art education at the University of Aix-en-Provence, she went on a worldwide quest with a paint brush and watercolors in her suitcase. Exploring the art of mural painting in Mexico, studying printmaking in San Francisco, papermaking and the interaction of colors on Maui are a few of the stepping stones on her journey to deepen her knowledge of the visual world. In 1975, one of Joëlle's paintings won first prize at the International Year of the Woman event held in Mexico. Since then, her work has received awards and been collected worldwide.