JoAnn Clayton

studied painting at the Corcoran School of Art and Design with Sam Gilliam, the Yellow Barn Studio with Helen Corning and Walt Bartman; and at the ArtWorks of Reston with Brenda Belfield, along with numerous art studies. Clayton has a MA from George Washington University. “You might not have heard her name before, but Clayton-Townsend’s paintings are well worth a look.” Washingtonian Magazine, January 2003