Jeanne Rosier Smith grew up painting, but like so many other artists, she didn't initially realize that art was something one could do 'for a living.' She studied art at Georgetown University, then went on to earn a Ph.D. in English and American Literature and teach at the college level for ten years before realizing art needed to be her life full time. She has been working as a full time artist for more than twenty years. Based in Sudbury Massachusetts, she paints in her studio, and outdoors along the coastline and in the New England landscape in which she lives. Jeanne is a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America, a Copley Society Master Artist and a designated Eminent Pastelist with the International Association of Pastel. She is also a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists and the American Impressionist Society, and a fellow at the St Botolph club in Boston. She has served as an educational consultant to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where she has given demonstrations and gallery talks. She is currently represented by seven galleries and her work is in collections worldwide. After teaching in-person classes and workshops at her home studio as well as nationally and internationally for almost two decades, Jeanne now offers her workshops and videos on demand via subscription through EpiphanyFineArt.com, with over 120 hours of professionally edited instructional videos including many complete workshops. Jeanne was recently featured on the cover of the Marine Arts Journal (Oct 2024), an article in Plein Air Magazine (May 2022) and with a solo show at the historic St Botolph Club in Boston. She has won many top national awards, has both written for and been featured in numerous national art publications. She served as the Cape Ann Museum Fellow in a 2019 residency, and her work is in the permanent collections at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Salmagundi Club of New York, and has been shown in museums around the United States.