Background
Leiser, Jo Ann was born on September 17, 1935 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Phillip E. and Ottie Amy (Mossman) Fichtner.
Leiser, Jo Ann was born on September 17, 1935 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Phillip E. and Ottie Amy (Mossman) Fichtner.
Bachelor, Western College, Oxford, Ohio, 1957; student, Art Students League, New York City.
Curator art exhibits 1st New York Bank.
Member Salmagundi Club (Martin Hannon Memorial award 1993, 94, Alice B. McReynolds award 1993, Salmagundi Club award 1994, honorable mention 1995), Pastel Society of America (Hahnemuhle award 1995), Pen and Brush (Margery Soroka Memorial award 1991, honorable mention 1992, 94, 96, Elizabeth Morse Genius award 1992, 2 Philip Isenberg awards 1995, 96), Catharine Lorrilard Wolfe Art Club, Allied Artists, American Artists Professional League, Artists Fellowship, Pastel Society of America (signature member).