Joanne Ottaviano is a celebrity makeup artist who is based in New York City, and frequently works in Los Angeles.

Joanne has an extensive background in high fashion, films, commercials, television and editorial work. She has worked with major talent such as Samuel Jackson, Bruce WIllis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cindy Crawford, Mira Sorvino, Steve Buscemi, Will Ferrell, Liev Schreiber, Edie Falco and personalities like President Jimmy Carter, the Duchess of York, Larry King, Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather. Her many clients include Discovery Channel, VH1, MTV, Oxygen Network, HBO, CNN, CBS, PBS, NBC, TLC, Screen D' Or Pictures, New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures and Artisan Entertainment.
Joanne is an accomplished artist. She danced with the Bolshoi Ballet Company and the American Ballet Theatre,
and graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her acrylic paintings have been exhibited nationally, and included a sold out one-woman exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. Her passion for painting
and film fused when she began her career as a makeup artist - a comfortable transition for someone with her technical skill and innate creativity. Her artist's eye, her attention to detail,her use of color
and brush strokes combined can flatter a face or create a character.