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Donna Fullerton is a U.S. Marine multidisciplinary artist and photographer whose work focuses on the American West and the enduring relationship among land, history, and freedom, whose experience spans decades across photography, music, and the visual arts.
Born in western North Carolina, Donna’s earliest drawings emerged from animals on t
Donna Fullerton is a U.S. Marine multidisciplinary artist and photographer whose work focuses on the American West and the enduring relationship among land, history, and freedom, whose experience spans decades across photography, music, and the visual arts.
Born in western North Carolina, Donna’s earliest drawings emerged from animals on the movie screen, like the Aristocats, and long days wandering the woods with her twin sister, Johna. Those early rhythms of observation and imagination were later shaped by years spent abroad in Okinawa, Japan, and Santos, Brazil, where color, movement, and sound became inseparable. The pulse of Brazilian samba and the influence of global art traditions continue to echo through her visual work.
Her images and artworks have received national recognition, including awards from the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, and have appeared in publications alongside National Geographic, the National Park Service, and the National Park Foundation. Now living and working in western Colorado, Donna returns repeatedly to the same landscapes, allowing time, weather, and quiet presence to shape the work.
In 2023, she finished her music degree at Colorado Mesa University. She plays regularly in flute choirs, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, and the new Grand Valley Community Orchestra.
In May of 2023, she finished her music degree at Colorado Mesa University, currently playing regularly in flute choirs and the new Grand Valley Community Orchestra. Donna resides in Grand Junction, Colorado, with her husband Steve, her steadfast supporter, trail guide, and trusted art critic, and their Australian Shepherd, Georgia, an orange tabby, Mo, and Miss Pantaloons a.k.a., Fluffy the Ragdoll cat.