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Joan was an early graduate from the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, receiving her diploma in 1934.
The Spring 1936 edition of The Smock Pocket, the Vancouver School of Art Graduates' Association newsletter, noted that she "has recently won First Place in a poster competition sponsored by the Junior Board of Trade. It was one of 80 entries." The same issue of the newsletter also noted that Blanchet was sharing a studio with Marjorie Robertson at 1151 Hastings Street.
Blanchet later spent time at the Art Student's League in New York. According to a story in Following the Curve of Time Joan challenged herself to paddle across the Strait of Georgia to determine if she had the willpower to do it.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 1939 Sept. 15 - Oct. 8 | VAG B.C. Artists 8th Annual | Monica |
| 1942 Sept. 25 - Oct. 18 | VAG B.C. Artists 11th Annual | Mamette Lake |