Born in Japan, she moved to Plattsburgh, New York in 1971. She holds a PH.D. in Pharmacy from Tokyo University, Japan, and is a Master in the art of Japanese flower arrangement known as Ikebana. She began working in watercolor in 1981 and has studied with Serge Hollerbach, Frank Webb, and Catherine Liu. Her work has been included in exhibitions throughout the United States and received numerous awards including the Gold Medal of Honor from the Audubon Artists, New York, NY; Gold Award from the California Watercolor Association, CA; awards from National Watercolor Society exhibitions; awards from the Butler Institute of American Arts; and several others. Her work was recently on view at the National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan; the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art; LELA International exhibitions at the Pyong Teak City Museum, Korea and Museo De Arte Contemporaneo, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.