Her work hangs in private collections across the United States and shows in galleries throughout the Bay Area. She began oil painting at the age of six and has continued her artistic exploration ever since. While still in high school she was awarded a life drawing scholarship to the Otis College of Art and Design. In college she studied both visual arts and mass communications, graduating with a Bachelors of Art from UCLA. She continued her art studies at the San Francisco Art Institute, Barnsdall Art College, and the City College of San Francisco.