She has won many awards both locally and nationally. Her mixed media paintings are represented in museum and corporate collections both in North and South America, as well as Europe and South Africa. Additionally, her work is included in numerous private collections nationally and internationally.She has a BAFA (with honors) from the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, S.A., where she was awarded a travel scholarship to Italy for six months. She has an MFA with a double major in Painting, and Art Therapy, from Goldsmith's college, University of London, U.K. She has studied etching and monoprinting at the Art Student's League of New York, where she was awarded a scholarship, and taught watercolor painting at workshops around the country.