Born in Montreal, Canada, she studied at Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Montreal Museum School before moving to the United States to attend Black Mountain College. During her time at Black Mountain College, she was deeply influenced by the work of mathematician Max Dehn. In 1955 she moved to New York City, where she continued her work through solo exhibitions, large scale commissioned installations and worldwide lectures. Throughout her life she has received many notable awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Jimmy Ernst Lifetime Achievement Award in Art and the National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts Lifetime Achievement Award. www.dorothearockburne.com