Cantrick was formally trained as a violinist and earned her BA from Bennington College, Bennington, VT, and her MM from the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. From 1997 to 2002, Cantrick studied fine arts at the WICE in Paris, FR. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in cities around the world, including Paris, France; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Belgrade, Serbia; and Bennington, VT.