Louis, MO. She graduated with a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2003. She received a scholarship to Anderson Ranch in Colorado and did post-graduate research as Visiting Scholar in Japan with RISD via a grant through Christie’s Auction House, New York. Vanderbeek had her first solo show at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX in 2011 and has been included in several group shows nationally. She is currently working on a series of portraits of artists in their studios.