She holds a BFA from the University of Kentucky and an MFA from Michigan State University. As an artist, her work has been recognized with awards, grants, publications, and through selection for national exhibitions. Her selected exhibition highlights include the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, South Bend Regional Art Museum, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Ai Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Tony Fitzpatrick’s Big Cat Press. During the 2008 Chicago Artists Month, she was the featured artist at Function+Art in Chicago’s West Loop gallery district. She received a fellowship in 2004 from the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University to study in Tokyo, Japan, and a 2009 Community Arts Assistance Program Grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.