A native new yorker, who lives and works in NYC. Began formal art studies after high school graduation at The Brooklyn Museum Art School and then received a B.A. in Fine Arts cum laude from Hunter College, NYC. Was selected to participate in Master Painting Program IV at LIU/Southampton campus, A.I.R. program at the Nantucket School of Art &Design, and has been awarded residencies in Ireland (Cil Rialag) and Italy (BAU Institute) several times. Actively involved in the NYC art community as a board member of two historic artist run organizations , Artists Talk On Art and The Federation of Modern Painters & Sculptors, as well as a member of NationalAssoc of Women Artist. Her work is exhibited regularly in NYC and is in many private collections.