Raised on 5 acres in Illihois on the Wisconsin state line, I grew up in the best family in the world - seven siblings, a cow, lots of goats, an artistic and literary mother and a kind, brilliant and suave Dad. My interests in art and biology stem from my childhood setting.
Later at Beloit College I double majored in art and biology. These two fields require the same skills: observation, synthesis and a natural 'altered state' of creative thinking.
I have been a Westerner since 1976 when I began my first Masters degree at the University of Montana. Subsequently, at the University of Utah, I added a second Masters in Mathematical Statistics and a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology. So I am an evolutionary biologist, biostatistican and artist.
I share a love of the outdoors with my husband and am lucky to live in Utah where we kayak, canoe, ski, and camp - more now as we wind down our professional lives. Most works are inspired by this outdoor life and many are field sketches and paintings.​​
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Exhibitions in the past 15 years:
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Salt Lake City Main Library Gallery 2009
Utah Arts Festival Gallery 2009
Charlie Hafen Gallery 2011,
Art Access Gallery 300 Plates 2012
Art Access Gallery Holiday Show 2013
AAUW Utah Women Artists Exhibition 2013
Art Access Gallery Holiday Show,2013
Avenues Street Fair 2014
4th East Wine Store Show 2014
Presidents Gallery, University of Utah 2014
1st Annual Avenues Open Studios. 2014
2nd Annual Avenues Open Studios, 2015
President's Art Show SLCC, 2015
Art Access Gallery 300 Plates, 2015
Art Access Gallery Holiday Show 2015
Charlie Hafen Gallery, 2016
Art Access Gallery 300 Plates, 2016
Lambourne Prize Competition, Friends of the Great Salt Lake 2016
AAUW Utah Women Artists Exhibition 2016
Avenues Artists Show 2016
Art Access Gallery Holiday Show, 2016
Avenues Artists Show, 2017
Art Access Gallery 300 Plates, 2017
Art Access Gallery Holiday Show, 2917
AAUW Utah Women Artists Exhibition, 2018
Lambourne Prize Competition, Friends of the Great Salt Lake 2020
Utah Arts Festival /Gallery, Virtual Holiday /sale, 2020
Avenues Street Fair 2021
Lambourne Prize Competition, Friends of the Great Salt Lake 2022
Art Access Gallery 300 Plates, 2022
Lambourne Prize Competition, Friends of the Great Salt Lake 2023
Art Access Gallery 300 Plates, 2023
AAUW Utah Women Artists Exhibition, 2024
President's Art Show SLCC, 2024​​​
