 She also dedicated more time to her art, which appeared in several shows and became part of many public and private collections.Her artwork has also been used in many publications for the Anti-Apartheid Movement.Rusty and Hilda Bernstein returned to South Africa in 1994 to participate in the South African election which was the first democratic election where all races were allowed to vote, and see the end of apartheid and their fellow ANC member Nelson Mandela become president.