 She was born in Cleveland, Ohio and currently resides in New York City where she teaches art at National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York.Her works of art are currently in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Butler Institute of American Art, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Art Students League of New York, and the National Academy of Design.In 2008 the Metropolitan Museum of Art, purchased two monotypes, "Front Porch Restaurant" and "Diner (2nd stage)", as well as a plate for "Front Porch Restaurant" and "Diner (2nd stage)".