About

A working artist and full-time professor, I am Studio Art Faculty and Department Chair at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. I studied Drawing and Painting at Alma College where I received my BFA in 2001. Then I refined my painting skills at Kendall College of Art and Design, where I earned my MFA in 2006. 

I have exhibited my work as part of many group exhibitions and I continue to push my personal expectations as my work grows and develops.

I currently live in Byron Center, Michigan with my husband, Matt, and our daughters Ava and Elle. Poncho Pug recently passed away, and Penelope Pug passed a few years ago. Both the girls and the pugs have subsequently been a source of inspiration in my work.