She studied art studio and art education in the Catholic University of Peru and did her MFA at the University of Kentucky. Between 1994 and 2001, Beatriz taught painting, drawing and printmaking in Seton Hill University, and was a tenured associate professor before moving to College Station. Beatriz has been a visiting artist in several Universities, including the Rochester Institute of Technology and Rice University. She has done Artist-in-Residence work in public schools and colleges in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Georgia, has presented "Very Special Arts" programs with the Kentucky Arts Council, and was a consultant with the Kentucky Department of Education in the KERA (Kentucky Education Reform Act) Multicultural Pilot Program. While employed by Seton Hill she also directed the Western Pennsylvania National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Community Chapter.