She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 1995 and her Master of Fine Arts in 2011, also from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Through the figure and color, her work explores the interplay of innocence and loss, childhood and adulthood. Her work has been exhibited in Boston, New York and Provincetown. Born in New Jersey, she grew up between Manhattan and the beaches and boardwalks of the Jersey shore. She lives in Boston with her husband and two daughters.