She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Her painting style is a unique blend of Pop Art and Post- Impressionism. Pop culture imagery is seen every day, and multiple times a day – to the point where it’s almost transparent because of over commercialization and digested in quantity. Trista’s approach gives these powerful and unique messages new life and emotion. While she is new to exhibiting, her commissioned work can be found throughout the United States, Canada and New Zealand.