Adjunct Faculty, Anatomy and Drawing, earned a B.F.A. at the Cooper Union and an M.F.A. at Temple Universityıs Tyler School of Art. She is an Associate Professor at the University of the Arts, where she has taught since 1978. A recipient of three Mellon Foundation Venture Fund Grants, her work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout the U.S. Her most recent solo exhibition was at the Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia, where she is currently represented.

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