Biography Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, I received a BA in English and French Literature from Swarthmore College and an MA in English Literature from The University of Chicago, before earning an MBA from the University of Chicago. For over two decades I worked in corporate finance in the publishing and healthcare industries. Although I have drawn and painted for most of my life, I did not pursue art seriously until 10 years ago, when I began studying painting and drawing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As my interest in painting grew, I found ways to scale back my day job and begin to paint in earnest.
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