BIO / VITA 

• I grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, across the street from the college where my father was an art professor. I discovered early on that something magical happened whenever I sat at our kitchen table strewn with crayons, colored pencils, paints, papers, scissors and glue. Not content with doing just one thing in life, I joyfully juggled art making, teaching and child raising for many decades. Since 2001 I have been a full-time painter with participation in over 100 solo and group exhibitions.  The many years I lived in Germany opened up exciting opportunities to exhibit in numerous countries and fueled my interest in international art activities.
• 1967-69      Bachelor of Arts studies at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 
• 1969-71      B.A. from Bethel College, St. Paul, MN                     
• 1971-72      Taught school in St. Paul, MN  
• 1972            Married Bob Lidfors, taught part-time and began child-raising years                                                                                    
• 1982            Moved with family of six to Munich, Germany.  Learned how to speak German with an American accent     
• 1984-2020   Grew my art career while living in the Fürth / Nürnberg region of Germany  
• 1999-2001   Master of Fine Arts degree from Vermont College of Norwich University  
• 2001-2005   Assistant Adjunct Professor for Art at University of Maryland in Europe  (headquarters in Heidelberg) 
• 2001-2020   Painted and exhibited artwork in over a hundred solo and group exhibitions throughout Germany and in 10 other countries  
• 2020            Moved back to Minnetonka, Minnesota, in time for the Pandemic  
• 2020 +         Paints full-time and teaches art workshops