hɜːɹ ˈɑːɹt kɚɹˈɪɹ bɪɡˈæn æt ðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə skˈuːl ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts nˈaʊ ðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ ˈɑːɹt ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˌʌndɚ ðə tˈuːɾɛlɪdʒ ʌv ɡətˈɑːɹdoʊ pˌaɪətsˈoʊni ænd ɹˈuːdɑːlf ʃˈiːfɚ.
Her art career began at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute) in 1921 under the tutelage of Gottardo Piazzoni and Rudolph Schaeffer.