ʃiː ðˈɛn ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv sˈæntə fˈiː nˈaʊ sˈæntə fˈiː jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɑːɹt ænd dɪzˈaɪn, ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ wɪð ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn pˈeɪntɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
She then attended the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art and Design), graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting in 1988.