Roberta is a Mid West Native who moved to Maryland in 1986. She received a BFA from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, BS Art Education from the University of Houston in Houston,TX and a MFA from American University in Washington, DC. She has shown in Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, New York and Maryland.She has taught at the elementary,high school levels in public school. She has also been an adjunct instructor at several colleges in Maryland. .