I was born in Yokosuka, Japan in 1950. I travelled extensively as a child between the USA, Australia and Japan, until finally settling in San Francisco, California, USA. I graduated from De Anza high school in 1967 and received an Associate in Arts Degree from Contra Costa College in 1969. While studying at college, I worked as a political cartoonist for the Lafayette Sun and the college newspaper The Advocate.

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In 1969 I went to live in Perth, Western Australia. After attaining an Associateship in Design from the Western Australian Instititute of Technology (now Curtin University), I worked as a graphic designer and semi-professional actor for three years and was granted membership into the Western Australian Theatre Company.

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In 1975, I joined the Art Gallery of Western Australia as an Education Officer/Graphic Designer. I was in charge of developing the onsite and outreach programmes throughout the State. My role was to broaden the learning experiences of individuals within the State's schools and the communities. It was during this time, that I became involved in drawing, watercolour and printmaking.

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I also freelanced as a photographer, and in 1982, discovered that I could use my photographs as a reference for creating prints. I was fortunate enough to meet Ann Joel who had a Public Relations company and with her help and promotion, I was exhibiting my art within a year. Since that time I have had artwork in 209 exhibitions and have won 34 awards worldwide. My artwork is housed in public and private collections throughout the world.

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I completed both a Diploma of Printmaking from the Western Australian School of Art Design & Media and a Graduate Diploma in Education from Curtin University in 1990. In 1992, I accepted an offer to further my career as an artist, so travelled to Tokyo, Japan where I taught English while regularly exhibiting my artwork.

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While in Japan, I met Prof. Keith Howard who introduced me to non-toxic printmaking. After returning to Perth, Western Australia, in 1996, I taught digital imaging at the Western Australian School of Art Design & Media. In 2000, I decided to go back to the USA to complete a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York State.

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During my two years in the MFA program, I created a 4-colour Intaglio-Type photographic printmaking technique that was published in Prof. Howard's third non-toxic printmaking book entitled 'Intaglio-Type and Acrylic Resist Etching' in 2003. After graduation, I taught digital imaging, web design and printmaking at RIT and Monroe Community College.

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In 2005, I returned to Perth, Western Australia and taught English at several TAFE centres and also enrolled in a Cert IV in Training and Assessment course at SwanTAFE, completing it in 2008.

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Later on that year, I was approached to spearhead an Art Department for the International Baccalaureate (IBO) art programme at the Beijing Huijia Private School in China. I accepted the offer, and worked as the HOD until July of 2020. I now reside back in Perth, Western Australia, where I teach drawing at the Galleria Art Studio in Morley.