Studied at the State University of New York in Binghamton in 1970, staying for six months.
Was a founding member of the artist-run screening organization, the Los Angeles Independent Film Oasis, which ran from 1976 to 1981.
As a teenager she performed in the Lynda Gudde Dance Company and was a student of Anna Sokolow and Meredith Baylis.
Was actively involved in the Collective for Living Cinema in New York, helping to keep the artist-run organization operating for more than two decades.