But “I don’t think I made a direct connection to it, as in wanting to be an artist one day.” Instead, looking ahead to law school, she attended Wesleyan University, majoring in government. The big switch came in her senior year at the American University of Paris, when she signed up for a painting course at Parsons Paris.

“I’d never taken one before,” she said. “The professor had us doing the old-school thing, building our own canvases, using rabbit-skin glue, making our own oil paint. The whole process was fascinating.” A transatlantic phone call followed to her parents, who were supportive. Read More