Bev is a 4th generation Montanan, living and working in Missoula, MT. She has been making art and working as an art educator for adults and children for over 35 years. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout Montana and the surrounding region, primarily working with printmaking and mixed media. Bev has been been involved in a multitude of community projects in the arts throughout the years, including co-founding Missoula's Annual Festival of the Dead. She served as adjunct faculty in drawing and printmaking at The University of Montana and at the former University of Great Falls. She is a co-founder/ member of the SALTMINE Artists group in Missoula. Bev holds a BA degree in Art from the University of Idaho and a MFA degree in printmaking from the University of Montana.