Donna graduated from Seattle University and has continued studies under well-known regional and national artists. She teaches classes and workshops locally and internationally.

Donna is a member of the Northwest Pastel Society, Oil Painter’s of America, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Pastel Society of America, Peninsula Art League and Washington Plein Air.  Her paintings are in the permanent collections of Oregon State University and Pierce County.  She has been juried into the International Northwest Pastel Society’s exhibits, Oil Painter’s of America Western Regional Show, Peninsula Art League’s Regional Shows, and the West Coast Pastel Society’s International Exhibits.  Galleries in Washington and Oregon represent Donna.