Biography
Personal Life
1941
Born in Hamm, Germany
1960
Came to the U.S. on a student visa
1963
Married artist Julian Stanczak
1968
Became an American citizen
2 children, Danusia and Christopher
Education
1957
Apprenticeships with mural painter, executing frescos and wall mosaics for churches, Münster, Germany
1957 – 59
School of Arts and Crafts, (Werkkunstschule) Münster, Germany
1960 – 63
Apprenticeship painting frescos with artist grandfather in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, (171 credit hours in Fine Arts, majors in painting and print –making, minors in sculpture and graphic design)
1962 – 64
Xavier University, Cincinnati, Liberal Arts
1966 – 75
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, (major German Literature, graduating Magna Cum Laude in Art Education)
1990
Master of Arts in Art Education/Art History from Case Western Reserve University
Employment
1975 – 76
Art teacher, Parma School System
1976 – 2011
Professor, Cleveland Institute of Art