Her family owned a large orchard, Diversity Farms, in Paw Paw, MI.

Student, Colorado College, 1963. Bachelor in English, University Michigan, 1965. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Georgia State University, 1979. Master of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York City, 1998.

Writer, editor Georgia Department Corrections, Atlanta, 1973-1975. Copy writer Georgia Power Company, 1975-1978. Museum intern Sautee-Nacoochee (Georgia) Community Association, 1997.

Lived in Cameron Park, CA.

SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
“Stories from the Farm”, Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA, 2004; “Green Apples”, Red Wall Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2004; “Funny Farm”, Aurora Coffee, Atlanta, GA, 2004, “Martha Stiles & Heidi Deiterich”, Eastside Gallery, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 1999
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
“Spaces”, One Twelve Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2012;“Why Paint Now”, Pop-up show, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA,2012; “Zen & the Art of the Arts”, Atlanta Soto Zen Center, Atlanta, GA, 2009; “Hand-to Hand Project”, Corridor Gallery, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, ATHICA, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, GA, The Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, VT; 2009; “April Fool Show”, Portal Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2009; “Looks Good on Paper”, Spruill Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA, 2007; “The Jerry Cullum Pear Fantasy”, SLM Projects, Roswell, GA, 2007; “Big Angel Blow Out”, White Space, Atlanta, GA, 2004; “Salon of Sensations”, The B Complex, Atlanta, GA, 2004; “The Evolution of the Animal Companion”, Aurora Coffee, Atlanta, GA, 2004; “Art Start”, Local Project Art Space, Long Island City, NY, 2004; “Postcards from the Edge”, Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, NY, 2002; “Group Show”, Imatra Museum of Art, Imatra, Finland, and Kovola Museum of Art, Kovala, Finland , 2002; “ANA 30”, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, juried by Peter Schjeldahl, 2001; “Faculty Exhibit”, Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA, , 2001; “Small Works, Top Priority”, The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY, 2000; “Group Show”, Elena Zang Gallery, Woodstock, NY, 2000; “2000 National Competition”, juried by Joan Snyder, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY 2000; “Culture & Agriculture”, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI, 2000; “Reliquaries”, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ, 2000; “Small Works”, juried by Ronald Feldman, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, NY, 1999; “Selections”, Visual Arts Gallery, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 1999
AWARDS
National Academy of Design Fellowship – Mural Workshop, New York, NY, 2003, (awarded, but did not attend); Philip Guston Award and Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2000; Merit Award Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 1998/1999; Fulton County Arts Council Residency Fellowship, The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA, 1995; Friends of the School of Art & Design Award, and Vera Jernigan Green Award, given annually for merit in painting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1994
PUBLICATIONS
“Art on the Edge in Atlanta. Simple Works Depict Simpler Days on the Farm”, Jerry Cullum, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 1, 2004 ; “Small Works, Top Priority”, Helen A. Harrision, The New York Times, Long Island Edition, October 8, 2000.
EXPERIENCE
Faculty, Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta GA, 2001/present; Faculty, Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta GA, 2001/2006; Art Teacher, Summer Art Camp, Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta, GA 2001