She studied at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts).

Her teachers included August Allebé, Carel Lodewijk Dake, Nicolaas van der Waay, and Anna Wijthoff [nl].

From 1904 through 1924 she taught at the Dagtekenschool voor meisjes [nl] (English:Day drawing school for girls).

Her students included Jo van Oosten Slingeland [nl] and Catharina Elisabeth Wassink.

[1] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.