She studied in the United States, taught at the University of Costa Rica and created hundreds of paintings.

[3] Her mother became her companion after she returned from fifteen years studying in Colorado and in New York[4] with Ivan Olinsky and Robert Brackman.

[3] She was in the first wave of Costa Rican women artists that included Margarita Bertheau, Lola Fernandez and Sonia Romero.

[5] Dinora eventually became a near recluse in Escazú, selling little, and using her mother, her dog, and the occasional stranger as models.

[4] In 2014 it was announced that a new combined gallery and waiting area at the second floor of Melico Salazar Theatre would be named in honour of Bolandi.