She also began to paint as a child and in her youth took art lessons from Alexander Bercovitch (1940-1950), and also with Herman Heimlich and Fritz Brandtner.
[1] In 1967, Wertheimer left Montreal and moved to Europe, supported by a Canada Council travel grant and a Borsa di Studio from the Italian government.
[1] In 1977, Wertheimer was included in Marbres et bronzes, an exhibition organized by the Centre culturel canadien in Paris presenting six Canadian sculptors working at the artist colony at Pietrasanta, Italy.
[1] In 1980, Wertheimer began to exhibit her polished bronze figural sculptures in cities in Florida, USA.
[1] She was Director and Founding Member of the Saint Laurent Art Association/Society, Ville St-Laurent, QC (1960-1965) and the Sculptors Society of Canada (1985).