Geri Ward was born and raised in Washington, D.C. She earned a Master's Degree in Experimental Psychology from Ohio State University, and worked for many years as a research psychologist.
After starting a family and moving to Montana, she took up watercolor painting, which she has continued for over 37 years.
When she moved to Bozeman, she could not find a job in experimental psychology and started doing watercolor painting.
Her work has been shown in two salon D'Automme shows in Paris, at the Institute Mexicano Norteamericano de Relacionnes Culturales in Mexico City and with "Women's Work", the Montana Women's Center Art Survey Exhibition.
Also, Ward has received over a dozen awards from Montana Art societies and shows.