In 1938–39, she spent a year at the Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole in Oslo with teachers including Per Krohg and Carl von Hanno.

[2] She adopted the style of expressive colourism, profound but rather heavy, applying her full palette in her still lifes and portraits.

[1] In this connection, she was an active member of the Swedish free art schools organization (Stiftelsen Fria Konstskolor).

[3] In 1957, she took over control of the school in Stockholm founded by the art teacher Edward Berggren which soon became known as Konstskolan Idun Lovén.

She enlarged the scope of teaching to cover sculpture, film, theatre and dance, arranging regular cultural evenings.