She attended the Rijksinstituut tot Opleiding van Tekenleraren [nl] (National Normal School for Drawing Teachers) in Amsterdam.
She studied with Henri Frédéric Boot and Huib Luns.
She was married to the painter Willem August van der Colk.
[2] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
[3] She was a member of the Kunst zij ons doel and Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas [nl].