Artist is a self-taught artist originally from Chicago, Illinois, living and working in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania since 1991. She has achieved a level of success as a portrait artist over the past 18 years doing numerous commissioned works in addition to selling paintings shown at various galleries in Pa. Her work is done mainly in oil, but also in pencil and watercolor pencil. In addition to participating at the Winkler Gallery of Art in Dubois, Pa., Cora currently works from and exhibits her work at her own studio/gallery in Mahaffey, Pa., the Kyrie Gallery.