Beth Rapatz holds her B.F.A. in Illustration from The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. Beth teaches art as well as freelance illustrates using gouache and pen & ink as her primary mediums. Freelance illustration projects include; a young adult novel, 4 children’s picture books, greeting cards, t-shirt designs, murals and a short animation for documentary film. She has taught art to children and adults in-home and at the Bloomington Art Center, Simply Jane and Mpls Adult Community Education.