Ulla Lenzen Butt was born in Germany and immigrated to St. Catharines, ON at age 5. After graduating from St.Catharines, Teachers’ College, she attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario where she studied Fine Arts. During a 32-year teaching career mainly with the Halton Catholic District School Board, artistic pursuits were initially satisfied in courses and workshops at McMaster University, Dundas Valley School Of Art, Mohawk College in Hamilton and the Burlington Art Centre. Later, she worked as a contract Art Instructor for the Brock University Pre-Service Teachers Program. Her home studio, Artful Expressions, was launched during the late 1990’s and features watercolor and mixed medium paintings, decorative painting and photography. Presently, Ulla is semi-retired, studying watercolour painting with local artists and showing her paintings at galleries in the Burlington and Hamilton areas.