After receiving her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1986, Bjorn furthered her professionalism by working with master artists and pursuing graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas.Bjorn's paintings have been described as a conflict between chaos and calm. After transitioning from oil paints to acrylics, she developed her own style of contemplative mark-making. Through self-expression and the need to master the medium, her work in contemporary art