Genie A ChowGenie Chow grew up in Madison, Wisconsin where she often hiked near lakes and in forests, inspiring her to pursue a Fine Arts major. She painted portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Art Institue of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and has a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She supplemented her education at the University of California-Berkeley Extension program and the Write-by-the-Lake Writer's Retreat in Madison, Wisconsin in writing and illustrating children's books. When she is not working on children's books, she makes artist teddy bears, art dolls, watercolors in the fairy art genre, and writes novels. Read More Read Less