Alice Pfau is the fourth generation of woman artists in her family. Her great grandmother Helen Curtis Garceau painted watercolor images of the New England coast at the turn of the 20th century. Her grandmother studied art in Paris before WWII. One of her aunts studied in Paris and works in multiple media, while another aunt is a china painter in Michigan.

Born in New Mexico, Alice grew up in Montana and Colorado which gave her a love of the outdoors. A deep appreciation of the beauty of the world around us and the magic of the animals who live there has kept Alice traveling and painting throughout her life.

Alice holds a bachelers degree in Geological Engineering and a masters degree in Geology. She worked for more then 15 years as a production geologist in the oil industry but left that career to have more time with her children and pursue her painting. Alice resides in Houston Texas with her husband, two children and 3 dogs.