Cornelia was born in Norway in 1979. From the onset of her painting pursuits in her late teens, she has been particularly interested in rendering the human form. Her affection for the genres of interior, landscape, and especially, still life, has bloomed with time. She achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Victoria, British Colombia in Canada in 2003. While in University, she became acquainted with the paradigms of conceptual art, but decided to pursue classical realism. She graduated From The Florence Academy of Art in Italy, summer 2007. She currently lives in Florence, where she teaches drawing and painting at The Florence Academy of Art and paints in her private studio. .