Pen gained her Masters of Fine Art in Painting and Printmaking at the Art Institute of Chicago on an International Peace Scholarship. On graduating she was awarded the Institute’s Ryerson Travelling Scholarship and the Austin Museum’s Juror’s Award. Recent Acquisitions include Art in Healthcare.
Pen has exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, RSA annual exhibition, VAS and Scottish Society of Artists 2023, Panter & Hall and Thompsons in London. The Union Gallery, The Open Eye Gallery, Inverleith House, The Compass Gallery and the Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh. Abroad in Chicago and Austin