Graduated Wayne State University, Detroit,Michigan, in 1973 with an M.F.A. Ms.Mann, then Barbara Greene, began her career as an artist. Fifty years later, she would add writer, blogger, and performer to her creative talents, composing original songs and stories. Using a narrative, a figurative style she documents today's world, opening the eyes and minds of her viewers. Of course, humour and satire brighten her style. Who would believe the talents one develops along the way? And the struggles she encounters battling cancer, following an artist's rocky road.