Ms ArtFX (aka Karen Ryrie) commenced her training at Ballarat University, and completed with a Bachelor of Arts at Monash University, and teaching Diploma from Melbourne University. She started Face Painting and Chalkboards to help fund her years at uni.

After many memorable years of entertaining children and adults with her art, Ms ArtFX is now teaching again, and what a wonderful combination of classes have been developed from her further education in Transpersonal Art.