Berry is an artist and workshop leader in Lincoln, Nebraska. A lifelong Nebraskan, she grew up on a farm in Wahoo, a natural born artist, with a love of endless skies, changing seasons, growing crops and earthy colors and materials. She has degrees from Creighton University in Omaha and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Berry previously served as executive director of the Lincoln Arts Council. She has taught her HotWaxCoolArt workshops across the U.S. and has been an artist-in-residence for the Nebraska Arts Council.