Norma Jean Moore holds a BAE from the University of New Mexico and an MAE from Texas Tech. For 24 years, she has maintained multiple studios across San Antonio while teaching art and English as a second language. She has a passion for ecology that is combined with painting and being an Alamo Area Master Naturalist and Native Plant Society volunteer. Her work is collected by museums and individuals, including the Art Museum of South Texas and Mexi-Arte Museum Austin.