Julianna ViVienVioletta Balogh born in Hungary, she escaped from the communist country at the age 21. She spent two months in the Italian refugee camp and six months in Paris, before seeking refuge in the United States. In 1988 she received her Bachelor of Arts from University of California (UCLA).
In 1991 she received her Adult Education Teaching Credential. Since then she taught art classes in different adult schools to a variety of ethnic groups and ages in the Los Angeles area.
In 2000 she received her M.F.A from Claremont Graduate University. She exhibited since 1982 and she was the owner of the Sarga Szem Fine Art Studio in Upland,California.
