Phyllis Seltzer was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1928, and has been a Clevelander (Ohio) since the age of three. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa, majoring in printmaking under Mauricio Lasansky. Post Graduate studies include architecture at the University of Michigan, and history of technology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Architectural essence pervades Seltzer's oil paintings, which become the plates for works skillfully adapted to create giant prints in a heat-transfer technique that enriches the image as it allows for multiple small-edition printing. Extensively traveled, with a home in Venice, Italy, Seltzer captures the essence of her favorite cities -...