Fretta’s love of nature, art and beauty was instilled in her at a young age, as she grew up playing in  fields of wildflowers in Oklahoma and Texas while experiences her Grandmother Mae’s continuous stream of creativity. Her love for photography began with her father’s camera in the 60’s. In college, she was inspired by the expansive works of Georgia O’Keefe and went on to receive a Bachelors in Fine Arts at The University of Texas, Arlington, majoring in Drawing, Paper Making and Photography with minors in Art History and Psychology . Fretta’s love of art has been a constant in her life and she has continued to study in Portland at the Drawing Studio, The Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, and Newspace Center for Photography.
Today Fretta is represented in  Portland Art Museum Rental  Sales Gallery .  Her work is exhibited in galleries through out the United Stated. Recently she exhibited in Barcelona,Spain at FotoNostrum, The Mediterranean House of Photography and will be returning in 2023 for another exhibit there. Fretta also enjoys exhibiting at art festivals, as they give her the opportunity to educate and encourage young artists and share her philosophy with a wider audience.