Molly Strader was surrounded with arts from a very young age, and family trips abroad heightened an interest in other cultures. Multiple trips abroad to Europe, Central America, Indonesia, and the islands have influenced her through her career. They helped set Strader on a life long journey concentrating on her artwork and developing her views of simplicity and oneness with nature within the art. Creating artwork was an essential part of Strader’s youth and still is today, along with her continued interest in the world’s cultures.

Strader now lives in Texas, where she continues to design and create new work. Oneness with the natural world, and being able to simplify the magnitude of textures, forms, and feelings down to a single ideal is my goal with this work. Since 1998 Her work has been shown in Museums, Art shows Nationwide, and Galleries Internationally, and has won many top awards both in her category and overall.