Eugenie Najjar, born and raised in New York City, started her life in Providence, RI in 1979 as an artist. She has a BFA from RISD in photography and an MFA from NYU/International Center of Photography. She attended the Master Gardener program at URI in 1993 and matriculated through the Radcliffe Seminars Landscape Design Program from 1992-1995. She continues to expand her knowledge of native and traditional species and design practice within the expanse of the New England landscape.