Bernadette Waystack earned her B.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master’s degree in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design. She is a practicing artist with a studio in Harwich Port. She has developed a specialized curriculum focused on the Provincetown Art Colony and the history of art on Cape Cod.

She and her husband have lived in Harwich for over 30 years. Their 2 adult children were educated in the Harwich schools and they now have a grandchild entering the Monomoy Regional School District.