Originally from Brooklyn, Almond received a BFA from Parsons School of Design, in New York and Paris and an MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she studied art theory and criticism with the MacArthur Award-winning critic, Dave Hickey.
Almond makes large scale site responsive installations. Her work has been exhibited locally and internationally. She has completed various public commissions and is currently working on a large scale public sculpture for the art in embassies program of the US State Dept. She has lived and worked on the east end of Long Island for 20 years.