Modok Mária studied with Modok Réti Istvánn at the Collage of Fine Arts during 1917-1918. After graduation she continued her studies in Nagybánya and Dés. The first time she arrived in Szentendre was in 1929 and she remained connected to the town until the end of her life. She took part in the free school of the Association of the Painters of Szentendre. Her art blossomed out in the town where a artists and guest artists influenced her.