Sarika Góth was born in Vienna and lived in Budapest and Paris before her Hungarian parents settled permanently in Zeeland. She trained as a painter at the art academy in The Hague and was mentored by Jan Toorop and Jo Koster, amongst others. Her preferred subjects were portraits, still lifes and fantasy scenes with birds and horses. She was a member of the Zeeland art society, the Zeeuwse Kunstkring.