Karen Lederer received her BFA in Printmaking from Washington University in St. Louis and an MFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design. She was an artist in residence at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Lower East Side Printshop, and the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions at One River School, Guilford College Art Gallery, Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery, Grant Wahlquist Gallery, and Field Projects. Lederer also teaches classes at LaGuardia Community College, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Lower East Side Printshop, Manhattan Graphics Center, and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. She lives and works in Brooklyn.