Caren Heft is a letterpress printer, papermaker, and book artist. She received her Bachelor
of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. From 1998 through 2000 Caren Heft was the associate curator at the
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts in Racine, Wisconsin. While there, she was responsible
for the Victory for Peace project, a gang intervention program which assisted inner city
children in making letterpress books.
Caren Heft is the sole-proprietor of the Arcadian Press, under which she has published over
two dozen books. Her work has been featured in many exhibits and is part of both national
and international collections. She has participated in a number of jury panels and is an
experienced lecturer and visiting teaching artist.
Caren Heft is currently a senior lecturer for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and
is the gallery director for the Edna Carlsten Gallery in the Noel Fine Arts Center.
