Caren Heft, artist bookmaker has been actively creating and exhibiting for over 20 years. She has taught courses and workshops to learners of all ages. She has also acted as Associate Curator of the Wustum Museum in Racine Wisconsin and is currently the Curator of the Edna Carlsten Gallery at UW Stevens Point. She was invited to present as a part of a book arts panel at the Museum of Arts & Design in New York City, at the Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College – Chicago and at the Newberry Library in Chicago. She has also authored numerous essays and published articles. Her books are represented in collections internationally, including La Bibliotecca Nazionale Centrale in Florence Italy, the collections at Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard University and California College of Arts and Crafts.