Sandra Beard is from Ontario, Canada and now lives in Sacramento, California. She received her BA in Fine Art from the University of Ottawa, Ontario and an MFA from San Jose State University. Other studies include working with Master Printer, Joe Zirker and residencies at Kala and the Vermont Studio Center. Her prints and paintings have been exhibited locally and internationally: Spain, France, England, Korea, New Zealand, Canada and Denmark. She is a juried member of the California Society of Printmakers, the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, and the Boston Printmakers.