Liz Heeren earned a BA from Saint Olaf College in 1997, an MA in Art Theory and Art Education from the University of Arizona in 2000, and an MFA in Painting from the University of South Dakota in 2007. Heeren currently resides in Sioux Falls, SD where she teaches painting and design for the University of South Dakota and is the Director of Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce, downtown Sioux Falls.