Karen Ann Hoffman is Oneida; raised in Milwaukee, she now lives in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Karen Ann studied Iroquois raised beadwork intensively with Samuel Thomas and Lorna Hill and has become a respected teacher in her own right. Her own artwork has been shown nationally and is represented in many museum collections, and she is an active advocate for Native arts. She holds a Masters in Human Development with an emphasis on cultural identity, and serves on the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Curatorial Committee of the Scarabocchio Art Museum in Stevens Point.
