Extensively trained in design and composition, Sandra Hoefner holds a BFA in painting from the University of Alaska, Anchorage and an MFA in drawing painting and mixed media from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. It is Interdisciplinary with Northern Studies.
Starting at the American Academy in Chicago, Hoefner has worked with the figure for over fifty years, and uses the expertise gained to create narrative figurative works using her characteristic rhythmic movement of the curved line.
New techniques available in working with photographic transfers to fabric have led to experiments with computer manipulated antique family photos. Hand batiked and dyed fabrics add a unique quality to her work.
Hoefner works sometimes in an abstract style, but always returns to the figure. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in the art quilt medium. She is a juried member of the Studio Art Quilt Association and belongs to the Front Range Contemporary Quilters, The Art Quilt Association (AQuA) and two critique groups.