Emily Scheider Berens

Emily Scheider Berens is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts, Department of Art & Design. She is an educator, designer, and multi-media artist living and working in Milwaukee, WI.

• MFA in Interdisciplinary Media from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2013)
• MA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Columbia College Chicago (2011)

Her work focuses on merging traditional media with experimental digital processes, emphasizing improvisation and play as tools for creative exploration. She specializes in accessible digital media integration for artists, remixing found materials, and inspiration techniques.

Berens has presented her work and conducted technology-driven workshops regionally through the Wisconsin Art Educator’s Association (WAEA) and the Peninsula School of Art, as well as internationally in Barcelona, Spain, and Wuhan, China. Her decade-long freelance design practice serves clients across the US and Canada.