Sarah Heitmeyer has been working with ceramics for 15 years and with computer aided design for about 8. She received national recognition through an emerging artist award from the National Council on Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in 2019. Heitmeyer received her MFA at the State University of New York at New Paltz and BFA from Alfred University. She completed a post baccalaureate program at Colorado State University, and has participated in numerous residencies and internships across the US.
Heitmeyer's work has been widely exhibited, including at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA; Radius Gallery in Missoula, MT; the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY; the Page Bond Gallery in Richmond, VA; the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT; Carbondale Clay Center in Carbondale, CO; and elsewhere. She teaches computer aided design for SUNY New Paltz and is a mother to a growing toddler. Her studio is located in Fishkill, NY, where she creates work for galleries and commissions for residential, healthcare, and hospitality spaces.