Ira Hoffecker is a German-Canadian artist, emigrating from Germany to Canada in 2004 and now a Canadian citizen. She resides and maintains her art practice in Victoria, Canada and New York, USA, and is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Hoffecker holds a Master of Fine Arts (2018) from Plymouth University (England) and Transart Institute, New York (USA) and a first-class Bachelor (Honours) in Fine Art (2015) from the University of Gloucestershire (England). She previously obtained a Diploma of Fine Arts (2013) from Vancouver Island School of Art, Victoria (Canada). Her work has been exhibited in solo, duo and group exhibitions in Germany, England and Canada.