Cedar hails from the mountains of Northern California, where their background in crafts and appreciation for the handmade comes from growing up in a small town surrounded by people who worked with their hands. They got their BA in studio art from UC Santa Cruz (2015), where they were introduced to printmaking. They followed their love of the medium to Albuquerque, NM, and received their Professional Printer Certification from Tamarind Institute (2017). Cedar has exhibited in California, New Mexico, Massachusetts, and New York. They have work in the collection of the Mead Art Museum. They are currently based in Queens, NY.