Ann Klicka received her BFA in Sculpture from the Hartford Art School, CT. In addition to completing an apprenticeship at the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, TN, she has studied blacksmithing and metalworking techniques with masters across the United States. She has studied and taught at several schools including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Penland School of Crafts, the John C. Campbell Folk School and the Peters Valley Craft school.