Kendra Zink studied art and education, with an emphasis on figure drawing, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in the United States. After graduation she moved to California where she taught art for three years. She then decided to pursue her career as an artist, and moved to London, England to study painting. In 2002 she received her Masters in Fine Arts from City and Guilds of London Art School, where she remained for another year to complete a one-year, post-MA fellowship. She currently lives and works in Southeast England where she exhibits and sells her work.