Irmigard Steding was born in Lüdenscheid, Germany, and received her fine arts training in Germany. Coming to the United States, she continued her studies at the College of Marin Art Glass, Dan Fenton Studio, and Gordon Huether Studio Design. Her tutors have included David Arnold, Abinus Elskus, K. Wagner, Helen Stanley, and Johannes Schreiter. For over a decade she has worked as a designer, restorer, and glass painter for Reflections Studios, Emeryville, California.

Irmigard’s professional experience includes: glass painting at Grace Cathedral, and restoration at Calvary Presbyterian Church, Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, and All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena. With Robert Shank, Steding/Shank Glass Design designed and fabricated three stained glass windows for the apse in the chapel at Bishop’s Ranch, Healdsburg, California.