Born the fourth of six children, Edward Inks grew up in a small town in south-western Pennsylvania. Inks studied at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, earning a B.S. in Art Education (1974-1978). He received an MFA in sculpture from Carnegie-Mellon University (1984), before traveling to Botswana with the Peace Corps. After returning from the Peace Corps, he taught at various colleges and universities and has recently retired from being a Professor of Art at Santa Barbara City College.
