Marcia Hero began her art career at the age of 8 when her mother enrolled her in classes at the Milwaukee Art Museum.  She continued to take classes there throughout her childhood.  During that time, she remembers painting and sketching some of Milwaukee's former landmarks such as the old Northwestern Train Depot and the T.A. Chapman's department store.  

While living in Monterrey, Mexico as a young adult, from 1972 to 1976, Marcia studied oil painting at the Instituto Technologico and de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.  After moving to El Salvador, Central America in 1976, she painted exclusively in oils and sold paintings to family and friends.

Upon her return to the U.S. in 1980, her art took a back seat to family life, but in 1988 she enrolled in the fine arts program at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  While there, she focused on ceramics and won a $500 scholarship for a ceramic vessel titled "Man's Discovery".

Marcia's home and garden were featured in the July 10, 2005 Entree section of the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinal, and were part of the Enderis Park Neighborhood home tour that year.  www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=338770    Also in 2005,  she began to paint with soft pastels after taking classes from artist Pamela Scesniak, and occasionally takes classes from artist James Hempel. 

Since 2008, Marcia has participated in several group and juried shows with the Wisconsin Pastel Artists and the League of Milwaukee Artists.  In 2009 she was awarded an Honorable Mention for her pastels "Nuthatch" and "Paws for Reflection".  She received 2 meritorious entries in the 2009 Richeson Pastel 75 competition book for "Pen Pals" and "Sunset on the Marsh". and 3 meritorious entries in the Richeson 75 Small Works competition book for "Gertrude Jekyll Rose", "Sunrise in Cabo" and "Siblings".

Marcia is vice-president of the Wisconsin Pastel Artists,  a member of the League of Milwaukee Artists, the Bay View Arts Guild, the Wisconsin Visual Artists, and the Milwaukee Arts Board, and has membership in several other art related organizations.