[1] Her work focuses on issues of physical identity and how bodies are viewed by society, especially in explorations of cultural depictions of disability.
After moving to Chicago, she joined a group for artists with disabilities and began a series titled The Circle Stories.
[4] Lehrer decided on an art career in order to "prove her interests in biology and medicine," areas of study with few accommodations.
[7] The title of the series refers to the "circular" method that Lehrer employed in the creative process, "involving extensive interviews with each participant.
[8] Lehrer's If Body series stems from the fact that people tend to visualize what they are going to look like at an older age and how that image can change over time.
"[11] Lehrer's 2020 book Golem Girl: a memoir, published by Virago, was the first winner of the Barbellion Prize, a literary award for writers who live with illness or disability.