Doreen Remen graduated in 1989 from The Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Architecture. She received a Masters degree in Architecture from Columbia University in 1991. In 1995 she started working with Yvonne Force, a friend from their first day of college together, at her art consulting firm. In 2000, the two co-founded 
Art Production Fund. 

In 2005 Remen established APF’s Visual Artist Music Program - collaborations between pop performers and visual artists. Completed videos were seen on PBS, BETJ, The Margaret Mead Film Festival and in exhibitions at The Bronx Museum, Fondazion Cartier, and The Film Forum in NYC.

Remen lives on the Upper East Side with her husband, Steven Weiner (an attorney) and their 16 year old twin daughters. She and her husband are notable art collectors and attend international art fairs and frequent art openings. Remen is also a supporter and contributor to Free Arts for Abused Children, Success for Kids, and Women for Women International.