Boehmer studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, receiving a BFA degree cum laude in 1971 and received his MFA from University of Pennsylvania. While at Penn, he had the opportunity to study with several notable American painters including Neil Welliver, Janet Fish, Brice Marden, Alex Katz, Paul Resika, Rackstraw Downes and Paul Georges. Since moving to Lynchburg in 1978, Boehmer has worked as Visual Arts Program Director for the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center (1978-1987) and has taught courses in studio art and art history at Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg College, Hollins University, and The Virginia School of the Arts. He is the co-founder and Trustee Emeritus of the Beverly Street Studio School in Staunton, VA, where he teaches now regular weekly classes and workshops in painting and drawing. Boehmer is currently teaching painting and drawing classes at the Lynchburg Art club.