Eric Ouren

Faculty - Art

Faculty » Art

Phone: 507-344-7890
Office: Milton Tweit Hall 108
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Courses Recently Taught

3 Dimensional Design
American Art History
Art Theory and Criticism
Ceramics I
Ceramics II
Ceramics III
Ceramics IV
Ceramics V
Contemporary Issues in Art
Sculpture I
Sculpture II
Sculpture III
Sculpture IV
Senior Exhibition
Topics in Fine Arts



Education:
Master of Fine Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1998
Master of Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1990
Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN, 1983-1986

Commissions:
Bust of Beethoven Stump Carving for Lori & Arden Enter, Nicollet, MN, 2009
Memorial Crucifix for the Bukowski Family, Mankato, MN, 2006
Academic Mace, Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN, 2003
Large-scale chess and checkers set by Friends of German Park for German Park in New Ulm, MN, 2000

Publications:
Faith and Vision: Twenty-Five Years of Christians in The Visual Arts, edited by Cameron J. Anderson and Sandra Bowden, p. 65.

Teaching Experience:
Faculty, Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN, 2001-present
Adjunct Faculty, Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN, 2000-2001
Adjunct Faculty, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Mankato, MN, 2000
Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1999-2000
Sabbatical Replacement, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, 1999
Adjunct Faculty, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1998

Other:

  • Teaches sculpture, ceramics, art theory & criticism, and contemporary art history
  • Builds stringed instruments and does chainsaw carving
  • Serves on the Ceremonies Committee