Instructor/Facilitator: Karen Devers

No image available Biography: Dr. Karen Devers received her Doctorate of Philosophy in Adult Education from the University of North Dakota. She earned her Master of Fine Arts from UND and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Dr. Devers also completed a summer international study program at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. In addition to teaching for UND, Dr. Devers has taught art to Norwegian and American students majoring in business at the Ostfold Academy in Norway. She also has designed and taught campus and distance art and education courses for Alliant International University in Irvine, California. Her book, Awaken Your Holistic Brain: Getting Logic and Imagination to Work for You, was published by Imagine Art! in 2006. Currently, Dr. Devers is an Instructional Systems Designer at Banfield, The Pet Hospital at Central Team Support in Portland, Oregon.

Classes or Events by this instructor or facilitator


Study of artistic methods and meaning in the visual arts through the analysis of art media and art historical contexts.
January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2028
This studio course will familiarize students with some fundamental concepts, tools and techniques of drawing. Through hands-on experience, demonstration, lecture, and critique students will gain a greater understanding of drawing as an artistic medium.
January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2028
Introduction to the fundamental principles of the Fine Arts -- Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, and Dance -- followed by examples of the interaction of the arts in selected cultures from history and around the world and at a variety of campus arts events, in order to increase appreciation of the importance of the fine arts to the individual and community.
January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2028