Ken Reker

Ken Reker Assistant Professor of Art MFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA University of Louisville Teacher Certification (Art K-12) North Park University kreker@salemstate.edu
Ken has more than fifteen years of experience teaching art foundation courses in both private and public academic institutions. He has also worked within major commercial art venues in Chicago, including lead preparator for the Marx-Saunders Gallery in River North. He teaches COLOR & DESIGN (Art 101) and FORM & DESIGN (Art 203). Ken works in a variety of media and materials, with a specific interest in mixed media /found object assemblage. He was recently selected to design a large window installation, utilizing objects from the collection of the Boston Children’s Museum, as part of the museum’s major new renovation project.



Ken Reker, "UMME", mixed media /found object assemblage, 72”x134”x4”, 2006, "SKY BOX", mixed media /found object assemblage, 40”x60”x3”, 2002, and "FOR ROBIN, ALL STYLE NO SUBSTANCE", mixed media /found object assemblage, 80”x77”x42”, 2004.