Faculty Profile

Rachel Eng

(she/her/hers)Associate Professor of Art and Art History (2016)

Contact Information

engr@dickinson.edu


717-254-8717
https://www.racheljeng.com/

Bio

Professor Eng primarily teaches courses focused in ceramics and 3D mediums. In her own work, she undertakes projects that employ clay, video projections, and sounds to create layered and contemplative pieces as well as compositions using found materials. Change, decay, and regeneration are central content to these artworks and her work grapples with topics, such as climate change, land use/development, and their connection to memory.

Education

  • B.F.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2010
  • M.F.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2013

2025-2026 Academic Year

Fall 2025

ARTH 130 Art and Sustainability
This course promotes themes of sustainability and social engagement as the catalyst for artmaking. Primarily investigated through the design and construction of sculptures, installation art or other creative acts, students will explore creative practices exemplified by land art, social practice art, collaborative art, and social sculpture, among others.

ARTH 325 Advanced Ceramics
This advanced level ceramics course focuses on individual project development with processes utilizing the wheel and hand-building. Substantial glaze testing will build class color palettes in a range of firing temperatures and atmospheres. This course will allow for focused discussion and critiques on using clay as an expressive medium. This course will include discussion on topics such as: the use of ceramics in contemporary and historical artworks, participatory art, ephemeral art, and installation art. Prerequisite: ARTH 224, 226 or permission of instructor.