Faculty Profile
Rachel Eng
Associate Professor of Art and Art History (2016)
Contact Information
Goodyear Building - Art Studios
717-254-8717
https://www.racheljeng.com/
Bio
Professor Eng teaches courses focused in ceramics and 3D mediums. In her own work, she primarily focuses in installation and sculpture and draws from the writings of scientists, activists, and creatives, like who discuss the interconnectedness of non-human life forms and humans. She is interested in the agency of materials and their reciprocal impacts on human behaviors and how this connects to land use/development and climate change. Recent solo exhibitions include: NARS Foundation (Brooklyn, NY), Atlanta Contemporary (Atlanta, GA), The Springfield Museum of Art (Springfield, OH), and Jane Hartsook Gallery (NYC, NY). Recent group exhibitions include: The LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University (NYC, NY), Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ), and The Clay Studio (Philadelphia, PA), She has held residencies at McColl Center (Charlotte, NC), Studio Kura (Fukuoka, Japan), and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts (Newcastle, ME), among others. Her work is in various private and public collections including the Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art (Republic of Korea) and Peninsula College Ceramics Collection (Port Angeles, WA).
Education
- B.F.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2010
- M.F.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2013
2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall 2025
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.
Spring 2026
ARTH 160 Clay and Community
We will examine the ways artworks made of clay connect to a rich global history and how contemporaries continue to build community with the material through functional and sculptural approaches. Projects will include claymation, installation, sculptures, and bowls.
ARTH 160 Clay and Community
We will examine the ways artworks made of clay connect to a rich global history and how contemporaries continue to build community with the material through functional and sculptural approaches. Projects will include claymation, installation, sculptures, and bowls.
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.