Eleanor Jensen

Eleanor Jensen is a Lecturer in the Department of Art and Art History at Carleton College since 2019. She teaches courses such as Field Drawing and Studio Art Seminar in the South Pacific, and founded the Drawing Club on campus. Her work explores perceptions of the natural environment through interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Education: MFA from Illinois State University

Her research focuses on:

• Environmental Art
• Interdisciplinary Art
• Observational Drawing
• Ecology and Art

She has received notable support including:

• Mellon Funded Public Works projects
• Muirhead Fund for the Arts and Sciences Collaboration course
• SEMAC Individual Artist Grant

She currently directs the Studio Art in the South Pacific OCS program and maintains affiliations with the Cannon River Valley Chapter of Minnesota Master Naturalists.