About the Artist:
Like many artists and people in creative fields Ken Moran's career as an artist has not been a linear progression. And, like many artists, Kens professional career has been a means to support his career as an artist. However, Ken has been fortunate to be able to work in places where creativity is a requirement for the job. His professional life began as an art teacher in an elementary school then, for practical reasons, he became recertified in technology education (formally known as Industrial Arts   shop class). He focused on graphic arts and wood working because he saw creative design as a large part of their foundation and a greater connection to art in general. After a few years teaching graphic arts in the shop department, he took about a fifteen-year hiatus from education, working in a variety of jobs from doing paste-ups in a greeting card company to finish carpenter. Ken returned to education and taught cabinet making for ten years, finally moving back into the art department where he has developed and implemented the current graphic design and digital photography curriculum. Ken continues to teach digital photography and graphic design.