Blue Tower Arts

Wesley Hurd was born in Claremont, California in 1946. He studied studio art and art education at Southern Oregon College graduating in 1967. Wes and his family have lived on the west and east coasts of the U.S. and London, England. Wes and his wife, Carol, have lived in Eugene, Oregon since 1977.

He began his present studio practice in 1989. He has a graduate degree in theology and a Ph.D. in education concentrating in educational philosophy and social thought. He received his M.F.A. in painting from the University of Oregon in 2000. Wes was a recipient of two graduate fellowships at the University of Oregon. He has taught as an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Oregon. He presently teaches at Gutenberg College in Eugene.