Professor, Patrick Luber has been teaching sculpture at the University of North Dakota since 1991. He received his BA at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. He then continued his education at the University of New Mexico earning his MA and his MFA. His intention as a professional artist is to participate in and contribute to the discipline of fine art through the production and exhibition of artworks and through the written word.

Beyond contributions to the discipline of fine art, Luber’s work as a visual artist communicates and reflects ideas that exist within the culture at large. His current sculptural artwork draws upon traditional milagro forms through which he questions the validity and boundaries between disinterested, decorative, and devotional objects. Lubers artwork calls into question how material culture appropriates and redefines objects and images (including works of art) and uses them in new and unintended ways. Luber’s plans for future artwork to include further research into the relationship between material culture and fine art. He would also like to continue writing about and giving presentations on various aspects of popular culture, art, and American history.