Gloria Eslinger

Personal Pronouns

She/her

Describe what you do for work and how your experience with it has been.

Recently promoted to department chair, UWS Art and Design Department.

How did you get your job?

I applied for position 18 years ago as my unique MA in Art Therapy was needed for the position posted at the time for full time tenure track for teaching Art Therapy programming.

How long ago did you graduate from MCAD?

10+ years

Where are you originally from and how did you hear about MCAD?

Stanley, Wisconsin, print materials sent to my high school

What was your major and how did you choose it?

I was interested in wearable art at the time.

Who was your favorite faculty member and why?

Roman Verostko, I loved art history

Your biggest takeaway from MCAD?

I was able to start my art career at MCAD, gave me a broad base of knowledge

What inspires you/your work?

I believe art is a method to communicate with an audience in the most direct and immediate way. AS a tactile artist, I create with traditional mediums, but I am interested in shaking them free of their conventional milieu to create something unexpected. For example, with stained glass, many early windows obscured natural light because the methods to produce sheets of glass were primitive, and glass was restricted to small pieces held by heavy pieces of lead, called caning. My stained-glass work utilizes modern techniques, which allow the colored glass to appear lighter, breaking boundaries and transforming spaces. My most recent additions are mosaic work on board using stained glass and found objects.

How do you network yourself and your art?

gloriaeslingerart.com

Most recent achievements?

Promotion to Chair for the Department of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin Supeior, and Artwork chosen to headline conference and digital materials advertising Minnesota Social Services Association Annual Conference and Expo 2026.