Background
Alcorn, Karen Zefting Hogan was born on September 29, 1949 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Edward C. and Doris V. (Anderson) Zefting.
Alcorn, Karen Zefting Hogan was born on September 29, 1949 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Edward C. and Doris V. (Anderson) Zefting.
Bachelor of Science, Skidmore College, 1971; Master of Fine Arts, Boston University, 1976.
Secondary art teacher Scituate (Massachusetts) High School, 1971-1973, Milton (Massachusetts) High School, 1973-1979. Engineer Vermont Economic Development Authority, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1979-1980. Analyst Information Spectrum, Inc., 1980-1982, Pacer Systems, Inc., Arlington, 1982-1984.
Director operations, manager training program Starmark Corporation, 1984. Senior systems analyst VSE Corporation, 1984-1985. Analyst, technical writer Allen Corporation, Las Vegas and Fallon, Nevada, 1987-1988.
Member faculty Western Nevada Community College, 1989, 97-2000. Instructor Newport (Rhode Island) Art Museum, 1990-1992. Director North Tahoe (California) Art Center.
Director Artward Bound, 1994. Instructor Sierra Nevada College, 1995-1998. Acting education director, instructor Brewery Arts Center, 1996-1997.
Columnist, writer Artifacts Magazine, 1998-2000. Director Art Gallery Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, 1999-2000. Trustee Western Nevada Community College Foundation, 2000-2003.
Arts consultant, Nevada, since 2004.
Member American Association of University Women, Allied Artists American (associate), Catharine Wolfe Art Club (associate), American Artists Professional League, National Art Education Association, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Carson City Arts Coalition.
Married Wendell R. Alcorn, April 12, 1985.