Background
Karl Peter Andreas Ouren was born in Halden, in Østfold county, Norway, the son of Markus Einar Andreas Ouren and Helga Petronelle Olsen Ouren.
Karl Peter Andreas Ouren was born in Halden, in Østfold county, Norway, the son of Markus Einar Andreas Ouren and Helga Petronelle Olsen Ouren.
He studied art in Trondhjem and later at the Technical School (Københavns Tekniske Skole) in Copenhagen, Denmark. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1911-1914 under the instruction of Antonin Sterba (1875-1963).
He emigrated to the United States in 1902, settling in Chicago, Illinois. He exhibited frequently at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art where he was a member and where he also studied. He was awarded a gold medal from the Palette and Chisel Club in 1919.
His work was featured at the Chicago Gallery Association and at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Ouren were included in the Norse-American Centennial Art Exhibition held at the Minnesota State Fair in 1925.