Ian Vierck is a forester turned interdisciplinary creative thinker and maker. He received a Bachelors’ of Community and Urban Forestry through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and is currently working on his Masters’ of Landscape Architectures at University of Oregon. Ian is learning how to use a wide variety of mediums and materials, from the 3D printer to the table saw, to explore ways to use his creativity to foster environmental education and landscape stewardship within the community. When Ian is not in class or the studio, he can be found practicing his horticultural skills on trees or further refining his digital and physical medium skills for creative professional practice. Ian is currently a Studio Fellow at the Fuller Initiative for Productive Landscapes where he collaborates with other creatives and scientists on various projects.
Ian Vierck finds inspiration in communicating data, natural processes, and relationships within the field of ecology. Ian has a profound curiosity for the natural world; growing up in Central Wisconsin shaped his view of nature as vast forest speckled with glacial erratics, and pristine lakes neighbored by chirping marshes. Initially, his dream was to bring that world to people in urban centers, but after traveling, leaving Wisconsin, and self-reflection, Ian realized that the natural world is everywhere, no matter the amount of concrete that surrounds him. The opportunity is not bringing nature to people, but bringing peoples’ appreciation and curiosity to nature. Through a mix of medias, Ian strives to educate and incite curiosity within the communities he interacts with.
2023, Arboreal Angler Collection, River Exploration Day, McKenzie River Trust, Green Island, Eugene, OR, Public Art Installation
2022, Fuel Ladder, Center for Art Research, Oak Street Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Collective Exhibition
2022, Fuller Initiative Land Lab, College of Art and Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Collaborative Group Landscape Installation
2022, Notes on Resilience, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Lawrence Hall, College of Art and Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Collaborative Group Exhibition
2022, Landscape Makers, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Lawrence Hall, College of Art and Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Collaborative Group Exhibition
2021, Overlook Field School Recovery Exhibition, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene, OR, Collective Public Art Installation