Stroke of genius: MSUM alumnus’s painting shown at National Portrait Gallery
By: John Lamb, INFORUM FARGO – It’s was quite a week for Erik Hougen. On Oct. 12, it was announced that the painter had been selected for a competition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The following week, he got married. Since graduating from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2006, Hougen’s star in the art world has been […]