Harold Schlotzhauer (b. 1941) is a painter, printmaker and educator whose compositions explore the boundaries between abstraction and representation. Born in Schenectady, New York, he earned a B.F.A. in 1965 and M.F.A. in 1966 from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. His work combines geometric forms, color and movement, creating ambiguous spaces that invite viewers to discover unexpected relationships between recognizable objects and abstract imagery. Schlotzhauer taught at California State University, Hayward, before holding teaching appointments at UC Berkeley, the San Francisco Art Institute and UC Davis during the late 1970s. In 1980, he joined the faculty of Montana State University, where he became professor emeritus.