Born in Elberfeld, Germany, Ernest Fiene was an illustrator, muralist, printmaker, and painter. Fiene came to the United States in 1912. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1914-1918, and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design from 1916-1918. He also studied at the Art Students League and in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere.

Fiene became a naturalized citizen in 1927. He taught at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in the summer of 1935. From 1938-1964, he taught at the Art Students League. He was a member of the supervising faculty of the Famous Artists School in Westbury, Connecticut.

Further Reading: Pikes Peak Vision: The Broadmoor Art Academy, 1919-1945. The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center: Colorado Springs, 1989.; Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Vol. I. Peter Hastings Falk, Georgia Kuchen and Veronica Roessler, eds.,Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols.

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