Mark Collins

Professional Career

I currently teach studio art and AP Art History at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL. 

Galleries and Shows

▪   Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL – 2014, 2015
▪   Gallery Now! Pop Up Show – Evanston, June 2012
▪   Spex Eyewear, solo show – Evanston, IL, Dec. 2011
▪   Wilmette Library-29th Juried Art Show - Fall 2011
▪   Art Under Glass – Evanston, IL - Spring 2010
▪   Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL – 2001, 2002
▪   Dramaticus Gallery, Evanston, IL – 1999
▪   Deer Path Gallery, Lake Forest, IL – 1996-1998
▪   Deer Path Gallery Group Show, Lake Forest, IL – 1998
▪   Fall Festival of Art, Lake Forest, IL – 1996 & 1997
▪   Old Orchard Art Fair, Skokie, IL – 1995
▪   Wilmette Art Fair, Wilmette, IL – 1995
▪   Gallicurrci Gallery, Group Show, Evanston, IL – 1995

Awards and Recognition

▪   Selected Publicity Artist-Fall Festival of Art Lake Forest, IL – 1997
▪   Finalist for Cover Painting, Midwest Living Magazine- Fall 1997
▪   Patron Award, Wilmette Art Fair – 1995

Education

▪   University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – MEd
▪   The American University, Washington, DC – BS Art Education

Additional Studies

▪   Figurative Art League, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL
▪   Studio Art Classes, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
▪   Studio Arts Center International, Florence, Italy
▪   Drawing Classes, Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA
▪   Vermont Studio School, Johnson, VT