Mark Collins
Mark Collins
Professional Career
I taught studio art and AP Art History at the high school level for close to thirty years. I am a practicing studio artist most interested in exploring and painting issues of color and light as they are found in landscapes and urban scenes. My paintings have been exhibited in the Chicago area and are part of private collections in New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Maryland, Wyoming, and Spain.
Galleries and Shows
▪ The Alley Gallery (solo show), Evanston, IL Winter 2018
▪ Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL 2001, 2002, 2014, 2015
▪ Gallery Now! Pop Up Show Evanston, IL June 2012
▪ Spex Eyewear, solo show Evanston, IL, December 2011
▪ Wilmette Library-29th Juried Art Show, Wilmette, IL Fall 2011
▪ Art Under Glass, Evanston, IL Spring 2010
▪ 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 Univ. Extension School, Cambridge, MA
▪ Vermont Studio School, Johnson, VT
Professional Career
I taught studio art and AP Art History at the high school level for close to thirty years. I am a practicing studio artist most interested in exploring and painting issues of color and light as they are found in landscapes and urban scenes. My paintings have been exhibited in the Chicago area and are part of private collections in New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Maryland, Wyoming, and Spain.
Galleries and Shows
▪ The Alley Gallery (solo show), Evanston, IL Winter 2018
▪ Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL 2001, 2002, 2014, 2015
▪ Gallery Now! Pop Up Show Evanston, IL June 2012
▪ Spex Eyewear, solo show Evanston, IL, December 2011
▪ Wilmette Library-29th Juried Art Show, Wilmette, IL Fall 2011
▪ Art Under Glass, Evanston, IL Spring 2010
▪ 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 Univ. Extension School, Cambridge, MA
▪ Vermont Studio School, Johnson, VT