Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
# of Pages: 52 - Publish Date: Oct 14, 2011
- Keywords plein air, Chris Willey, fine art, painting, landscapes, acrylic, oil, pastel, art
About the Creator
Chris (Christina) Willey has an MFA in Illustration from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and a BFA in Drawing/Painting from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. Before becoming a full-time painter she was a professor of art at the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, for 22 years, and a full-time illustrator, painter and graphic designer for 13 years. Chris has had numerous solo shows and conducted workshops in United States, France, and the Netherlands. She has acquired signature status in the MidAmerica Pastel Society and the International Society of Acrylic Painters. Her work has been juried into 8 international exhibitions, 24 national exhibitions, and 29 regional exhibitions. She has been in 16 invitational shows and 13 solo shows. She is the recipient of over 21 awards, including Best of Show and Gold. She won awards from the Kansas City Art Directors Club (3 Merit and 1 Bronze Award), Communication Arts Illustration Annual 1987 (Merit Award), and the S