Artist: James Rees
Title: Standing Figure
Dimensions: Monotype (& Mix media)
Price: $200
Artist Statement: James Rees while maintaining his studio practice he has taught art for over thrity years at the University, college and High School levels. He currently serves as a Commissioner At Large for the NAEA National Research Commission and has previously served on the NAEA board as the Pacific Region Vice President and the Secondary Division Director. He is a Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar and has also received several awards for his teaching most recently most recently as the National Art Educator of the Year from the National Art Education Association. As a practicing artist he has had several residencies and fellowships throughout the United States. He is an Art 21 Educator alumni and has worked as a mentor teacher for School of the Arts Institute of Chicago’s Teacher’s Institute for Contemporary art (TICA). He is also an appointed panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. He is passionate in his advocacy for the arts and currently serves on several national advisory boards and state art education committees. He will be featured in the TV series, Artful later this year.
*All works in the New Page Art Show are unframed!
