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Neoteric Art: Give us some history on yourself.

Emily Rapport: I grew up in a rural suburb of Rochester, New York. Drawing was always a prevailing interest and I never had any reservation that going to art school would unlock my future. I came to Chicago to attend the Art Institute in 1991. I had desperately wanted to go to New York Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Tell us about yourself.

Russ White: I grew up in North Carolina with a formative stint in Mississippi. Having graduated from Davidson College with a BA in Studio Art in 2004, I moved to Chicago with some buddies. After several years in an art supply store, as a studio assistant, doing prep work in a dreadful Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some history on yourself.

James Jankowiak: My mom is a pianist and my dad worked as a correctional officer at Cook County jail. Both were extremely supportive of my decision to be an artist… my grandfather on my mom’s side was a self-taught artist, he made a living fixing typewriters… Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some history on yourself.

Tom Berenz: I was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1981. I received a BFA from UW-Oshkosh in 2005 and a Master of Arts degree from Northern Illinois University in 2008. I was a full-time Lecturer of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Ripon College from 2008-2010. Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: You have your hands in so many different types of work: painting, drawing, sculpture, collaboration, video and performance. Do you approach each medium the same or differently?

Matt Irie: I think my approach is consistent throughout these various types of work. The only reason I tend to jump around is that I work with the medium that best fits a given idea. All of the work comes from a similar conceptual framework. Lately, I have been focusing most of my Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some background history on yourself.

Luis De La Torre: I was born in McAllen, TX but spent the first seven years of my life in Mexico. It was there that I first started to paint and really get curious of the possibilities of paint. After arriving in Chicago I continued to paint and really never thought of going into any other Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some background information on yourself.

Johannah Silva: I was born in the Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. when I was a teenager. My family settled in San Francisco and I started high school there in the 10th grade, shortly thereafter attending the University of California at Berkeley after graduating. Although I was Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some background information on yourself.

Scott Simons: I was born in Iowa and grew up in Michigan. I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Marketing and moved to Chicago where I got my MBA at Loyola. I moved to NYC in 1991 and joined corporate America. I consider myself Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some history on yourself.

Jean Koeller: I was very fortunate to have a mother who encouraged our creative sides as children. She took us to museums, surrounded us with music, books and hated television. She even called the TV an “idiot box” during the time it was a status item to acquirer. Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some history on yourself.

Ellen Soffer: I was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. My father was an untrained artist on the side. My first memory of art making was of watching my father make collages out of fabric sample books. As a child I went to the Philadelphia Art Museum with my family and during Continue reading »