My life as an artist...I'd like to share my background in art with you. I often talk to my students about the work I do as an artist outside of teaching at Arbor. First of all, I am a graduate of Northern Illinois University. I began teaching in the early 80's and I have been here at Arbor Park since 2005. Although I work in all mediums, my area of concentration is scenic painting and scenic design. In the afternoons and evenings, I teach scenic painting at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Bloom High School and Lincoln-Way West. I've had the pleasure of painting for the Shattered Globe and Athenaeum Theaters in Chicago, First Folio Theater in Oak Brook, Slate Theater at Governors State University as well as others. I enjoy holding scenic painting workshops at schools throughout the area where I show teachers how to paint for the theater. I've had a 40+ year relationship with the Chicago Heights Drama Group as an actress, designer, scenic painter, board member and co-founder of the Children's Theater Camp.
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Jane Nix, Arbor Park Middle School
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