JAN CHRISTOPHER BERKSON
http://www.janchristopherberkson.com
847-867-6978
EDUCATION
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA in Painting and Drawing, May 2012.
University of Illinois at Chicago (formerly the Medical Center), Chicago, IL. Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy, December 1980.
EXPERIENCE
The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL, Part-Time Faculty in the Adult Continuing Education Program, Classes in Painting and Drawing, Summer 2013 to 2016.
The School of The Art Institute, Chicago, IL, Teaching Assistant in Contemporary Practices, Residence College Program, Early College Program, Roving Sub, and Multi-level Painting Studio, September, 2010 to May 2012.
Occupational Therapy Consultant, The Doreen E. Chapman Center Chemical Dependency, Eating Disorders and Partial Hospitalization Programs at Highland Park Hospital. September 1996 to April 2006.
SELECTED SOLO, GROUP, AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022: “Synergy,” Group Exhibition, galleries at Metropolitan Capitol Bank, Chicago, IL
2021: Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL Jan. - Feb. 2021
2020: Shortlisted: SPRING/BREAK Art Show, NYC, New York.
2019: Two-Person Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, November, 2019.
Alternative Space, A Simulated Art Fair, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Wing, Chicago, Lolita Cros, Curator, Chicago, IL.
Mana Decentralized, Mana New Jersey Gallery, Jersey City, NJ.
2018: South Carolina Watermedia Society Annual National Exhibition, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC.
“The Triangles Have It,” Mana Contemporary Miami, Window Project, Miami, FL.
2017: Juried Finalist, Artslant 2017
“The Mind’s I,” curated by Anne Harris, Ed Paschke Art Center, Chicago, IL.
2016: “Ragdale, Time and Space 40th Anniversary,” Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park, IL.
2015: “Surface Place,” Clemente Soto Velez Center, NYC, Aug 21 – Sept 25, 2015.
“Inside Looking Out,” Solo Show, James R Thompson Center, Dec. 2015.
The Marshall J Gardner Center for the Arts in Gary, IN, Spring 2015.
Artslant Round 4 Juried Winner: http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/193078
Artslant Round 1,3,5,6 Showcases:http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/193078
2014: Artslant Round 2,3,4 Showcases: http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/193078
2013: Artslant Round 7, 8 Showcases: http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/193078-
Autumn Space Gallery: Spring Benefit Auction, Chicago, IL.
2012: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA Thesis Show.
2011: NSUSAIC Nippon Steel USA, Inc./SAIC 19th Annual Exhibition.
2010: “Scape” Group Show, Valerie Villaneuve Gallery, Chicago, IL.
NSUSAIC Nippon Steel USA, Inc./SAIC 18th Annual Exhibition.
“Spill,” Group Show, Betty Rymer Gallery, SAIC September 2- October 23.
2009: NSUSAIC Nippon Steel USA, Inc./ SAIC 17th Annual Exhibition.
1995: The Kemper Group solo show, Long Grove, IL.
1994: Lucky Street Gallery solo show, Key West, FL.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, (post-poned until April 2021).
Mana Contemporary Miami Artist Exchange Residency, Miami, FL, March 2018
OxBow, September 2016, Saugatuck, Michigan.
Ragdale, January 2016 and 2015, Lake Forest, Illinois
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
JX Nippon Oil and Energy, USA, Inc.
The Kemper Group, Long Grove, IL
PUBLICATIONS
2025: New American Paintings, Midwest Issue
2018: Artslant: Jan Christopher Berkson Answers 5 Questions
2014: Studio Visit Magazine, Spring 2014 issue
2013: Studio Visit Magazine, Spring 2013 issue
VOLUNTEER AFFILIATIONS
Past President, Life Board Member, Mitchell Museum Museum of the American Indian.
Board President, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Evanston, IL, January 2016 to January 2022.
Board Vice-President, and Governance Chair, Mitchell Museum of The American, Indian, Evanston, IL, September 2014- December 2015.