James Rousonelos (associate) earned his master’s of fine arts degree in painting and drawing from NIU. His focus was on the technique mixte oil painting process and he studied with Patrick Betaudier. His undergraduate degree in printmaking and art history is from Southern Illinois University. He has done a great deal of teaching, most recently for Colorado Technical University Online. His work has been exhibited in a number of solo and group exhibitions, most recently in the DeKalb Gallery.