Michael Rea
Title: | Associate Professor |
Department: | Sculpture |
Office Location: | Art Building, Room 113A |
Phone: | 815-753-4703 |
Email: | mrea@niu.edu |
Website: | www.mikerea.com |
Educational Background
- M.F.A., Sculpture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.A., Sculpture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.S., Education, Northern Illinois University
Courses Taught
- ART 100 – Drawing Foundation I
- ART 103 – 3-D Foundation
- ARTS 361 – Beginning Sculpture I
- ARTS 362 – Intermediate Sculpture
- ARTS 406 – Senior Project
- ART 450 – Field Studies in Art
- ARTS 456 – Sculpture Workshop
- ARTS 461 – Advanced Sculpture
- ARTS 661 – Sculpture I
- ARTS 615 – Introduction to Studio Practices
- ARTS 761 – Sculpture II
- ART 799 – One-person exhibition or presentation and documentation for the M.F.A in Art and design gegree
Exhibitions and Shows
Solo
- Mike Rea, Chicago Athletic Club, Chicago, IL (2017)
- Depress Mode, The Franklin, Chicago, IL (2016)
- Make You See Stars, Pitch Project, Milwaukee, WI (2016)
- Ghosting, DEMO Projects, Springfield, IL (2015)
- Neck Romancer, Union League Club Chicago, Chicago, IL (2014)
- Sites of Scenes and Scenes of Sights, Devos Art Museum, Marquette, MI (2014)
- Exile On Main Street, Devening Projects + Editions, Chicago, IL (2014)
Group
- The Makery Experience, Secret Garden, Chicago, IL (2017)
- Vibes, MCA Prime Time, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (2015)
- Museum des Kantons Thurgau, Curated Exhibition, Kartause Ittingen, Switzerland (2012)
- The Power of Making, Victoria and Albert Museum, curated exhibition, London, UK (2011
Publications
- Wood Revisited, The Center For Art In Wood, Philadelphia, PA., December, 2016.
- Cardoza, Kerry, Performing Sculpture with a Touch of Grim Humor, Newcity, September 2016
- Mike Rea x Cross Studio, China, Milk Magazine 208, December 2016