About Me.

ATTENDED: Art Institute of Chicago / American Academy of Art / Institute of Lettering And Design 

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CAREER: Has worked as an art director, lettering artist, portrait artist, instructor at the Institute of Lettering and Design, private drawing instruction, and has also worked in the field of costuming / corporate logo design and construction. 

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EXHIBITIONS: Has shown extensively in the Chicago area and is represented in private and public collections throughout the Midwest. Has also had five solo exhibits, Sept.2014 through April. 2016. 

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MEDIUM: Works in acrylic, graphite, oil, wood, plaster, plastic, sculpted cloth, paper mache. 

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THOUGHTS ON THE ART OF MAKING ART: "I think that what constitutes great art is a break in tradition. This break should be in a meaningful and substantiated way, a way that explores the depths of the human 

condition but also reaches out to instigate thought and contemplation." 

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ART AFFILIATIONS: Chicago Society Of Artists, Chicago Artists Coalition, Oak Park Art League, Elmhurst Artists Guild, CAVA, and Dandelion Artist Alliance.

R. M. Proce