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

Selected Works

A Prosthetic Suit For Stephen Hawking With Japanese Steel
Big Dipper Bigger Dipper
I Yell Because I Care/Performance