Jan Reagan CV/Resume   (Honestly - the boring part of the site)                                                                                                     

Mixed Media & Paper Artist

Studio: 9525 Southview Ave, Studio 2, Brookfield, IL  60513

@jan.reagan.art | www.janreagan.com | reaganjan@gmail.com 

Mixed-media artist exploring texture, color, and storytelling through paper and collage.

Education

  • B.S. Marketing, University of Nebraska, 1984 (incl. 2 years Art History)

  • MBA International Business, University of Dallas, 1992

  • Continuing Art Studies (1996–2025):

    • Art Studio – Westerville, OH (Charcoal & Pastel)

    • Minnetonka Center for the Arts – Wayzata, MN (Welding, Pastel, Fiber Arts)

    • McCord Gallery – Palos Heights, IL (Oil, Composition)

    • La Grange Art League – La Grange, IL (Oil, Pastel, Collage, Mixed Media)

    • Golden Paints - online (color course - Aug/Sept ( 2025)

Solo & Duo Exhibitions

  • Solo Exhibit - “Featured Artist” - Steak and Vine, La Grange, IL (May 2024 - 2025)

  • Solo Exhibit – “Exhibition of Works”, Burnham Yacht Club, Chicago, IL (2024)

  • Solo Exhibit – “Art in Paper”, La Grange Art League, La Grange, IL (2023)

  • Duo Exhibit – “Art in Paper and Clay”, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago (2022)

Selected Juried Exhibitions and Art Fairs (2024 - 2025)

  • Art on the Square - Lake Forest (8/30 - 9/1, 2025)

  • St Charles Fine Art Show - St. Charles (5/24-25, 2025)

  • West End Art Fair - La Grange (9/24-25, 2024)

  • Festival of Arts - Glen Ellyn (8/24-25, 2024)

  • RAW Riverside Art Walk - Riverside (6-8-9, 2024)

  • Mother Nature works - Brushwood Art Center/Ryverson Woods (May 2024)

  • La Grange Art League – Room with a View, People’s Choice Award (Apr 2024).Dancing with Orange, Best of Show & Nature Award (Feb–Mar 2024), Poppies Best Of Show Floral Award (July 2024)

  • Freeport Art Museum – 20th Annual Juried Shoay–July 2024)

  • Vibrant Cast Gallery – Abstract Exhibit (Dec 2023–Jan 2024)

Curator Work:

  • Open Call, “Art Inspired by Artist” June 2022, Fulton Street Collective

  • Open Call “Show us your Best”, September 2024, La Grange Art League

Live Mixed Media Art Performances (2023-2025)

  • 7/19/25 - Live Wedding Portrait, Fourteen-Sixteen Event, La Grange, 

  • 9/26/24 - Julla Danielle & Brandon Woody Quintet, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago

  • 9/16/12 - Jeff Aaller Jazz, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago

  • 10/25/24 - Conference of the Birds/Jazz Event, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago

  •  7/14/23 -Heirloom & Rufus Parenti Trios, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, 

  • 4/23/23 - Garbone Orchestra, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago,

  • 3/23/23 - Rio Profoundo CD Release, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago

  • 2/13/23 - Chad McCullough Brass, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago

Art Associations

  • Founding Board Member, Treasurer, Starts With Art NFP (2020–Present)

  • President, La Grange Art League (2023–2025 Member since 2016)

  • Member, VibrantCast Studio (2023–2025)

  • Member, Chicago Collage Community (2023–Present)

  • Member, Chicago Association of Visual Artists (2022–Present)

  • Fulton Street Collective – Membership Director (2020–2023)

Press

  • “Art Enthusiasts”, Hillgrove Magazine (Apr 2024)

  • ”Art in Paper”, La Grange Ledger (Mar 2023)

  • “Kids Learn to Paint…”, Chicago Tribune (Apr 2022)

Teaching Experience

  • Art Lab - Youth Art Class, exploring a new medium each week. (2018 - Present)

  • Collage Mixed Media, exploring paper making and collage. (2024 - Present)



“Collage is the twentieth century's greatest innovation.”

  • Robert Motherwell