• Chris Willey
• 1114 Tyler Ave
• Warrensburg MO 64093
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Chris  (Christina) Willey has been a Professor of Art at the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, since 1989. She has an MFA in Illustration from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY and a BFA in Drawing/Painting from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Before coming to UCM, she worked for 13 years as a full-time illustrator, painter, and graphic designer where she won awards from the Kansas City Art Directors Club (3 Merit and 1 Bronze Award), Communication Arts Illustration Annual 1987 (Merit Award), and the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (5 Merit Awards). Chris has acquired signature status in the MidAmerica Pastel Society and the International Society of Acrylic Painters. Her work has been juried into 8 international exhibitions, 24 national exhibitions, and 29 regional exhibitions. She has  been in 16 invitational shows and 13 solo shows. She is the recipient of over 21 awards, including Best of Show and Gold, and her art is held in a number of private and corporate in the U.S., Netherlands, and France.

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