American, b. 1948
Dan Gustin has been an Associate Professor of Art (tenured) at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago since 1984. He has been a visiting artist for many years at the International School of Art in Umbria, Italy. He received his M.F.A. at Yale University in 1974 and his B.F.A. at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1972. Gustin has won grants from the Illinois Arts Council, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Faculty Enrichment Grants and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Gustin spends his summers painting and teaching near his home in Umbria, Italy. While there Gustin paints the landscape, often working on three or four paintings a day. During the rest of the year Gustin is an associate professor of art at the Art Institute of Chicago. While home in Chicago the artist focuses on his large-scale narratives.
Gustin spends his summers painting and teaching near his home in Umbria, Italy. While there Gustin paints the landscape, often working on three or four paintings a day. During the rest of the year Gustin is an associate professor of art at the Art Institute of Chicago. While home in Chicago the artist focuses on his large-scale narratives.