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Colpitts, Gail Elizabeth was born on November 26, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Robert Moore and Mary Lee (Means) Colpitts.
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Gail Elizabeth Colpitts, American artist, educator. Graduate School fellow, Northern Illinois University, 1987-1988. Director Christians in the Visual Arts, 2003; Member Christians in Visual Arts, Chicago Artists Coalition, Illinois Higher Education Art Association (board directors), Foundations in Art, Theory and Education.
Education
Bachelor, Greenville College, Illinois, 1976. Master of Arts, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1984. Master of Fine Arts, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1990.
Career
Graduate teaching assistant Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1982—1983, teaching intern, 1990, instructor Office Campus Recreation, 1989—1990. Artist-teacher Master of Fine Arts program Vermont College, Montpelier, 1993. Instructor Harold Washington College, Chicago, 1993, Columbia College, Chicago, 1995.
Artist, lecturer Judson College, Elgin, 1995, assistant professor art, 1996—2000, associate professor art and design, 2000—2007, chair department art and design, since 2001, professor art and design, since 2007. Surbeck summer scholar Judson College, 2005. Artist-in-residence Studios Midwest (with Knox College), Galesburg, Illinois, 2005.
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Director Christians in the Visual Arts, 2003. Member Christians in Visual Arts, Chicago Artists Coalition, Illinois Higher Education Art Association (board directors), Foundations in Art, Theory and Education.
