Background
Nestor, James was born on August 31, 1950 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.
Nestor, James was born on August 31, 1950 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kent St. University, Ohio, 1973. Master of Arts, Kent St. University, Ohio, 1974. Doctor of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1979.
Sculpture instructor University Pittsburgh, 1981—1982. Professor Indiana University Pennsylvania, since 1986. Guest professor University Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1999—2008, Opole University, Poland, 2003, ESPORA, Managua, Nicaragua, 2007, University Zagreb, Croatia, 2008.
Invited professor Nanjing Art Institute, China, 2005. Member panel College Art Association, Seattle, 2004. Visiting artist, lecturer Sanjiang University, Nanjing, 2005, University Illinois, Normal.
Visiting artist Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 2005, Long Island University, New York, 2009.
Married Antoinette Ethridge, March 18, 1972. Children: James Joseph, Thomas Patrick.