Background
Nyiri, Joseph Anton was born on May 24, 1937 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Anton Nyiri and Dorothy Marion (Larson) Zinki.
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Joseph Anton Nyiri, American sculptor, art educator. Named Secondary Teacher of the Year, San Diego City Schools, 1982; named an 3 Teachers of Year, San Diego County, 1983; named one of Outstanding Art Teachers in United States, Rhode Island School of Design, 1984; named to Horlick High School Grads of Distinction, Racine; recipient Creativity award, Pacific Institute, 1969.
Education
Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1959; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1961.
Career
Teacher art, Madison (Wisconsin) School District, 1959-1962;
art consultant, San Diego Unified Schools, 1962-1965;
district resource teacher, San Diego Unified Schools, 1965-1973;
regional teacher occupational art, San Diego Unified Schools, 1973-1976;
mentor teacher, San Diego Unified Schools, 1985-1995;
sculptor, San Diego, since 1962;
fine arts consultant, San Diego, since 1966;
head department art education, Serra H.S., San Diego, 1976-1995;
teacher art, Zoological Society San Diego, 1991-1995;
retired, 1995. Consultant gifted and talented education program San Diego City Schools, since 1995, gifted programs Escondido, California and Poway, California Schools, since 1995, Boston Schools, 1996-1998, Romana, California Public Schools, since 1997. Instructor art University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, 1967-1980, San Diego State University Extension, since 1969.
Fine art restorer, since 1963, lecturer art and art education, since 1963. Private art teacher San Diego City Zoo.
Achievements
Membership
Active Art Guild San Diego Museum Art. Board directors San Diego The Art Institute of Chicago Sergeant Wisconsin National Guard, 1955-1961. Member Arts/Worth: National Council Art (charter), Allied Craftsmen San Diego, International Platform Association, San Diego The Art Institute of Chicago (board directors), San Diego Museum Art (member Art Guild), Zoological Society San Diego.
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Married Laura Lee Primeau, August 29, 1959 (deceased March 1982). Children: Krista, Nicole, Page. Married Melissa Trent, July 28, 1985.
Awards
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Named Secondary Teacher of the Year, San Diego City Schools, 1982. Named an 3 Teachers of Year, San Diego County, 1983. Named one of Outstanding Art Teachers in United States, Rhode Island School of Design, 1984. Named to Horlick High School Grads of Distinction, Racine. Recipient Creativity award, Pacific Institute, 1969.Named Secondary Teacher of the Year, San Diego City Schools, 1982. Named an 3 Teachers of Year, San Diego County, 1983. Named one of Outstanding Art Teachers in United States, Rhode Island School of Design, 1984.
Named to Horlick High School Grads of Distinction, Racine. Recipient Creativity award, Pacific Institute, 1969.