Jan Christopher-Berkson has an MFA in Painting and Drawing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Illinois. She has taught at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Painting and Drawing Department and in the Continuing Studies Program. Jan’s work has been recently exhibited at The Salon at The Wing, Chicago, IL, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL, Mana Decentralized, Jersey City, New Jersey, Mana Contemporary, Miami, FL, The Clemente, NYC, Highland Park Art Center in Highland Park, IL and The James R. Thompson Center in Chicago; also at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, including The Sullivan Center and The Betty Rymer Gallery; The Marshall J Gardner Center for the Arts in Gary, IN, and the Lucky Street Gallery in Key West, FL. Her work can be found in corporate collections including the Kemper Group and JX Nippon Oil and Energy, USA, Inc. and in numerous private collections. Jan has been awarded artist residencies at Vermont Studio Center (postponed until April 2021), Mana Contemporary Artist Exchange in Miami, FL, 2018, OxBow in 2016, Saugatuck, MI and at Ragdale, Lake Forest, IL in 2015 and again in 2016. She currently serves as Board President for Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston, IL and maintains a studio in Chicago, IL.