Talk/Presentation by Artist and 1993 graduate of Gustavus Department of Art/Art History, John PreusApril 20, 2015 at 3:30–4:30 p.m.

John Preus (b.1971) is a Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist. He holds an MFA from the University of Chicago (2005) and a BS in studio art from Gustavus Adolphus college (1993) John studied furniture-making in Minnesota with John Nesset. Preus founded Dilettante Studios in 2010, co-founded SHoP (2011), and Material Exchange (2005). Preus was the creative director of the Rebuild Foundation shop until 2012 and project lead for Theaster Gates' 12 Ballads for Huguenot House, at Documenta 13. Preus is currently a Jackman Goldwasser resident at Hyde Park Art Center leading up to his solo exhibition, The Beast. His work has been exhibited at EXPO Chicago, The Heilbronn Kunstverein in Germany, The Experimental Sound Studio, The Portland Museum of Contemporary Craft, The Huguenot House in Kassel, Germany during Documenta 13, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Betty Rhymer Gallery, The Chicago Cultural Center, The Devos Art Museum, The St. Louis Art Guild, and The Smart Museum of Art. - See more at: http://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibitions/john-preus-the-beast-zoned-b-3-mixed-use#sthash.FvmMDC1s.dpuf