Artist: Jim Creal | Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Artist: Jim Creal | Location: Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg native, Jim Creal is an artist/printmaker. He creates landscapes and non-representational images through lithographic, etching and monotype print processes.
His work has been exhibited in numerous solo, invitational and juried exhibitions and recognized by many awards. In 2013, Creal initiated his South Carolina Coastal Lithograph dedicated to creating a lasting body of lithographic work that captures the mood, spirit and rich diversity of South Carolina's coastal habitats. In addition to creating his personal work, Creal teaches in the South Carolina Arts in Education Program.
Creal has had a life rich in the variety of experience. He has degrees in philosophy, geology and fine arts. Upon earning his philosophy degree he worked on a textile production line in South Carolina, as a mate on a dive boat in the Florida Keys and as a structural welder in Nebraska. After he earned his subsequent geology degree he worked as a minerals exploration geologist in Ireland, Scotland and Alaska. Since 1992, Creal has dedicated himself to working as a professional artist.