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BJ Krivanek
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Professor, Visual Communication Design (1995). BA, Iowa State University; MFA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Concurrent Positions: Principal, Krivanek+Breaux/ Art+Design; Artistic Director, Community Architexts. Exhibitions: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum/ National Design Triennial. Public Art Commissions: Arizona State University, Tempe; 9/11 Memorial at LAX; Ocotillo Library, Phoenix; California State University, Long Beach. Performance Environments: Lincoln Heights Jail, Los Angeles; Wilson-Sinclair Meatpacking, Cedar Rapids; Ukrainian Village, Chicago. Awards: NEA/Creativity Grants; Illinois Arts Council Fellowship; NEA Federal Design Achievement Award; Society for Environmental Graphic Design; American Center for Design; Art Directors Club of New York; American Institute of Graphic Arts.