Artist Spotlight with Chip Freund
Fun and engaging discussions with contemporary visual artists who answer five simple questions about their artistic journey, media, and inspirations. New episodes drop every other Tuesday.
The Artist Spotlight podcast is on indefinite hiatus effective July 18, 2023. I hope to be able to bring the show back at some point in the future. Thank you to our loyal listeners for your interest and support.
Artist Spotlight with Chip Freund
Artist Spotlight: Jim Hallenbeck
Growing up in Catskill, NY, Jim was constantly drawing. This led to being the art editor of his high school yearbook, majoring in Fine Arts at SUNY Plattsburgh, and obtaining a BS in Art Education from Florida International University of Miami in December 1979. Jim dreamed of being an art instructor and artist, however, that was put on a 35 year hold! Jim went to work for IBM in September 1979 in Boca Raton, FL. Later he transferred to Raleigh, NC in 1999. He retired from IBM as a Vice President in September 2014 and worked at Lenovo through January 2015. Now retired, Jim pursues his life-long dream of being an artist. His oil paintings include primarily landscapes, city scenes, and local Raleigh landmarks. He has also taught art (K - 5th grade and adult classes) part-time at Champion Learning Academy in Morrisville, N.C from October 2017 through June 2019
Jim is an associate member of the American Impressionist Society, the Oil Painters of America, the Pastel Society of America, an Elected Associate Member of the American Artists Professional League, a member of the Pastel Society of Southern California, and a member of the Pastel Society of North Carolina.
Jim’s Artist Statement: My foundation is built from my early college years and most recently the instruction I have received in numerous workshops, most notably the workshops with my teacher, mentor, and friend Albert Handell. I am on a journey, a road to discovery of the artist that I am and will become. I paint what I want to paint - what excites me, what motivates me, and what challenges me. I find myself seeking beauty in whatever subject is presented to me. Art is for keeps and I hope my paintings will spark an emotion or a memory with the viewer.
(source: adapted from jimhallenbeckfineart.com)
You can find Jim's work on his website, on social media, and the fine art galleries listed below.
Web: jimhallenbeckfineart.com
FB: @jimhallenbeckfineart
IG: @jimhallenbeckjr
Jim's Galleries and Studio Space
Artspace - Raleigh, NC
Mattie King Davis Art Gallery - Beaufort, NC.
Jim's Artist Recommendations:
Albert Handell - www.alberthandellstudio.com
Nicole Kennedy - www.nicolestudio.com
J.J. Jiang - www.jjjiang.com
(catch my conversation with JJ in Artist Spotlight S2/E19)
Derek Penix - www.derekpenix.com
