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D. Jeffrey Mims
Born (1954-04-28) April 28, 1954 (age 70)
North Carolina, United States
NationalityAmerican
Known forMural Painting
MovementClassical Realism

D. Jeffrey Mims is a painter, educator, lecturer, and muralist working as a classical realist.

Biography

Mims attended the Rhode Island School of Design (1972 - 1973) and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1973 - 1976). In 1976, he received an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant to support independent study in the museums of England, France, and Italy and in 1981 returned to Florence, Italy where he studied with the American painter Benjamin F. Long and received critiques from Long's Italian mentor, Pietro Annigoni.

Academy

Interior of the Cast Studio - Academy of Classical Design - Southern Pines, NC

D. Jeffrey Mims is founder and director of the Academy of Classical Design in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The Academy is a school of fine art with an emphasis on traditional mural painting and architectural decoration. The school began as Mims Studios in 2000 and was re-structured in 2011 as the Academy of Classical Design. As of 2023 the Academy will be temporarily closed for a period of two years to allow for the completion of the painted ceiling decorations.

Selected writings

Awards

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Traditional Building Magazine, "Creating a Classical Academy,"" (PDF).
  2. ^ Fine Art Connoisseur, July/August 2010, pp. 41 - 44
  3. ^ Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, "Slow Painting, A Deliberate Renaissance," Co-curator.
  4. ^ "Honors - Institute of Classical Architecture & Art".

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