awards for arts achievement

Artist Chuck Close is widely known for his large-scale portraits and has been on the forefront of the contemporary art scene since the 1970s. His artwork is found in the public collections of major museums around the world and has been the subject of more than 100 exhibitions including a retrospective organized by the Museum of Modern Art. He is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts from President Clinton in 2000 and is a member of the Americans for the Arts Artists Committee. Close currently sits on the board of the Whitney Museum of American Art.