Lee Radtke has been drawing all his life.

As a young boy in Chicago, he attended summer sessions at the Art Institute.

He was an art major in high school and won several Gold Key Awards

for excellence.

He graduated from the Institute of Design at IIT with a degree in Product Design.

He received an ASID Top Ten Student Award among 180 entrants.

Founded Design Directions Inc. in 1968.

The office focused on product and interior design.

An active member of the Valley Art Club ( a life drawing work shop)

Plein Air Painters of Chicago

Lake County Art League

College of Lake County Foundation

His work appeared :

juried Art in the Barn exhibition in 2004 and 2005

Main Street Art Center in Lake Zurich IL

Ontarioville Art Gallery in Hanover Park IL

Gallery 57 in Highwood IL

Robert T Wright Community Gallery of Art 2006 2007 2008

Milk Pail Art Show 2005

Art in the Park 2009 2010

Prairie Crossing Art Fair 2009 2010

First Place Award Lake County League 2008

Second Place Award LCAL 2007

Juried Ontarioville Art Show 2007

First Place Media Award Ontarioville 2008

Juried Recent Works exhibit at College of Lake County 2007

Finalist Richeson 75 National Art Competition 2008

Best of Show Art in Nature paint out 2010

Finalist Richeson 75 National Art Competition 2011

His original oils, prints and commissions are in private and corporate

collections around the country.

For more information or to purchase a painting please contact:

Lee Radtke

23888 Sunset Dr.

Lake Zurich IL 60047

Studio Phone 847 438 2778     cell 847 347 2993

Email  lee737@ comcast.net