Millennium Magazine_6th Ed

14 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine JEFF GREENE CHAIRMAN, FOUNDER Evergreene Architectural Arts, Inc. Brooklyn, NY F rom studying at the Fresno School, Jeff Greene was deeply interested in public art and mural painting, but later he expanded his horizons to fine art and preservation after an apprenticeship painting billboards in Times Square. Upon working with more arts and theater groups, Mr. Greene began to see how important preserving the past was to maintaining the character of New York City. Soon enough, he found his niche in architecture. Mr. Greene received a BFA in painting from the Art Students League of New York in 1975 and a second BFA in painting from the School of Art Institute of Chicago in 1976. He was also a student at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1976. Since 1978, he has been the chairman, founder and president of the Brooklyn-based Evergreene Architectural Arts, Inc. Following a series of left turns and a natural progression, Mr. Greene molded himself a very success art career. In 2018, he was the recipient of the Historic Districts Council’s Landmarks Lion Award, and in 2014, was granted the New York Preservation League’s Pillar Award. Additionally, he was recognized with the Institute for Classical Art and Architecture’s Arthur Ross Award in 2011. Mr. Greene attributes his success to hard work, luck, finding creative solutions to complex problems, and his team of great colleagues who share his vision and quality standards. Mr. Greene is a member of the American Institute for Conservation, American Society of Interior Designers, Cooper Hewitt Museum, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Society of Gilders, The Smithsonian Institution and the Theatre Historical Society of America. He is also a board member for the National Society of Mural Painters, Association for the Preservation of Technology and League of Historic American Theaters. Looking ahead, Mr. Greene plans to spend more time with his grandchildren, work on his personal art and mentor the next generation of emerging artists. He also strvies to maintain the same quality and aspirations that his business has had for the past 40 years. ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE