Rosalind Nzinga Nichol
Mixed Media Papermaker
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS: | |
| 2010 | WBGO Art Gallery – Lyricism - The Art of Rosalind Nzinga Nichol, Newark, NJ |
| 2008 | Block Gallery, Vestures Montclair, NJ |
| 2006 | Morristown Library, Dwelling Places, Morristown, NJ |
| 1998 | Holliman Gallery Journey From Across the Sea, Tulsa, OK |
| 1996-7 | Greenwood Cultural Center Tulsa, OK |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: | |
| 2011 | Atrium Gallery, Art in the Atrium: Memories of Russell, featuring Denis L. Forbes, Morristown, NJ |
| 2010 | Pierro Gallery: Visual Alchemy – 8 African American Artists Explore the Spirit of Visual Narrative, South Orange, NJ |
| 2009 | Atrium Gallery, Art in the Atrium: Wonderfully Made, featuring Deborah Willis, Morristown, NJ |
| 2009 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Annual Exhibit, East Hanover, NJ |
| 2009 | Atrium Gallery, Art in the Atrium: Artistic Vistas, featuring David Driskell, Morristown, NJ |
| 2008 | City Without Walls – ARTREACH XVI, Newark, NJ |
| 2008 | Montclair Art Museum – 2008 New Jersey Arts Annual Crafts: Tribal Roots in the Garden State, Montclair, NJ |
| 2007 | Atrium Gallery, Art in the Atrium: Legacy: Homage To An American Master, Charles W. White, Morristown, NJ |
| 2006 | Open Door Studio Tour, Newark, NJ |
| 2006 | Chenango Council of Arts, June Tyler: 20 Years of Papermaking, Norwich, NY |
| 2005 | J. Willard Marriot Library, Friends of Dard Hunter Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT |
| 2004/7 | Pierro Gallery, Booked I and IV, South Orange, NJ |
| 1997 | Sanamu Art Gallery, Kirkpatrick Center, Oklahoma City, OK |
| 1997 | M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK |
| 1992-3 | Ventana Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: |
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| Adjunct Professor, African American Traditions / Collage, Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ | |
| Mixed Media Artist, Tea & Wings Studio LLC, Orange, NJ (on going) | |
| Artist in Residence, 3-Yr Mural Project, Higher Dimensions Church, Tulsa, OK | |
| Art Director/Designer, UCLA Print Communications, CA | |
| Muralist, Wallscapes, Woodland Hills, CA | |
| Illustrator, Herff Jones/Carnation Co, Indianapolis, IN/Yorba Linda, CA | |
| WORKSHOPS FACILITATED: | |
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Papermaking, Paper related
Workshops Montclair Art Museum Yard School of Art Montclair, NJ |
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2 Day Papermaking workshop for art students Science Park High School Newark, NJ |
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Art in the Park, papermaking demonstrations Montclair Art Museum Montclair, NJ |
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Art Reach
(3 month mentoring project with one high school student) City Without Walls, Newark, NJ |
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Art Therapy
/ project for
Institute
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine UMDNJ - School of Health Related Professions New Community Housing Center Newark, NJ |
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ARTSTART GRANT - Community based Art Class (9 week
curriculum) APN Community Cultural Arts Center, DEC Inc. Newark, NJ |
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Historic
Papermaking Demonstration
Durand-Hedden House Maplewood, NJ |
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Art Therapy - Changing Tides Bereavement Program Saint Barnabas Hospice Center West Orange, NJ |
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Art Therapy Project Children’s Oncology Unit Robert Woods Johnson Medical Center New Brunswick, NJ |
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After School Enrichment Art Alcott Elementary, Tulsa, OK |
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SELECTED CLIENT / COLLECTIONS |
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American Heart
Association, Los Angeles, CA
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SELECTED HONORS I am most proud of: |
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| Board Member, Art in The Atrium • NJ Since 2008 | |
| Trustee / Consultant, Newark Landmarks & Preservation Committee • NJ Since 2006 | |
| Outstanding First Lady • Newark, New Jersey 2006 | |
| Clinton Hill (Newark) Community Activist • Since 2004 | |
| Highlights Foundation Scholarship • 18th Annual Writers & Illustrators Workshop 2003 | |
| National Hospice and Palliative Care • "Excellence in Teamwork Award (Green Team) 2001 | |
| Arts & Humanity Council Of Tulsa • Jingle Feldman Individual Artist/Scholar Grant 1997 | |
| Mural Commission – Roosevelt Elementary • Sponsored by MAPCO Corporation, OK 1995 | |
| International Missions to Ghana, West Africa July 1994 | |
| Executive Board, Helpers for the Homeless and Hungry • Los Angeles, CA 1989-92 | |
| Outstanding Field Work • Helpers for the Homeless and Hungry 1990 | |
| EDUCATION: |
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| MA - Education, Curriculum Development Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK | |
| BFA - California State University, Long Beach, CA | |
| Paper Making Workshops, Pondside Pulp Farm, Norwich, NY | |
| Illuminated Manuscripts Workshop, Baird Center, South Orange, NJ | |
| Trompe L'Oeil Workshop, The Day Studio New York, NY | |
| Drawing & Painting Studies, John Herron Institute of Art, Indianapolis, IN | |
| PUBLICATIONS: |
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Arts
Calendar; Art in Context |
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| AFFILIATIONS: |
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Art in the Atrium Board, Dieu Donné, Friends of Dard Hunter (FDH) |
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Rosalind Vaughn-Nichol MA, BFA,
b: Indianapolis, Indiana (USA)
Mixed Media Papermaker, Tea & Wings Studio LLC, Orange, NJ: Began work as an illustrator. Relocating to Los Angeles in the mid 1970's where she developed an interest in mixed media and papier-mache sculptures, while working on a large scale mural project. In 2000, she settled in New Jersey and began making paper. Currently, her work is focused on poured pulp compositions and structures.
Adjunct Professor Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ: Besides studio work, a passion for history and culture lead Rosalind to her current position at Bloomfield College. Where she teaches mixed media collage and African American (craft) traditions and history.
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