University Design
Resume:
Katherine Nicholson
Bolton, CT *****
abp8gf@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2006
Master of Fine Art in Printmaking
**** ********** ********** ** **. Louis, MO
Bachelor of Fine Art with a concentration in Sculpture and Printmaking, Magna Cum Laude
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2007 Trespasses and Reflections, Collaborations with Marcia McClellan, Two Person Exhibition, Eye Lounge, AZ
Chiaroscuro Gallery, small group exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ
2006
Collected Evidence: Defining Place, MFA solo thesis show, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Exhibitions
Paper Works, Japan and U.S. Collegiate International Exchange Exhibition, Joshibi University of Art
2010
and Design, Kangawa, Japan
Cultivating a Collection, new acquisition exhibition, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2007
Art Detour Group Exhibition, Eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Paperworks Presents, Juried Exhibition, Tubac Arts Center, Tubac, AZ
2006
Dasjahruchoktoberabba, Annual ABBA Members Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ
Place, Eye lounge, Group exhibition in conjunction with Arizona State University Art Museum s exhibition,
The New American City, Phoenix, AZ
Painted Desert, Juried Exhibition, The North Mountain Visitor Center, Phoenix, AZ
Biennial Instructor s Exhibition, Shemer Arts Center, Phoenix, AZ
Friends of Dard Hunter Juried Exhibition, Canal Warehouse, in conjunction with the Dard Hunter Annual Meeting,
Jurors: John Risseeuw, Amanda Degener, and Beck Whitehead, Chillicothe, OH
Fifth Annual North American Juried Book Arts Exhibition, Bright Hill Press, Word and Image Gallery,
Jurors: Richard Minsky and Bertha Rogers, Treadwell, NY
Sunday at the Shemer, Juried Arts Festival, Shemer Arts Center, Phoenix, AZ
Artists Collaborative Books, Invitational Exhibition, Details Art and Design Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Stories of Women in Print, Invitational Exhibition, Studio Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbox, TX
3rd National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Show, Juried Exhibition. Jurors: Barbara Korbel, Frank Paluch, and
Marilyn Sward. The Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA
Exhibition traveling: Columbia College, Chicago Center for the Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
Made by Hand, Handmade books and Ephemera from some of the Nation s Finest University Book Arts Programs,
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. Exhibition held during the
National Book Arts Educators Conference.
Outside the Dog, A Bunch of Book Artists Members Show IV, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ
2005
Separation Anxiety, Invitational Exhibition, The Ice House, Phoenix, AZ
Art Formerly Known as Prints, Print Making Student Association Annual Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery,
Juror: Jean Makin, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Trading Voices, Arizona/Colorado Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Marilyn A. Zeitlin and Dianne Perry Vanderlip,
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
Up and Coming: Graduate Students of the SGC, Portfolio Exchange and Exhibition. Corcoran College of Art
and Design, Washington, DC exhibition traveling: University of Miami, Rainbow Building Gallery,
Coral Gables, FL, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,TX
Speed Bumps on the Information Super Highway, Artists Books made by ABBA, Hayden Library,
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
2005 Bound and Unbound, Juried Book Arts Exhibition, Jurors: Peggy Hazard and Bonnie Travers.
Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ
Visual Text, Portfolio Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Impressions, Invitational Exhibition, Einstein s Art Caf, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Katherine Nicholson
Exhibitions Continued
Artists Books and Portfolios, Invitational Book Arts Exhibition, The Larsen Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2004
Codex Liberatus, A Bunch of Book Artists Members Show III, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ
Sunday at the Shemer, Juried Arts Festival, Shemer Arts Center, Phoenix, AZ
The Liberated Page, Exhibition of student work with University of Utah,
Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix, AZ exhibition traveling: North Idaho College, Cornell Gallery,
Boswell Hall, Coeur d Alene, ID
Printed Matter 6, Juried Group Exhibition, Gallery 1023, Phoenix, AZ
2003
ABBA: A Bunch of Book Artists Members Show II, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
New Graduate Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Open Juried Show, Salt Box Gallery, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
2001
The First National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Show, Juried Exhibition
1999
Columbia College, Chicago Center for the Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
Exhibition traveling 1999-2000: Corcoran School of Art, Washington D.C. Robert C. Williams
American Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
B.F.A Thesis Show, Washington University Gallery of Art, Steinberg Hall, St. Louis, MO
1999
Varsity Art V, Invitational Group Exhibition, Art St. Louis Design Center, St. Louis, MO
Scopophilia, Juried Student Exhibition, Bixby Gallery, Washington University, St, Louis, MO
NASAD Show, Juried Group Exhibition, Bixby Gallery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
The Art Formerly Known as Prints, Student curated exhibit, Bixby Gallery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Staffworks, Invitational Group Exhibition, Buck s Rock Camp, New Milford, CT
1998
Phenomenal Women, Juried Group show for women, Bixby Gallery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Joint Exhibition, Self-curated, Invitational Group Show, Suffield Public Library, Suffield, CT
1997
Solo Exhibition, United States Postal Service Gallery, Windsor, CT
1996
Teaching Experience
Current Art Instructor at Kingswood-Oxford School, high school, 6th-8th grade, West Hartford, CT
Responsibilities include creating and implementing the required mixed media art, printmaking and drawing curriculum
to middle school and high school students.
07-08 Adjunct Faculty, Introduction to Printmaking, Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ
Responsibilities included creating and implementing an upper level printmaking curriculum and founding the printmaking
department and studio.
06 08 Adjunct Faculty, 2-D Design and Color Theory, Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ
Responsibilities included creating and implementing a two-dimensional design curriculum in a class of mixed level
undergraduate students.
06-08 Adjunct Faculty, 2-D Design, Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ
Responsibilities included creating and implementing a two-dimensional design curriculum in a class of mixed level
undergraduate students.
2006 Faculty Associate, Intaglio I, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Responsibilities include dcreating and implementing a beginning Intaglio curriculum to upper level art students.
05 06 Instructor of Record, Studio Core Program, 2-D Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Responsibilities included creating and implementing a two-dimensional design curriculum in a class of mixed level
undergraduate students.
04 - 06 Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
Responsibilities included creating a curriculum and teaching painting, drawing, bookmaking, and printmaking classes to
youths and adults.
04- 05 Instructor of Record, Studio Core Program, Color Theory Class Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Responsibilities included creating and implementing a color theory curriculum in a class of mixed level
undergraduate students.
Katherine Nicholson
Teaching Experience Continued
04 08 Museum for Youth Art Instructor, Mesa, AZ
Responsibilities include providing curriculum and teaching painting, drawing, and craft classes to students ranging from
6 to 12 years old.
03-07 Young Rembrandt's Art Instructor, Tempe, AZ
Responsibilities include teaching drawing and cartooning class during after-school programs at community centers to preschoolers
and elementary level students.
Teaching Assistant, Art History, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2003
Art in the 20th Century I, Senior level course taught by Professor Claudia Mesch.
Responsibilities included advising students on course work, grading, and maintaining the class website.
00 03 Art Instructor at Kingswood-Oxford School, 6-8th grade, West Hartford, CT
Responsibilities included creating and implementing the required mixed media art curriculums for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders.
99 00 Art Instructor at The Knox School, 7-12th grade, St. James, NY
Responsibilities included creating and implementing curriculum for mixed media art classes. Other duties included college portfolio
preparation, advising the Art Club, and set design.
Art Instructor at Pegasus Summer Camp
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Mary Institute and Country Day School, St. Louis, MO
1999
Responsibilities included teaching Sculpture, Silversmithing, and Wearable Art classes to elementary level students.
Sculpture Instructor Metal Shop, Buck s Rock Camp, Summer Camp, New Milford, CT
1998
Responsibilities included creating projects for the students, shop safety, instructing students on equipment, and
maintaining the metal shop. Slide lecture on work was also given.
Internship at the Wadsworth Athenaeum, Summer position
1997
Assistant to the Art Educator, Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT
Responsibilities included creating projects and teaching education classes at the museum.
Professional Experience
07-08 Graphic and Advertising Design, Luxury Pools and Spas, Scottsdale, AZ
Responsibilities included revision, layout, and design work for all print work, brochures, and advertising.
04-06 Create It, Pottery Painting and More, Mesa AZ
Responsibilities included managing a store front ceramic studio, teaching classes to children and adults, and working in all
ceramic techniques and processes.
05,06 Desert Fiber Papermaking Workshop, The Paper Studio, Tempe AZ
Responsibilities included teaching one-day adult workshops on how to make paper using desert plant fibers.
04-05 President of ABBA- A Buncha Book Artists, Arizona State University,
Student Book Arts Coalition, Tempe, AZ.
Responsibilities included planning and executing events that further the group s and communities education in the book arts.
RA for Pyracantha Press, Tempe, AZ. Fall Semester
2004
Responsibilities included assisting in press projects, maintaining the type shop and giving tours of the shop and press.
Vermont Studio Center Residency and Scholarship, Johnson, VT
2000
97-98 Assistant to Curator, Assistant to Registrar / Director, Washington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis, MO
Responsibilities included research for shows, cataloging recent acquisitions, handling artwork, hanging shows,
and researching gallery talks.
96-99 Sculpture Shop Monitor and Technician, Sculpture Department, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Responsibilities included maintenance of the shop and assisting underclassmen with projects.
Assistant Printer, Island Press Editions, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1998
Guest Artist: Marvin Lipofsky and Nick Cave
Katherine Nicholson
Public Work
Sunshine Acres Wall Mural, Ceramic tile mural for the children s recreation area at Sunshine Acres Children s Home,
2004
Mesa, AZ
Animal World, Steel Sculpture, Suffield Veterinary Hospital, Suffield, CT
2001
CowParade, Cowtaloupe, Kansas City, MO.
A collaborative project with the middle school students of Kingswood-Oxford School, West Hartford, CT
If This is You, Then This Is I, Installation, Suffield Academy, Suffield, CT
2000
University City Sculpture Series, Pages of A Community, University City Public Library, University City, MO
1998
A collaborative project with the elementary children of the University City School district,
Lens of Childhood: an Oral History Project, Mural, Spaulding School, Suffield, CT
1998
A collaborative mural with the third graders of the Suffield Public School district.
Reviews and Publications
Paper Works, Japan and U.S. Collegiate International Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, Joshibi Univeristy of Art
2010
and Design, Kangawa, Japan, pgs/ 32. 42-43.
Nicholson and McClellan, Desert Journey: A Collaboration of Art and Advocacy, Hand Papermaking,
2008
Winter 2007, Volume 22, Number 2, pgs. 28-31.
Martin, Forest, Phoenix Downtown, Studio Visit, April 2007,Cover Image and pg 2.
2007
Bembenek, Val, ed., Paperworks Journal, Paperworks Presents, Spring 2007, pgs 24-25.
Holden, Wynter, Print, Paper, Paint, ARTnews, December, pgs 160-161.
2006
Rodgers, Bertha, ed. Book Arts 2006: Bright Hill Press, Exhibition catalog, Bright Hill Press, Treadwell, N.Y, p. 46-48.
Paperworks: The Journal of the Sonoran Collective for Paper and Book Artists, Collaborative Artist Book Show,
Winter 2006, Volume 7.2, p. 14.
Tubac Center for the Arts Newsletter, Special Closing Reception for Two October Exhibitions. November 2006, p.1.
Phoenix New Times, The Seven Year Etch, April 2006, Volume 37, No. 16, p. 42.
The Arizona Republic, Section MR: The Mesa Republic, Collected Evidence: Defining Place, April 2006, p. 20.
Salzman, Naomi, Bull and Branch, A Different Side to Desert Plant Fibers, Friends of Dard
Hunter, Inc. Newsletter, Volume 24, Number 3, February 2006.
Bound and Unbound: Artists Books & Other Paper Constructions, Exhibition catalog. Tohono Chul Park and
2005
PaperWorks: Tucson Arizona, 2005, pgs 24-25.
Awards, Grants, and Portfolios
2010 Kingswood-Oxford Professional Grant, West Hartford, CT
2006 Best of Show: Annual ABBA Members Exhibit, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Ethel Larson Memorial Scholarship Recipient, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Jacob Kenneth Heller Award in Printmaking, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Ethel Larson Memorial Scholarship Recipient, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2005
Up and Coming: Graduate Students of the SGC, Portfolio Exchange and Exhibition. Corcoran College of Art and
Design, Washington, DC
First Place, Artist s Book, Bound and Unbound, Tohono Chul Park, Tuscon, AZ
Visual Text, a collaborative portfolio exchange between artists and writers at ASU.
2004 3 x 3 Portfolio: Pocket Sized Stories, A collaborative exchange between Arizona State,
the University of Tennessee and the University of Georgia, Tempe, AZ.
Second Place, Artist Books: ABBA Members Show, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2003
Kingswood-Oxford Summer Technology Grant, West Hartford, CT
2002
Helen Hazelton Award for the Print, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
2001
Graduated with honors, Magna Cum Laude from Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1999
Katherine Nicholson
Awards, Grants, and Portfolios Continued
98 99 The Secor Award, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
The Edmund H. Weurpel Memorial Scholarship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
The Pollock Family Scholarship Recipient, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
97, 95 Suffield Arts Council Scholarship, Suffield, CT
95-96 The Sheldon and Lucy Smith Scholarship Recipient, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Lectures
Desert Plant Fiber Papermaking, The Friends of Dard Hunter Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
2005
2000 Resident Artist, Lecture on Recent Work, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1997 Visiting Artist, Lecture on Recent Work, Suffield Arts Council, Suffield, CT
Collections
2006 The Salt River Project
Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
2005 Bookmobile, Philadelphia, P.A. and Montreal Quebec, Canada.
Southern Graphics Council: Print Collection Archive, University of Mississippi.
Corcoran School of Art and Design, Washington, DC
Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX
2004 The Amity Art Foundation, Woodbridge, CT
1999 Washington University Special Collections, St. Louis, MO
Affiliations
2007-2008 College Art Association, Member, New York, NY
2005-2008 The Friends of Dard Hunter, Artist Member, Chillicothe, OH
2006-2007 eyelounge, Cooperative Gallery, Artist Member, Phoenix, AZ
2005-2007 Southern Graphics Council, Artist Member, Chattanooga, TN
Paperworks, Tucson Book Arts Group, Artist Member, Tucson, AZ
2004-2006 PSA: Printmaking Student Association, Student Member, Arizona State University
2003-2007 ABBA: A Bunch of Book Artists, Student Book Arts Coalition, Alumni Member
Arizona State University. Student Member 2003-2006, President, 2004
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