Rosalind Nzinga Nichol
Mixed Media Papermaker
| SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: | |
| 2009 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Annual Exhibit, East Hanover, NJ |
| 2009 | Art in the Atrium, Artistic Vistas, featuring David Driskell, Atrium Art Gallery, 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 |
| 2008 | Block Gallery, (Solo Exhibit) Vestures Montclair, NJ |
| 2007 | Art in the Atrium, Legacy: Homage To An American Master, Charles W. White, Atrium Art Gallery, Morristown, NJ |
| 2006 | Open Door Studio Tour, Newark, NJ |
| 2006 | Chenango Council of Arts, June Tyler: 20 Years of Papermaking, Norwich, NY |
| 2006 | Morristown Library, Dwelling Places, (Solo Exhibit) Morristown, NJ |
| 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 |
| 1998 | Holliman Gallery (Solo Exhibit), Tulsa, OK |
| 1997 | Sanamu Art Gallery, Kirkpatrick Center, Oklahoma City, OK |
| 1997 | M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK |
| 1996-7 | Greenwood Cultural Center (Solo Exhibit) Tulsa, OK |
| 1992-3 | Ventana Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: |
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| 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 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 Class 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, 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 | |
| National Hospice and Palliative Care • "Excellence in Teamwork Award (Green Team) | |
| Arts & Humanity Council Of Tulsa • Jingle Feldman Individual Artist/Scholar Grant | |
| International Missions to Ghana, West Africa | |
| Mural Commission – Roosevelt Elementary • Sponsored by MAPCO Corporation, OK | |
| Executive Board, Helpers for the Homeless and Hungry • Los Angeles, CA 1989-92 | |
| Outstanding Field Work • Helpers for the Homeless and Hungry | |
| EDUCATION: |
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MA - Education, Curriculum Development Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK |
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BFA - Art California State University, Long Beach, CA |
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AA - Art Fullerton City College, Fullerton, CA |
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| Annual 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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b: Rosalind Vaughn, Indianapolis, Indiana (USA)
Mixed media artist, and papermaker who began work as an illustrator. Shorty afterwards I relocated to Los Angeles, California and eventually developed an interest in mixed media art and papier-mache sculptures, while working as a muralist and graphic designer. Inspired by a trip to Ghana, West Africa I gained a new appreciation for using my work to convey stories, and also fell in love with all the texture and pattern the women used in their dress. In 2000, I settled in New Jersey and began making paper – which seemed a natural evolution to all the processes I have experienced. Since then my work has been focused on combining painting with papermaking as a single medium. I completed my B.F.A. at California State University Long Beach, and a M.A. in Education Curriculum from Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma.
I love
introducing people to the ancient art of papermaking. There is a
special spiritual quality about this art form that transcends
skill sets and allows anyone the opportunity to explore their
inner creativity. ...I find the internal persona much more
interesting than the one that is showing on the facade...
Getting at the root, finding the history or meaning of things
always seems more important to me and my work...
(Please scroll down to see my resume)