Robert Nelson's Resumé

Education:

1971      Ed.D. , New York University, New York , NY

1951      M.A.E., School of the art Institure of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1950      B.A.E., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL

 

Professional Experience:

1979     Millersville University, Millersville, PA

1984-91     Pennsylvania School of Art and Design, adjunct faculty

1975-79     University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

1972-75     Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

1956-72     University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

1953-56     University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1952-53     School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 

Exhibitions, Publications, Professional Activities:

•  One-man Show, Gallery K. Washington, DC

One-man Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelqhia,PA

Artist-in-Residence, George Washington University

Washington, D.C. (lectures; critiques, demos in clay

watercolor, lithography, etching, drawing and painting).

1992 One-man show, Community Gallery, Lancaster, PA

One-man show, Harrisburg Area community College

Two-week artist-in-residence, St. John's College, Santa Re, NM

Lecture/clay workshop, artist-in-residence Haverford College, PA

First Prize, Hazleton Art League, Hazleton, PA

Nine foot bronze/lead St. Francis sculpture, St. Joseph, Lancaster, PA

One-man show, Rosenfeld Galleries, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Group exhibition, Neon Invitational, community Gallery, Lancaster, PA

Art lecture on work, Harrisburg Area Community College

One-man show, Gallery K, Washington, DC

North Dakota Annual Exhibition, Fargo, ND

Selected group exhibition, furniture design invitational, Pennsylvania School of Art and Design

Faculty show, Pennsylvania School of art and Design

One-man show, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO

(3 works purchased for permanent collection)

Artist-in-residence, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Invitational print show Tokyo , Japan , Washington , DC

 1990 Invitational Christmas exhibition, Marion Art Gallery, Lancaster, PA

One-man show, Jethro's Gallery, Lancaster, PA

Invitational drawing and works on paper exhibition, Gallery K, Washington, DC

Set Design, “A Christmas Carol”, Harrisburg and Lancaster

1989 Invitational drawing Show, Gallery K, Washington, DC

Capital Print Loan for Pennsylvania Faculty exhibition, (SSHE), Harrisburg, PA

Faculty show, Pennsylvania School of art and Design

Juried show (drawings), York Art Association, York, PA

Art Auction, March of Dimes

  “Fantasy Show”, Rosenfield Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  Miniature Drawing Show, Rosenfld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  Invitational drawing show, “the human Head”, Colorado University, Denver, CO

  Invitational exhibition, “Mother and Child” Fargo/Moorhead, MN

  Sculpture show, Community Gallery, Lancaster, PA

  Small objects show, Rourke Gallery, Fargo/Moorhead, MN

  Invitational Christmas exhibition, Marion art Gallery, Lancaster

  “OldMaster” teaching workshop, West Shore School district , Harrisburg , Pa

 

 

  Honors:

    Bryant/lathrop Traveling Fellowship, School of the Art Institute Chicago (1951)

    Cezanne Medal, French Government (1961)

    Danforth Teacher's Grant for doctoral work at NYU (1963)

    Tamarind Lithographic Fellow (1964)

    Lancaster Arts Council Award to explore neon and sculpture

    Millersville University Faculty Grant for sculpture

    Over 60 major workshops and artist-in-residence

    Over 150 one-man shows

    Hundreds of awards and purchase prizes from juried exhibitions

  Selected Permanent Collections:

      Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

      Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN

      Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO

      Butler Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH

      Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

      Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE

      Mint museum of Art, charlotte, NC

      DeCordova Museum, Boston, MA

      Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

      Sheldon Museum, Lincoln, NE

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