the society of layerists in multi—media

Nancy Egol Nikkal

Residence: Hastings–on–Hudson, NY
Studio: Media Loft, 1F, 50 Webster Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801
Cell: 914–815–3903
nancy@nikkal.com
www.nikkal.com

EDUCATION:
Syracuse University, School of Fine Art, Syracuse, NY
New York University, School of Education, New York, NY
Hunter College, CUNY (BA, Art, Magna Cum Laude) New York, NY, 1973

Postgraduate Studies:
Pratt Manhattan, (Printmaking), New York, NY 1980–1982
Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY (Certificate, Arts Management) 1997
Massachusetts College of Art (Digital Printmaking), Boston, MA 1997
Art New England, Bennington College (Digital Printmaking), Bennington, VT, 1996
Women’s Studio Workshop (Printmaking), Rosendale, NY, 1998, 2000, 2006
Connecticut Graphic Arts Center (Printmaking), Norwalk, CT, 2000, 2001, 2006

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, Albuquerque, NM
Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT
New Rochelle Council on the Arts, New Rochelle, NY
Katonah Museum Artist Association, Katonah, NY
Studio Montclair INC, Montclair, NJ

SELECTED SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS (2001-2007):
2010:
Art of the Northeast USA, Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT
SHOW & TELL, Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY
Summer Salon: What’s New 2010, Studio Montclair, Inc., Montclair, NJ
Visual Magic, Colonnade Gallery, Newark, NJ
The Power of Nine, NJ Arts Incubator Gallery, West, Orange, NJ
2009:
SEASONAL SHIFT, Ridgefield Guild of Artists Gallery, Ridgefield, CT
CONTEMPORARY CONFRONTATIONS, Art 2009, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
Newark Open Doors, 33 Washington St. Newark, NJ
Bits & Pieces, BID Gallery 542, New Rochelle, NY
20th Annual Small Works, Old Church School Gallery, Demarest, NJ
24x24x9, Art Gallery, Presbyterian Church of Franklin Lakes, Franklin Lakes, NJ
2008:
Silvermine Guild of Arts (Director’s Choice), New Canaan, CT; Greenwich Arts Council (solo), Greenwich, CT; Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, NY; Stone Station Junction Gallery, Warwick, NY
2007:
Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT; Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT; International Collage Exchange, Plymouth, New Zealand
2006:
Center Gallery, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ; ArtSpace Gallery 129, Montclair, NJ; Media Loft Open Studios, New Rochelle, NY; Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT; International Collage Exchange, Plymouth, New Zealand
2005:
Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ; NJ Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
2004:
City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ; Ben Shahn Galleries (solo), William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ; Center Gallery, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ; Blue Moon Gallery, Hot Springs, AK; Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ; The Liebig Gallery, Mystic, CT
2003:
Goldman Gallery, 111 First St., Jersey City, NJ; Watchung Arts Center (solo), Watchung, NJ; http:virtual.tart.co.nz (solo),Taranaki, New Zealand; Studio Montclair to Kunstlerbund Graz, Austria; John Cotton Dana Lib., Rutgers/Newark, Newark, NJ; Schneider Mus.of Art, Southern Oregon Univ. (Ashland)
2002:
Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson Univ., Wayne, NJ
2001:
City Without Walls Gallery, Gateway Center, Newark, NJ; Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH; Gallery of Contemporary Art, Univ. of Col, Colorado Springs, CO; Gallery III (solo), Nat’l Inst. of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD; Berlex Laboratories Corp. Headquarters, Montville, NJ

SELECTED PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Kawamura Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ
Hyatt Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
Pfizer Inc., NY, NY
Kravet Fabrics, LI, NY
Cablevision, Inc., LI, NY
Hewlett Packard, Inc., NJ
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, NY, NY
Sun Chemical, NY, NY
Dainippon Ink & Chemical, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
St. Paul Reinsurance Mgt. Corp., NY, NY

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The Art of Layering: Making Connections, The Society of Layerists in Multi–Media, Albuquerque, NM
The Artful Home, Guild Publications, Madison, WI, 2004
The Sourcebook of Architecture & Interior Art, No. 16, Guild Publications, Madison, WI, 2001
Dan Bischoff, "Art show takes inspiration from the ultimate ‘bad mother’"
Newark Star Ledger, 8/6/98
Bridging Time and Space: Essays on Layered Art, The Society of Layerists in Multi–Media,
Maui, HI, 1998
Sign Language, exhibition catalog, Polo Gallery, Edgewater, New Jersey, 1996,
curator: George Haas
20th Anniversary Birds in Art, catalog, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum,
Wausau, Wisconsin, 1995

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Art Calendar Guide to College & University Galleries (monograph), Upper Fairmount, MD, 1999
Mixed Medea: Media & Mythology (exhibition catalog), City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ, 1998
"The New Millennium and OCCC: A New Vision for OCCC — A Virtual Center for the Arts" Centerline,
Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ, 1996, Volume 3, Number 2

CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Collage Workshops and Classes (1990–2010)
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
NJ Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
The Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ
Exhibition Installations, Gallery at Media, Loft, New Rochelle, NY (2009–2010)
Director, The Gallery at the Williams Center for the Arts, Rutherford, NJ (1991–1994)
Contributing Columnist, monograph author, Art Calendar Magazine, Upper Fairmount, MD (1997–1999)

SELECTED LECTURES and PANELS:
"The Meaning of Jazz Babies", gallery talk, Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT, 2007
"Crossroads" Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, 2004
"Pentimento" Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, panel participant, 2003
"Touch — Don’t Touch: The Work of Our Hands" — Art Center of Northern NJ, New Milford, NJ 2002
"The Meaning of Talk Talk" — Lippman Gallery, Cong. B’nai Jeshurun, Short Hills, NJ, 2001
"Demystifying the Moderns" — Art Center of Northern NJ, New Milford, NJ, 1997
"Presenting Yourself: Tools of Communication" — Bergen Museum of Arts & Science, Paramus, NJ, 1993
Guest Curator: Mixed Medea: Media & Mythology, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ, 1998
Guest Curator: Olympia (After Manet), Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, New Jersey, 1996
Contributing Columnist, monograph author, Art Calendar Magazine, Upper Fairmount, MD, 1997–1999

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