About
Me
Hi my name is Nicolette and welcome to my website. I am available for visits and tours of my studio. Please contact me at nic@nicsart.com to schedule a tour.
Shape consistently directs the composition as well as the use of color. Each color is thought through before it is placed on the surface. How the color react to those colors beside it and those around it, is strongly considered. Sometimes the color I am going to use will surface from a book, a magazine, a photo, or postcard. I?m never sure where the color will appear.
There is a calmness that comes over me as I begin to paint. Shape, and colors flood my thoughts. They are the stuff that directs me.
Education
1990
M.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
Major: Art Education
Thesis: Examining Textbook Bias/ Implications for Art Education
Focus: Women in Art
1973
B.S. Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota
Major: Art (K-12 Teaching Endorsement)
Areas of Concentration: Textiles, Drawing, Printmaking, and Pottery
Professional Experience
Jury Prep and Artist Critiques
Review Art
2013 to present
University of Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebraska
Instructor: C&I 403 Seminar
1994-2008
University of Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebraska
Student Teaching Supervisor
1989-2008
University of Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebraska
Large-Group Coordinator
2000-2008
Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, Nebraska
Instructor: Art Methods
2002
Southeast Community College | Lincoln, Nebraska
Instructor: Art Appreciation
1994-2004
Southeast Community College | Lincoln, Nebraska
Instructor: Women in Art
1997-2000
Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, Nebraska
Instructor: Art Methods, Studio, Inclusive, Drawing, Printmaking, Painting
1999-2000
Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, Nebraska
Instructor: Modern Art
Fall 2000
University of Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebraska
Instructor: Elementary, Art Methods, Studio, Inclusive Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking
1987-1993,1998,2000
University of Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebraska
Instructor: C&I 297 Practicum
1995-1998
State of Nebraska Department of Education (Art)
Prairie Vision: Consultant
1991-1993
State of Nebraska Department of Education
Implementation Coordinator: Getty Art Center for Learning Grant
1990-1991
Exhibits
Celebration of Women, Phoenix Capitol, AZ
September-october 2023
Woman Exhibit, Sheemer Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
July 2023
Stories we love to tell (3 person Exhibit), Sheemer
January 2023
Celebration of Woman, Herberger Art Gallery, PHX, AZ
2023
Artist of the Month, Camelback Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
march 2022
Manhattan Juried Arts, Exhibit, Her Story
December 2020-March 2021
Camelback Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, Shades of Red International
Exhibit Finalist 2020
Magic and Dreams juried Sedona Center for the Arts
May-June 2020
Celebration of 2020 Artists, Juried, Peoria Art Gallery
March-May 2020
Showcase Exhibit (Juried) Desert Foothills Gallery
October–January 2020
The Heat is ON! Arizona Art Alliance
July–August 2019
Make Me Laugh! Holland Gallery of Fine Art Juried Group
April 2019
Feathers and Flowers 7 Arizona Artists, Herberger Art Gallery
February 2019
Holiday Highlights, Memories, Juried, Shemer Art Gallery
November 2018
Retrospective 180 Gallery
October 2018-January 2019
Beloved Beasts, Juried, Shemer
August-October 2018
Hot Art! –Cool Show Juried Desert Foothills Gallery
July-October 2018
Herberger Invitational Un Wind
March-May 2018
Terravita (Duo Exhibit) Art Gallery Exhibit
January-March 2018
Memories Exhibit, Developer, Desert Foothills Art Gallery
September 2017
First Studio
July-September 2017
Art Object Art Gallery, Invitational
April-March 2017
Contemporary Juried Exhibit, The Desert Foothills Gallery
February-March 2017
Interpretations II, Second Annual Juried Exhibit, WHAM, West Valley Gallery
March 2017
Hidden in the Hills Studio Tours
2017
Adornments One Person Exhibit
March 2016
Contemporary Juried Exhibit Desert Foothills Gallery
January-March 2016
COLOR! Holland Gallery of Fine Art, Two Person Exhibit
December 2015-January 2016
Hidden in the Hills Studio Tours
November 2015
Terrestrial Wood, Juried Exhibit, Shemer Art Center
September-October 2015
Hidden in the Hills Juried Featured Artists Desert Foothills Gallery
October-December 2015
Selected for the Southwest Invitational Exhibition Featuring 100 Arizona Artists
March-May 2015
Juried Contemporary Art Invitational, Desert Foot Hills Library Art Space
January-March 2015
Art in Public Places Juried Exhibition National Bank of Arizona
December 2014-February 2015
Hidden in the Hills Studio Tours
November 2014
Selected for Desert Foothills Gallery Preview Exhibit, Hidden in the Hills
October-November 2014
Lets Talk Art, Holland Gallery of Fine Art
October 2014
One Woman Exhibit, Sonoran Art League
August-October 2014
Art in Public Places Juried Exhibition National Bank of Arizona
March-May 2014
Contemporary Art Show Dessert Foot Hills Library Art Space
December 2013-April 2014
Selected for Peace Garden Exhibition
November 2013
Archival-a Retrospective, Weyland Gallery
February-March 2010
Nebraska Artists…Great Plains Center for the Arts
November 2009
Nebraska IMPACT Best, Octagon Center for the Arts
June-August 2009
Kooser IMPACT, Neihardt Gallery
April 2008
Nebraska Games of Life, Carnegie Art Center
March-April 2008
Featured In
AZ Images magazine
Featured artist in AZ Images magazine, Art Work with Wit, Wisdom and Wonder by Donna Kublin June 2014
Guildzine
Featured artist in Guildzine, Creative Workspaces of Artists Across the Globe by Y. St. Amant & R. McClendon February 2018.
An Art Journal featuring artists, their artwork, and studio/workspaces. This 110 page photo journal features the artwork and creative work spaces of members and featured artists across the globe.
Exhibits
Lincoln, Nebraska Children’s Museum
Mural
1990
University of Nebraska
Mural
1987
South Gate United Methodist Church
Mural
1985
Northern Natural Gas
Mural
1978
Elks Musical Extravaganza
Set Design
1974
My Work
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