NINA WEISS 466 Barberry Road Highland Park, IL 60035 847.748.8520 SELECT RESUME
| EDUCATION | |
| 1983-1985 | University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI. Art Education Certification, K-12. |
| 1980-1981 | University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI. Fine Arts, Graduate Program. |
| 1976-1980 | Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Philadelphia, PA. BFA. |
| 1979 | Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Rome, Italy. |
| 1973 | Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, RI. Summer Session. |
| 1973-1975 | Art Students’ League. New York, NY. |
| 1971-1973 | Roslyn School of Painting. Roslyn, NY. |
| SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2011 | “Under Pink Skies”. Solo show; Mavi Contemporary Art. Tacoma, WA. |
| 2010 | “Nina Weiss Landscapes: Not Far Off”. Solo show, Union Street Gallery, Chicago. |
| 2009 | “Acadia and Beyond”, new paintings. Spurling Gallery of Contemporary Art & Craft. Corea, ME. |
| 2008, 2010 | One-person Show, new paintings. Constance Petter Gallery, Saugatuck, MI. |
| 2007 | One-person Show; new paintings. The Gallery @ Notice, Highland Park, IL. |
| 2007 | “Landscapes from Acadia National Park”. Chapter Two Gallery, Corea, ME. |
| 2007 | “Nina Weiss & Yelena Klairmont: Landscapes”. Richard T Wright Gallery, College of Lake County. Grayslake, IL. |
| 2003 -2005 | “Winter Break” & “New Works” solo shows Joyce Petter Gallery, Saugatuck, MI. |
| 2002 | “In the Sun’s Light”, four person show , Anne Loucks Gallery. Glencoe, IL. |
| 2001 | “Nina Weiss: Pastels & Gouaches” One Person Show. Joyce Petter Gallery, Saugatuck, MI. |
| 2001 | “The Ideal Landscape” Nina Weiss & Didiet Nolet. Crown Center Gallery, Two Person Show. Loyola University, Chicago, IL. |
| 2000 | “Landscape” , Weiss, Ryan, Macpherson. Mary Bell Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1993, 2000 | “Nina Weiss: Pastel and Gouache Landscapes, Chicago Botanic Garden. Glencoe, IL. |
| 1999 | “Collected Travels: Pastel and Gouaches 1996-1999″, SXU Gallery. One person show, St. Xavier University. Chicago, IL. |
| 1999 | “Interpreting Landscape”, Chicago Art Source. Three -person show. Chicago, IL. |
| 1998 | “Pastel Landscapes”, Mary Bell Gallery. One person show. Chicago, IL. |
| 1998 | “Recollected Landscapes”, Dorothea Theil Gallery. South Suburban College. Gouache Paintings. South Holland, IL. |
| 1998 | “Nina Weiss & Lisa Vanderhill”, Joyce Petter Gallery. Douglas, MI. |
| 1997 | “Everybodys’ Show”, Joyce Petter Gallery. Douglas, MI. |
| 1996 | “Pastel Landscapes”, Mary Bell Gallery. One person show. Chicago, IL. Pastel Drawings and Gouache Paintings. |
| 1996 | “Pastels and Gouaches”, Union League Club. One person show. Chicago, IL. |
| 1995 | “Gallery Stroll”, Pastel Landscapes, Joyce Petter Gallery. Douglas, MI. |
| 1994 | “Shadow & Light: the Pastel Landscape”, Mary Bell Gallery. One person show. Chicago, IL. |
| 1994 | “Works on Paper”, Charles Hespe Gallery. San Francisco, CA. |
| 1992 | “The Pastel Landscape”, Mary Bell Gallery. One person show. Chicago, IL. |
| 1990 | “Recent Pastels”, Dorothea Theil Gallery. South Suburban Community College. One-person show. South Holland, IL. |
| SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2011 | “Creative Visions”. Five-person show, State of Illinois Museum at Southern Illinois Artisan Center, Rend Lake, IL. |
| 2011 | “Call & Response: From Artemesia to Frida”. Koehnline Museum, Oakton College. Des Plaines, IL. |
| 2010 | “A Rich & Rare Land”, group show. Beverly Arts Center, Chicago. |
| 2010 | “Vistas & Visions” Gallerie MK. Chicago, IL. |
| 2008 | “New Works” Perlow –Stevens Gallery, Columbia, MO. |
| 2006 | “The Contemporary Landscape “, Harris Magee Gallery. Jackson, MI. |
| 2006 | “Travel Documents, A + D Gallery Columbia College. Chicago. IL.Oakton Community College, Koehnline Museum of Art. |
| 2005 | “New Artist Show” , Fine Line Designs Gallery. Ephraim, WI. |
| 2003 – 2006 | “Holiday Exhibition”, Featured Gallery Artists. Anne Loucks Gallery, Glencoe, Il. |
| 2002 | Group Landscape Show, Anne Loucks Gallery. Glencoe, IL. |
| 2002 | “American Portfolio III”, Group Show. Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR. |
| 2001 | “Natural Vistas”, Group Invitational Show. Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI. |
| 1999 | Joyce Petter Gallery, Group Show. Douglas, MI. |
| 1999 | New York Art Expo, Marco Fine Arts. New York, NY. |
| 1999 | “The Chicago Art Scene”, group show. Belloc Lowndes Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1999 | “Landscape”, Gallery artists’ group show. Mary Bell Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1998 | “Drawing Invitational”, Parkland Gallery of Art. Parkland Community College. Champaign, IL. |
| 1998 | Joyce Petter Gallery 24th Anniversary Celebration Show. Saugatuck, MI. |
| 1997 – 1998 | Los Angeles Art Expo, Marco Fine Arts. Los Angeles, CA. |
| 1997 | St. Louis Print Market. Washington U. Gallery of Art. Courtesy Locus Gallery. Clayton, MO. |
| 1996 | “Soft Vistas”, 5 person show, Editions Limited Gallery. Indianapolis, IN. |
| 1995 | “Works on Paper”, Group Show, Mary Bell Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1994 – 2002 | “Holiday Exhibit: from Altman to Zaring”, Editions Limited Gallery . Indianapolis, IN. |
| 1994 | “New Artist Exposition”, Joyce Petter Gallery. Douglas, MI. |
| 1994 | “The Illinois Landscape”, Community Gallery of Art. Drawing Invitational. College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL.. |
| 1993 -1998 | Group Show, Mary Bell Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1992 | “Artists For A.R.T.”, J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, LTD. Chicago, IL. |
| 1991 | “Landscapes”, Ruth Volid Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1991 | “New Works Invitational”, Governors’ State University Gallery University Park, IL. |
| 1991 | “Artists for A.R.T.”, Erie Street Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1990 | “Small Works on Paper”, Ruth Volid Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1989 | “Summer Show”, Contemporary Art Workshop. Chicago, IL. |
| 1986 | “Focus V: Secrets & Private Fantasies”, Art Institute of Chicago Sales and Rental Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1984 | “Outreach Program”, Milwaukee Museum of Art, Cudahay Gallery. Milwaukee, WI. |
| REPRESENTATION | |
| 1993 – Present | Joyce Petter Gallery. Douglas, MI. |
| 2006 – Present | Spurling Gallery of Contemporary Art & Craft. Corea, ME. |
| 1993 – Present | Editions Limited. Indianapolis, IN. |
| 2009 – 2011 | Chicago Art Source. Chicago, IL. |
| 2002 – 2009 | Anne Loucks Gallery. Glencoe, IL. |
| 2005 – 2007 | Fine Line Design Gallery. Ephraim, Door County WI. |
| 1991 – 2001 | Mary Bell Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1994 – 1997 | Charles Hespe Gallery. San Francisco, CA. |
| 1990 – 1992 | Ruth Volid Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1986 – 1987 | Art Institute of Chicago Sales & Rental Gallery. Chicago, IL. |
| 1984 – 1986 | Madison Art Center Sales & Rental Gallery. Madison, WI. |
| 1983 | The Friends Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Minneapolis, MN. |
| TEACHING | |
| 1990 – Present | Chicago Botanic Gardens. Color in Nature, Outdoor Sketching, Landscape Drawing & Painting. Glencoe, IL. |
| 1999 – Present | Columbia College, Chicago, IL. Beginning Drawing, Drawing II. Color and Composition, 2-D Design, Color Strategies. |
| 1991 – 2009 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Division of Continuing Studies. Landscape Drawing, Beginning Drawing, Gouache Painting, Pastel Drawing, Color Theory. Chicago, IL. |
| 2008 – Present | North Shore Art League. Weekly Painting Studio. Winnetka, IL. |
| 2005 – Present | Evanston Art Center. Painting Studio, Color in the Winter Landscape, Color Theory. Evanston, IL. |
| 1998 – 1999 | South Suburban Community College, South Holland, IL. Beginning Drawing. |
| 1998 – Present | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Division of Continuing Studies. Advisor, Drawing Certification Program. |
| 1989 – 1990 | South Suburban Community College, South Holland, IL. Nature of Art, Illustration. |
| 1985 | Elvejem Museum of Art. Children’s Program. Madison, WI. |
| WORKSHOPS | |
| 2007 – 2010 | Travel Sketching, Painting and Drawing the Maine Landscape, Naked Color. Corea, ME. |
| 2007 – 2011 | Irish Landscape Workshop, Conemarra, Ireland. 9 day landscape drawing and painting Workshop. |
| 2004 – Present | Peninsula Art School, Pastel, Pastel Landscape Drawing, Travel Sketching, Painting Intensive Critique. Fish Creek, WI. |
| 2003 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Four day plein-air landscape workshop. Chicago, IL. |
| 2002 – 2010 | Monthly Pastel Critique and Workshop |
| 2002 – 2008 | “Italian Landscape Workshop with Nina Weiss” Two week Italian Landscape Workshop in Umbria, Italy. |
| 2001 | Terra Museum of Art, Chicago IL. Teachers Workshop in conjunction with Paintings of the Hudson River School. |
| 2001 | Midland Center for the Arts, Pastel Workshop. Midland, MI. |
| 2000 – 2009 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Division of Continuing Studies. Color Theory. Gouache Painting. Chicago, IL. |
| 1999 – Present | Evanston Art Center. Workshops: Pastel Landscape, Pastel ,Gouache Painting, Color Theory. Evanston, IL. |
| 1998 | Suburban Fine Arts Center. “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” workshop. Highland Park, IL. |
| 1997 – Summer | School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Introduction to Drawing, two-day workshop. Chicago, IL. |
| 1997 | The Art Institute of Chicago. Four two day weekend Pastel Demonstration and Family Workshop in conjunction with Renoir Exhibition. |
| SELECT PROJECTS | ||
| 2011 | “Art Expert” Chicago Creative Art Expo, Chicago Artist Resource. Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL. | |
| 2010 | Product Brochure for Prismacolor Watercolor Pencil tins produced including seven original drawings. | |
| 2009 | Prismacolor Pencils: Colored pencil fine-art landscape demonstration video for website and Youtube. | |
| 2008 | “Nina Weiss: An Artists Spiritual Journey”. Lecture and slide presentation, Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago. | |
| 2008 | Highland Park Film Festival lecture “Art in Films” in conjunction with Port Clinton Art Festival. | |
| 2007 | “Cool Globes:Cool Solutions for a Warm Planet”. 5” fiberglass globe, “Tall Grass” Field Museum Plaza, Chicago. | |
| 2006 | Chefs for Humanity charity event “Art of Food” Collaboration with Grant Macperson, Executive Chef, Wynn Resorts. | |
| 2005 | “Kohl Children’s Museum Planes on Parade”. 5’ fiberglass airplane designed and painted for benefit at auction. | |
| 2004 | WBBM Newsradio 780. Interview on “Made in Chicago” show. | |
| 2004 | “Ice Harvest”, Feature film directed by Harold Ramis. Twelve landscape paintings featured in movie set. Waukegan, IL. | |
| 2002 – 2003 | “Todi Expo at Studio 1123” show of student work for Italian Landscape Workshop. Curator. | |
| 2002 | “Artist to Artist” with Enid Silverman. Cable TV show; demonstration and interview | |
| 2001 | Guest Lecturer at the Midland Center for the Arts in conjunction with invitational show and workshop. Midland, MI. | |
| 1999 – 2004 | Art in Embassies Program, Washington, DC. Drawings on loan to the collection of the U.S. Government Ambassador to Nairobi. Nairobi, Kenya. Two drawings on loan to the U.S. Government Ambassador’s residence in Barhaim, Saudi Arabia |
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| 1999 | SXU Gallery, St. Xavier University. Guest Lecturer in conjunction with one-person show. Chicago, IL. | |
| 1999 | “Just Visiting”, feature film directed by John Hughes. Three drawings included in stage design for movie set. Chicago, IL. | |
| 1999 | National Enterprise of Women & Hospitality; Guest Lecturer on Printmaking & Works on Paper. Chicago, IL | |
| 1998 – 1999 | Marco Fine Arts Limited Edition serigraphs from original pastel drawings. El Segundo, CA. | |
| 1998 | The Art Institute of Chicago. Three-day pastel portrait demonstration in conjunction with Mary Cassatt Exhibition. | |
| 1998 | Parkland College Art Gallery, visiting artist lecture for invitational show. Parkland College, Champaign, IL. | |
| 1998 | South Suburban Community College, Gouache landscape painting demonstration. South Holland, IL. | |
| 1997, 2007 | “Focus on the Arts”, Highland Park High School. Visiting Artist. Highland Park, IL. | |
| 1995 – 1998 | City of Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Grants. Community Arts Assistance Program. Panelist. | |
| 1995 | Cable Television Home & Garden Channel “Homes Across America”. Artist Loft Segment for cable TV. | |
| 1993 – 1994 | Full Court Press. Seven Limited Edition Lithographs. Hand inked and pulled. | |
| 1994 | Merrill Chase Galleries. Poster produced for the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa. Buffalo Grove, IL. | |
| 1993 | Artist in Residence. Ox-Bow, Division of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Saugatuck, MI. | |
| 1992 | Visiting Artist. Gallery 37 Outreach Program at the Neighborhood Institute. Chicago, IL. | |
| 1992 | Merrill Chase Galleries. Poster from original drawing produced for Hyatt Hotels. Buffalo Grove, IL. | |
| 1991 | Children’s Memorial Hospital. Haunted House Project. Chicago, IL. | |
| 1990 | AES Gallery. Limited Edition Offset Lithograph from original drawing. | |
| 1985 | WKOW TV. Courtroom Sketch Artist. Madison, WI. | |
| RESIDENCIES | ||
| 2009 | Vermont Studio Center. Four-week artists’ Residency. Johnson, VT. | |
| 2007 | Ragdale Foundation for the Arts. Two-week artists’ residency. Lake Forest, IL. | |
| 2005 | Three week Residency as Artist in Residence at Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME. | |
| CORPORATE COLLECTIONS | ||
| United Airlines, Narita Airport. Tokyo, Japan. | Aetna Insurance Company. Chicago, IL. | |
| Hyatt Hotels. Chicago, IL. | McDonalds Corporation, Oakbrook. Chicago, IL. Headquarters. | |
| United States Gypsum. Chicago, IL. Headquarters. | McDonalds Corporation. Raleigh, NC. Regional Office. | |
| United States Customs. Chicago, IL. | McDonalds Corporation. Cleveland, OH. Regional Office. | |
| Mary Kay Cosmetics. Dallas, TX. | Alternative Resources Corporation. Lincolnshire, IL. | |
| Bloomingdale Public Library. Bloomingdale, IL. | Embassy Suites Hotel. Lombard, IL. | |
| Saint Josephs Hospital. Chicago, IL. | Avon Corporation. Chicago, IL. | |
| University of Illinois, Dept. of Engineering. Champaign, IL. | Marriot Suites Hotel. Rosemont, IL. | |
| Eli Lily Pharmecuticals. Indianapolis, IN. | The City of Warrenville. Warrenville, IL. | |
| Riley’s Children’s Hospital. Indianapolis, IN. | Deloitte Touche, Chicago, IL. | |
| U S Department of the Interior, National Park Service | College of Lake County. Vernon Hills, IL. | |
| PUBLICATIONS | ||
| 2007 | Outdoor Illinois Magazine. Cool Globes. Chicago Gets a Global Perspective on Climate Change. June 11. | |
| 2007 | Hot Idea for a Cooler Planet: Cool Globes. Wendy Abtams. Hard cover book. | |
| 2006 June | Herald –Whig, Quincy, IL. Entertainment Section, “Faire with Flaire” by Holly Wagner. | |
| 2005 Nov. | Chicago Tribune, WOMANNEWS. “Artist’s Work gets role of a lifetime” by Connie Lauerman. | |
| 2005 Oct. | NorthShore Magazine, Glenview, IL. “Crop Circles: Harold Ramis’ New Comedy, The Ice Harvest, Stars Billy Bob Thorton, John Cusack and 12 Paintings From Nina Weiss”. | |
| 2004 May | Pioneer Press, Diversions Section, Suburban Chicago. Glenview, IL. “Art auctions seek spectacular bids”. | |
| 2003 May | Holland Sentinel Oct, Holland, MI. Article advertising two-day pastel demonstration at Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 2002 Oct. | CAC Chicago Artist’s News, Chicago, IL. “Museum Sales and Rental Galleries Offer Artists Exhibition Opportunities”. | |
| 2001 Sept. | Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago, IL. Article about new commissioned art for the Warrenville City Hall. | |
| 2001 July | The Commercial Record, Saugatuck, MI. Review of one-person show, Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 2001 July | The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, MI. Review of one-person show at Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 1999 Oct. | The Commercial Record, Saugatuck, MI. Review of four-person show at Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 1999 Oct. | The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, MI. Review of four-person show at Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 1998 | “The Chicago Art Scene” Soft cover book covering 68 contemporary Chicago fine artists. Published by Ivy Sundell. | |
| 1998 Nov. | News Gazett, Champaign, IL. “So You Want to Be an Artist”. Reviewing artists’ lecture and student workshop for Drawing Invitational at Parkland Community College. | |
| 1998 Aug. | The Commercial Record, Saugatuck, MI. Review of two- person show at Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 1998 Aug. | The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, MI. Review of two- person show at Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 1997 May | The Commercial Record, Saugatuck, MI. Review of one- person show, Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 1995 Oct. | The Commercial Record, Saugatuck, MI. Review of two- person show, Joyce Petter Gallery. | |
| 1993 Dec. | Where Chicago Magazine, Chicago, IL. “Local Talent”, article featuring four Chicago area artists, by Ann Hunter Green. | |