Nicholas Sistler - Resume
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BORN
1954 Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION
1980 B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
TROUBLE, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL
2011
VENOMOUS VINTAGE, Center On Halsted, Chicago, IL
2010
HOTEL SUITE, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL - catalogue
2007
IN A LONELY PLACE, I-Space, Chicago, IL - catalogue
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL
SHADOW OF A DOUBT, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL - brochure
2006
DEEP FOCUS, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, Art League Gallery, South Bend, IN
2004
HOT AND BOTHERED, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003
FRAGILE VESSELS, Illinois Wesleyan University, Wakeley Gallery, Bloomington, IL
2001
[ACTUAL SIZE], Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
ABraCaDabra, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000
REFINED REFLECTIONS, University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1999
THE CONFOUNDED EYE, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998
MONUMENTAL MICROCOSMS, Cliff Dwellers Club, Chicago, IL
NOCTURNES, Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1997
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, University of Michigan, The Warren M. Robbins Center for Graduate Studies, Ann Arbor, MI
100 PAINTINGS, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL – catalogue
1995
DISTILLATIONS, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL
CONCENTRATED VIEWS, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Tiffany & Company Jewelers, Chicago, IL
1994
PRIVATE PARTY, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993
SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012-2013
FACE FORWARD, The Art Of The Self-Portrait, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL - catalogue
2012
ART ON PAPER: Prints, Drawings and Photographs from the Block Museum, Block Museum of Art, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
MULTIPLE ENCOUNTERS SECOND EDITION, Lalit Kala Akademi Galleries, National Academy of Art, New Delhi - catalogue
2011-2012
WRITE NOW: ARTISTS & LETTERFORMS, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms, Chicago, IL
2011
ART CHICAGO, Merchandise Mart, represented by Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL
2010-11
SPACES WITHIN, Two-Person show with Richard Hull, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
COVER STORIES, The Art Of The Book Jacket, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL - catalogue, travels to Fisher Gallery, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH
2010
ART CHICAGO, Merchandise Mart, represented by Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL
IFPDA PRINT FAIR, The Park Avenue Armory, represented by Villani Editions, New York City, NY
DISTURBING REALITY, Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2009
UpScaled/DownSize: intimate and meticulous works of art, Willard Wankelman Gallery, Bowling Green State University Fine Arts Center, Bowling Green, OH - catalogue
2008-09
ACROSS THE DIVIDE: RE-CONSIDERING THE OTHER, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL; travels to Illinois State Museum, Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL - catalogue
2008
GIFTS TO THE COLLECTION, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
2007
SIZE MATTERS: Scale In Contemporary Art, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
2006
INVERSE PROPORTIONS, a two-person show, College of Lake County, Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL - brochure
2006 BIENNIAL, CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN REALISM, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN – catalogue
2005
THE ART OF THE BOOKPLATE, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois - catalogue
STATE OF THE ART 2005, National Biennial Watercolor Invitational, Parkland College, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL – catalogue; travels to Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
CURRENTS:25 Years of Collecting Modern and Contemporary Prints, Block Museum of Art, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
2004-06
THINK SMALL!, Illinois State Museum Chicago, Chicago, IL – catalogue; travels to Illinois State Museums in Lockport, Springfield, and Rend Lake
2003-05
NEW AMERICAN TALENT 18, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX – catalogue; travels to Satark Galleries, Texas A&M, Commerce; Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas Tech University; Arlington Museum of Art, TX
2003
EXQUISITE SNAKE, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
PLAYLAND, Miller Block Gallery, Boston, MA
2002
NATURAL HISTORY, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001
2000
ANNUAL WORKS ON PAPER, Park Avenue Armory, represented by Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
SELF-PORTRAITS 2000, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999
SMALL THINGS COME IN GOOD PACKAGES, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
PRINTS FROM ANCHOR GRAPHICS, Moreau Center for the Arts, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
1998
SMALL WORKS 2, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1997-2000
A GAME OF CHANCE, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; travels to Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA; Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA; Rockford College Art Gallery, Rockford, IL; Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN; Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO; Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL – deck of cards & poster
1997
SMALL WORKS (part 1), Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996
TIME ARTS CHICAGO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
1995
PRIMARILY SMALL WORKS, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
1993
GROUP SHOW, Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO
SELECTED GRANTS AND AWARDS
2007
Djerassi Resident Artists Program Honorary Fellowship, Djerassi Foundation, Woodside, California
2006
Illinois Arts Council, Special Assistance Grant
City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, CAAP Grant
2004
Illinois Arts Council, Special Assistance Grant
Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
2003
Illinois Arts Council, Artist’s Fellowship Finalist Award
2002
Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
2001
Illinois Arts Council, Artist’s Fellowship Award
Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
1997
Illinois Arts Council, Special Assistance Grant
1994
Illinois Arts Council, Special Assistance Grant
Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
1985
Illinois Arts Council, Chairman’s Grant
1982
Illinois Arts Council, Project Completion Grant
PUBLISHED PRINTS / MULTIPLES
2005
“Caught”, Etching with Photo-Lithography, Co-published by the Block Museum (Northwestern University) and Anchor Graphics
2001
“ABraCaDabra”, poster, Abecedarium of 26 Paintings, Published by Illinois Art Education Association for Fall 2001 Newsletter
1998
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The Art Institute of Chicago
Illinois State Museum
Rockford Art Museum
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
DePaul University Art Museum
Elmhurst Art Museum
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Benedictine University
Otterbein University
College of Lake County
The Boston Consulting Group
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012
Chicago Reader, "'Trouble': Nicholas Sistler channels Kinsey porn", by Deanna Isaacs, April 23
2010
Chicago Art Magazine, Weblog, "Nicholas Sistler: Welcoming Success", by Terrence Flamm, December 7
Catalogue Essays, "The Fetish" by Andrew Stevens, & "Bodies Of Evidence" by Lynda Wellhausen, HOTEL SUITE, Printworks Gallery
Chicago Magazine, "XXX FACTOR", by Jeff Huebner, November
2009
New American Paintings, issue #83, Midwest Edition, 2009, pages 136 - 139
http://neotericart.com/, Weblog, Interview with Nicholas Sistler, Norbert Marszalek, January 26
2008
Ninth Letter Interview, Weblog, "Where We're At Podcast - No.20", University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2007
Chicago Tribune, “Drama comes from dazzling color”, Alan Artner, March 16
Catalogue Essay, "In A Lonely Place", I-Space, Daniel Schulman
2005
Art On Paper, “Nicholas Sistler: Hot and Bothered”, Diane Thodos, January-February
2004
Chicago Tribune, “Size has no bearing on the power of art”, Fred Camper, January 31
Chicago Tribune, “Sistler’s tiny interiors reveal rich paradoxes”, Alan Artner, September 17
2003
Boston Herald, “Explore dark side of ‘Playland’”, Joanne Silver, July 11
2001
Chicago Tribune, “An artist who strives to communicate”, Alan Artner, September 21
Feature Artist Profile, Ben Around Town, PBS affiliate WYCC Channel 20 Chicago, Broadcast March 2&4, May 11&13
1999
Art On Paper, “Nicholas Sistler: The Confounded Eye”, Kristen Brooke Schleifer, November-December
Chicago Tribune, “Playing visual games – in miniature”, Alan Artner, July 1
Chicago Reader, “Size Does Matter”, Fred Camper, June 18
Chicago New City, TIP OF THE WEEK, “Elevating notebook doodles to precious art”, Ann Wiens, June 10
1997
Catalogue Essay, 100 PAINTINGS, College of DuPage, Robert Bruegmann
1995
Chicago Reader, “Small Wonders”, Fred Camper, June 30
1993
Chicago New City, review, Liz Stevens, May 20
Exhibition Essay, SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE, Chicago Cultural Center, Gregory Knight
1981
New Art Examiner, “6/6, 1980”, Jeff Hallgren, January
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL