Education | |
| 1980 | B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
SELECTED SOLO and TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2021 | REVERENCE, Hofheimer Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| SWITCHBACK, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL | |
| 2019 | JUMBO, The Dime, Chicago, IL |
| 2017 | S T U T T E R , Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2014 | SWEATSHOP, Images Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2013 | INCOGNITO, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2012 | TROUBLE, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL |
| 2011 | VENOMOUS VINTAGE, Center On Halsted, Chicago, IL |
| 2010-11 | SPACES WITHIN, a two-person show, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, 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 INVERSE PROPORTIONS, a two-person show, College of Lake County, Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL - brochure |
| 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 | |
| 2021 | ONWARD AND UPWARD, Hofheimer Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2020 | ROTATIONS, Glow Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2019 | ANCHOR GRAPHICS: 25 YEARS OF PRINTMAKING, The Hokin Gallery - Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| IT’S A SMALL SHOW AFTER ALL, Hofheimer Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| 2018 | STILLNESS, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL DREAMING IN COLOR, New Gouache Paintings, Hofheimer Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2017 | BRICKS AND METAPHOR: Architecture as Poetic Space, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL |
| 2015 | RETURN OF THE EXQUISITE CORPSE, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL COLOR FORMS, Seattle Pacific Art Center, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA |
| 2014 | COLLABORATIONS II, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2013 | PAST/PRESENT, The Kinsey Institute Gallery, Morrison Hall, Indiana University / Bloomington, IN |
| 2012 | FACE FORWARD, The Art Of The Self-Portrait, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL - catalogue 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 |
| 2011-12 | WRITE NOW: ARTISTS & LETTERFORMS, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms, Chicago, IL |
| 2011 | ART CHICAGO, Merchandise Mart, represented by Anchor Graphics, Chicago, 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 |
| 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 |
| 2006 | 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 |
| 2000 | ANNUAL WORKS ON PAPER, Park Avenue Armory, represented by Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY SELF-PORTRAITS 2000, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL |
SELECTED COLLECTIONS | |
| Art Institute of Chicago | |
| National Gallery of Art | |
| Illinois State Museum | |
| Rockford Art Museum | |
| Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University | |
| DePaul University Art Museum | |
| Elmhurst Art Museum | |
| Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction | |
| Benedictine University | |
| Otterbein University | |
| College of Lake County | |
| Boston Consulting Group | |
| Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago | |
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 |
SELECTED PRESS: PUBLICATIONS/ARTICLES/REVIEWS | |
| 2013 | Visual Art Source (blog), "Editorial: Features", Robin Dluzen, October New City, "Review: Nicholas Sistler/Printworks Gallery", Chris Miller, October 1 |
| 2012 | Chicago Reader, "'Trouble': Nicholas Sistler channels Kinsey porn", by Deanna Isaacs, April 23 |
| 2010 | 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 Midwest Edition, 2009 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 |
| 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 REPRESENTATION | |
| Hofheimer Gallery, Chicago, IL | |