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PAULA J. NEES

Studio: 2665 Adams Ave. Columbus, OH 43202                                                   614-267-2484


Selected Exhibitions

 

Michael Orr Gallery, Columbus, Ohio: 2006, 2005

Otterbein College, Terra Incognita, Dunlap Gallery,      Westerville Ohio: 2000

Barth Galleries, Between Form and Formlessness, Two-person Exhibition; Columbus Ohio: 2000

Cultural Arts Center, From the Book of Mountains and Rocks, Columbus, Ohio: 1997

"Sovran Places: Poetic Interpretation of Solitary Sites" Two-person exhibition,

Western Wyoming College; Rock Springs, Wyoming: 1993

Kent State University; Kent, Ohio: 1993

Groveland Gallery -- Three Person Show: Minneapolis, Minnesota: 1993

Grace Chosy Gallery; Madison, Wisconsin: 1993, 1989, 1986, 1983, 1981, 1980

 

 Invitational

Madison Art Center -- Wisconsin Triennial Exhibition; Madison, Wisconsin: 1987

Artspace Gallery -- Three Realists; Los Angeles, California: 1978

Whitney Museum of American Art -- Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art; New York, New York: 1975

 

Juried

Huntington Museum of Art, “Exhibition 280” Huntington, WV: 2007

Annual Midyear Exhibition; Butler Institute of American Art; Youngstown, Ohio: 1994

Milwaukee Art Museum, Cudahy Gallery; Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 1989, 1985, 1984

Chicago Art Institute -- Chicago and Vicinity Drawing Exhibition; Chicago, Illinois: 1985

 

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

 

California

            Egon Zehnder International: Los Angeles

            Security Pacific Bank of California: Walnut Creek,                 Westchester, Los Angeles, Encinitas, Irvine, and                     Fontana

Minnesota

            Best and Flanagan Law Firm: Minneapolis

            Pillsbury Corporation: Minneapolis

            Piper, Jaffray, and Hopwood: Minneapolis

            Prudential Insurance: Minneapolis

            Bank of Wayzata: Wayzata

New York

            Conestoga-Rovers Associates: Niagara Falls

            Jim Barron Corporation: Niagara Falls

Ohio

     JDS Incorporated, Columbus
     JDS Jeffrey, LLC, Columbus

     Otterbein College Art Collection: Westerville                                                                 

Wisconsin

            City of Madison: Madison

            General Casualty Insurance: Madison

            Madison Newspapers Incorporated: Madison

            Sentry Insurance: Stevens Point

            State of Wisconsin: Madison

            Strauss Printing Company: Madison

            University of Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Madison, and                 Steven Point campuses

            Wausau Insurance: Wausau
 

CRITICAL REVIEWS

 

Newspapers

Hall, Jacqueline, “Works reflect evolution of four from central Ohio”, Columbus Dispatch, 15 January, 2006, D4 Visual Arts

Starker, Melissa, “Material Girls”, Columbus Alive, 30 Mar. 2005, p. 15

Yates, Christopher A., “Material Meditations: Four women use distinctive mediums to explore life.” Columbus Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2005, D4

Starker, Melissa, “Spice of Life”, Columbus Alive, 28 July, 2004, p. 30

Davis, Nikki, “Pontormo’s Pink”, Columbus Alive, 26 June 2003, p.16

Fryer-Kohles, Jeanne, “Exploration of Painting”, Columbus Dispatch, 19 Jan. 2003, p. F6

Kepecs, S., "Nees Departs from Bold Abstracts." Wisconsin State Journal, 20 Sept. 1981, pp. 1, 4.

Everman, W. D., "Nees' Paintings are Realistic." Wisconsin State Journal, 28 May 1980.

Journals

Rogers, K. R., "Paula J. Nees." New Art Examiner, Feb. 1990, p. 53.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Instructor

Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio -- Life Drawing, Advanced Drawing, Painting, Color Theory, and Global Art History: 1993 to Present

University of Wisconsin at Madison, Dept. Continuing Education -- 1988 - 1992

Teaching Assistant

University of California at Davis -- Life Drawing; Art Survey; and Drawing: 1976-1977

 

SPECIALIZED STUDIES

 

         Fresco painting: Introduction and Advanced sessions             through Kremer Pigments, New York, NY: 2002

 

                 Fresco painting instruction through Firenze nell’ Arte;             Florence, Italy:2002


        Handmade book design: Arts and Science course,                   Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio: 2006  
        Original book design: Giornata di Pontormo: from Il libro mio the             diary of Jacopo da Pontormo

                          OSU Library call # N7433.4.N43 G56 2006   

 

EDUCATION

 

Master of Fine Arts: University of California; Davis, California: 1977
Bachelor of Science in Art: University of Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin: 1973
           
 
 
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