| Nellie King Solomon | ||
| Born 1971 San Francisco CA. | ||
| Education | ||
| 2001 | California College of Arts and Crafts, Masters of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1995 | University of California Santa Cruz, Bachelor of Fine Arts | |
| 1995 | Allan Chadwick Farm and Garden Program (Sustainable Agriculture), Santa Cruz, CA | |
| 1993 | International Honors Program (Sustainable Development), Travel and Study | |
| 1992 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (School of Architecture), New York, NY | |
| Solo Exhibitions | ||
| 2005 | Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA | |
| New Work, Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID | ||
| Pending, Liquid Spaces' One Union, San Francisco, CA | ||
| 2004 | New Work, G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI | |
| 2003 | Organic, G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| 2002 | New Paintings, New Years Show, Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID | |
| Blindsided, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA | ||
| 2001 | New Paintings. New Talent, Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID | |
| Introductions: Shooting Pool in Public, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA | ||
| The Economics Series, Neo, San Francisco, CA | ||
| 2000 | Cars and Wilds, CCAC Nave, San Francisco, CA | |
| Place Maker, CCAC Graduate Gallery, San Francisco, CA | ||
| 1999 | Rock Scissors Paper, Canessa Gallery, 708 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA | |
| 1995 | The Ultimate Triumph, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA | |
| Group Exhibitions | ||
| 2007 | Desire, Fresh Paint, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Pillow Talk, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| FADA LACMA Los Angeles Art Show, Julie Baker Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA | ||
| Art Miami, Julie Baker Fine Art, Miami, FL | ||
| 2006 | Au Courant: Introducing 16 Artists New to Bentley, Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ | |
| Remoteviewing 3, The Village at Squaw, Squaw Valley USA, CA | ||
| NYC 212 Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, New York, NY | ||
| Monster Drawing Rally, SoEx, San Fransisco, CA | ||
| Art 4 Auction, Nevada Museum of Art, NV | ||
| 2005 | Splat, Sabina Lee Gallery, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA | |
| LA Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| The Affordable Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, New York, NY | ||
| Art Auction, SoEx, San Fransisco, CA | ||
| Neo Mod: New Northern California Abstractionists, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA | ||
| Neo Mod: New Northern California Abstractionists, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA | ||
| Emerging Artists '05... tomorrow's masters, Julie Baker Fine Art, Parada Hall, Scottsdale, AR | ||
| San Francisco International Art Exposition, Julie Baker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA | ||
| Close Calls, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA | ||
| 2004 | San Francisco International Art Exposition, Julie Baker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2003 | The Affordable Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, New York, NY | |
| Chicago Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, Chicago, IL | ||
| San Francisco International Art Exposition, Julie Baker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA | ||
| 2002 | unDRAWN, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| The Affordable Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, New York, NY | ||
| Cream, Arts Benicia Center gallery, Benicia, CA | ||
| A New World Trade Center, Max Protech Gallery, New York, NY | ||
| Baker's Dozen, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA | ||
| 2001 | Introductions South, ICA Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA | |
| 2000 | Tails of the City, Sony Metreon, San Francisco, CA | |
| Works on Paper, Exchange Show: China and American Artist, China | ||
| 1999 | Sunspot Laboratory Show, Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Construction Paper, Door 3 Gallery, Myrtle St., Oakland, CA | ||
| 1998 | ConCurrents, Design Studio 8A, Lafayette St., New York, NY | |
| 1996 | Dibujos y Suenos, Del Sol, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 1995 | Hunters Point Installation, 5th year Studios, Santa Cruz, CA | |
| Selected Publications | ||
| 2007 |
Feature on Yves Behar and Nellie King Solomon by Samsung, Wallpaper Magazine, London, England.
( link | pdf ) |
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| 2006 | Illustrations featured in German publication, Der Freund, July, No. 8: 6 & 67-70. | |
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Michael Ennis, Steeling Beauty, Western Interiors, April-June: 167. ( pdf ) | ||
| Art Hop: Exploring San Francisco's 49 Geary, Sunset Magazine, March: 46. ( pdf ) | ||
| Stephanie Cash, Report from San Francisco: New and Now. Art in America, January: 60. ( pdf ) | ||
| 2005 |
Kenneth Baker, Fissures Unite Stone. Solomon at Gross, San Francisco Chronicle, October 29: E12. ( link | pdf ) |
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| Alan Hess, It Takes a Village, Architectural Digest, June: 140. ( pdf ) | ||
| Cherie Louise Turner, 'Neo Mod' at the Crocker Art Museum, ArtWeek, March: 17. | ||
| Howard Junker: Senior Editor, photo: Unspun and me. Zyzzyva, Spring: Cover. ( pdf ) | ||
| 2004 | Lucas Programs Opens at Montalvo, ArtWeek, December: 22. | |
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Kenneth Baker, Small Treasures at SF Art Expo, San Francisco Chronicle, January 17. ( link | pdf ) |
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| Suzanne Stephens with Ian Luna; Foreword by Robert Ivy, Imagining Ground Zero, Rizzoli & Architectural Record (2004). | ||
| 2003 | Melissa Hutcheson, Alumni Profiles: Art Chooses You, You Don't Choose Art, CCA Glance December: 8. | |
| 2002 | Max Protetch, A New World Trade Center: Design Proposals from Leading Architects Worldwide, Regan Books (2002): pp. 134-135. | |
| Dennis R. Ryerson, A Space to Create, Artists will find home at Montalvo cottages, San Jose Mercury News, December 22: 1. | ||
| Kenneth Baker, Splitting perceptions of Ellsworth Kelly; Painter discovers an artist true to form, San Francisco Chronicle, October 1: D1. ( link | pdf ) | ||
| Victoria Dalkey, Going with the flow,The Sacramento Bee, June 9: 8. | ||
| Debra Koppman, Previews, Art Week, May: 6. ( pdf ) | ||
| Anne Crump, ArtSpeak: Climing To New Heights, Nellie King Solomon Bridges Architecture and Art, San Francisco Examiner, January 31: C2. ( pdf ) | ||
| 2001 | Victoria Dalkey, Things looking up in new Grass Valley gallery, The Sacramento Bee, December 2: 29. | |
| Carol Feineman, New GV Fine Arts Gallery Opens, The Union, November 19: A2. | ||
| Rachelle McKinney, A Perfect Circle, San Francisco Art Magazine.com, September: 1. | ||
| Kenneth Baker, Pleasures in rich pools of color,
San Francisco Chronicle, July 28: C1 & C5. |
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| Anne Crump, A Change of Art, San Francisco Examiner, July 10: C1 & C6. ( pdf ) | ||
| Selected Awards | ||
| 2005 | SECA SFMOMA award (nomination) | |
| 2001 | SECA/In Site SFMOMA award (nomination) | |
| 2000 | Murphy Cadagon, San Francisco Foundation | |
| 1999 | Sunspot Laboratory, Cal State LA Exhibition | |
| Teaching Experience | ||
| 2007 | Stanford University, Stanford CA. Material Matters: Spring Quarter Class in Experimental Painting Media. | |
| CCA, San Francisco, CA. Drawing Matters: Six Week Summer Immersion for Foreign Students. | ||
| CCA, Oakland, CA. Drawing Matters: First-Year Core Drawing Class, Fall Semester. | ||
| 2006 | Stanford University, Stanford CA. Material Matters: Workshop in Experimental Painting Media. | |
| CCA, San Francisco, CA. Body and Machine: First-Year Core Drawing Workshop. | ||
| CCA, San Francisco, CA. Design Drawing II: Teaching Drawing to Industrial Designers. | ||
| CCA, San Francisco, CA. Review Panelist for the Undergraduate Painting Junior Reviews. | ||
| CCA, San Francisco, CA. Founder and Lead of Alumni Critique Group. | ||
| Sherwood Engineers, San Francisco, CA. Liquid Spaces: Teaching Figure Drawing to Engineers. | ||
| 2005 | LEAP: Bessie Carmichael & Longfellow Middle School, San Francisco, CA. Taught 4th & 5th Graders Self-Portraiture, Drawing and Painting Classes. | |
| 2004/5 | Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA. YAR (Young Artist in Residence Summer Program): Artistic Director and Lead Teacher. |
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| 2003/4 | Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA. Teacher for Adult Drawing Classes. | |
| 2003 | LEAP: West Portal School, San Francisco, CA. Art Teacher for 2nd-5th Graders. | |
| 2002/3 | James Denman Middle School, San Francisco, CA. The Living Library Garden: Art Teacher for 6th & 7th Graders. | |
| 2002 | GirlsAdventureOut.com, Pacifica, CA. Surf Coach: Leading Body Boarding Clinic, ages 20-45. | |
| SFAI, San Francisco, CA. Donald Feasel's Painting Class: Guest Speaker. | ||
| SFAEP: Enola Maxwell Middle School for the Arts, San Francisco, CA. Summer Art Workshop: Painting and Drawing Teacher, ages 9-13. | ||
| 2001 | CCA, San Francisco, CA. Mary Snowden's Advanced Painting: Guest Lecturer. | |
| CCA, San Francisco, CA. Linda Geary's Senior Painting Project: Teacher's Assistant & Guest Lecturer. | ||
| 2000 | CCA, San Francisco, CA. Kim Anno's Beginning Drawing: Teacher's Assistant. | |
| 1998 | Berkeley Carrol School, Brooklyn, NY. Art Teacher, ages 8-14. | |
| 1990 | De Avilla School, San Francisco, CA. Art Teacher to 5th Graders. | |
| Projects | ||
| 2005 | Oxford Plaza, Berkeley, CA. Exterior Freeze Design | |
| 2004 | 2-4 Winfield St., San Francisco, CA. Hillside Repair & Sale of Building | |
| 2001 | A New World Trade Center: Design Proposals Drawing for Max Protech Gallery, New York, NY. Designer | |
| Horizons, Battered Women's Charity Organization, The Family Center, New York, NY. Advocate for WTC 9/11 Survivors | ||
| 2000 | 2-4 Winfield St., San Francisco, CA. Redesign and Renovation | |
| 1999 | Blade Runners Hair Salon, San Francisco, CA. Artist Design / Installation | |
| Marta Fry Landscape Architects, San Francisco, CA. Rendering | ||
| Solomon Inc., San Francisco, CA. Freeze design for Stanford University dormitory. | ||
| Villa Montalvo Artist Residency, Saratoga, CA. Artist Collaborator on Architectural Design | ||
| 1998 | The Design Company, San Francisco, CA. Design and Rendering: Alamo Car Rental, Miami, FL. | |
| The Rockwell Group, New York, NY. Designer: The Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY; Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV; Planet Hollywood, Frankfurt, Philadelphia, and KualaLumpur, Clubs and Dioramas. | ||
| 1997 | Vito Acconci, Brooklyn, NY. Conceptual Design and Drawing for Competition: Park on the Water, Green Point Long Island. | |
| Battery Park City, New York, NY. Design and Drawing: Vesey Green Park. In Collaboration with Quennel Rothschild Associates and Barabara Stauffacher Solomon. | ||
| 1996 |
Ricardo Bofill, International Architect, Tailler de
Arquitectura, Barcelona, Spain. Design and Presentation Drawings: Monchyplein, The Hague; SPI Fiumicino, Rome; Place del Europa, Luxembourg; Subway Station, Tokyo; Airport VIP Tower, Barcelona. |
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| 1994 |
Ahrens Studio, Novato, CA. Sculptor and Painter |
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| 1993 | David Ireland, San Francisco and Oakland, CA. Sculptor's Assistant | |
| 1992 | Scarpa Museum, Venice, Italy. Art Handler and Installer | |
| 1989 | Palazzo San Polo, Italy. XVIth Century Fresco Ceiling and Marmarino Restoration | |