Naomi Nickerson
Teaching Resume/Curriculum Vitae

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

September 2007—Present
Truckee Meadows Community College
Adjunct Faculty
Currently teaching a diverse student population the fundamentals of design for a Visual Foundations for Graphic Designers Course. Curriculum includes several visual projects based on Bauhausian design principles, development of visual literacy and history of graphic design lectures. Additional responsibilities include tracking student development, assigning group and individual assignments and college and career advisement.

January 2006—Present
Western Nevada Community College
Adjunct Faculty
Using demonstrations, assignments, projects, critiques, research and guest speakers, teach students of various ages and education levels, a variety of foundation and intermediate level fine and graphics arts courses.
Courses taught include Basic and Advanced Photoshop, 3 and 4D Animation, Introduction to Graphic Design for Print Media, Art Appreciation, Watercolor, Basic and Advanced Drawing, Basic and Advanced Painting and Portfolio Emphasis.

July 2008—Present
Nevada Fine Arts
Instructor
Currently teaching several classes and workshops for Nevada Fine Arts an attelier and art supply store.
Classes include: Drawing, Acrylic and Oil Painting Workshops and Classes.

August 2008
Promenade Senior Living Center
Instructor
Taught workshop style watercolor painting class to a group of senior citizens.

July 2005—August 2006
Nevada Museum of Art Museum School
Instructor
Taught college accredited classes in a workshop style to a diverse group of students.
Classes include: Drawing from the Grid System, Oil Painting and an artist materials workshop using Renaissance style optical tools titled "Drawing from Durer's Perspective."

September 2001—May 2002
Maryland Institute College of Art
Teaching Assistantship: Freshman Drawing
Assisted professor in teaching Drawing I and Drawing II to freshman level college students. Assisted in teaching the fundamentals of line, shape, rendering, composition, working from life, the figure and completion of homework assignments. Gave lecture on the Golden Section- a compositional tool utilizing Grecian ideas of harmony and balance.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

February 2008—November 2008
Gallery Manager, Truckee River Gallery
Managed small for-profit gallery located in downtown Reno. Duties included curating, hanging and striking shows, writing and distributing press releases and collateral material, updating the website and social networking sites, outreach and management of local artists and artisans and customer relations and sales to interested parties.

November 2005—January 2006
Graphic Designer, Sinclair Imports
Graphic designer for bicycle imports company. Duties included designing collateral materials such as the annual catalog, web press releases, sales flyers and various materials that promoted the company.

July 2004—December 2004
Graphic Designer, DECA
Graphic designer for national education association. Duties included creating and outputting collateral materials including pins, business cards, programs and conference guides.

August 2000—August 2001
Graphic Designer, The Nature Conservancy
Graphic designer for the conservation science division of a national conservation non-profit. Duties included designing poster session materials, websites, white papers and other presentation materials for the division.

August 1999—July 2000
Graphic Designer, The Corporate Executive Board
Graphic designer for a national business industry corporation. Duties included designing books and other materials for the corporation.

August 1997—August 1999
Communications Specialist, Whitman Walker Clinic
Communications specialist for an urban health care non-profit. Duties included organizing and managing events, designing and distributing the quarterly newsletter and designing ads and collateral material to promote and support the program.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

January 2009 Anticipated "Extra Texture" Group Show, Western Nevada College Fallon Campus, Fallon, NV

September 2008—October 2008 "Selections from the Blind Leading the Blind" Featured Artist, Artistic Viewpoints, Minden, NV

June 2008—August 2008 "The Blind Leading the Blind" Solo Show, Western Nevada College Main Gallery, Carson City, NV

May 2008 "The Blind Leading the Blind" Solo Show, Truckee River Gallery, Reno, NV

December 2007—January 2008 “At Least the Sky” Solo Show curated by Miriam Stanton, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV

January 2007 “Recent Work” Invitational, Fallon College Gallery, Western Nevada Community College, Fallon, NV

November 23—December 14, 2006 “Provenance,” Solo Show, Sierra Arts Metro Gallery, Reno, NV

September 2006 “Recent Work” Invitational, College Gallery, Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, NV

March 2006 “Light” Invitational, Sandarac Gallery, Baltimore, MD

November 2005 “Fairfield Visual Arts Association 43rd Annual Juried Show” Juried Show, Fairfield, CA

September 17, 2005 “Fall Fine Arts Sale” Juried Sale, Sierra Arts, Reno, NV

May 2005 “Arts In Bloom Festival” Featured Artist, Juried Show, Victorian Square, Sparks, NV

November 2004 “Twelve Women Reinterpret the Box” Invitational, Sandarac Gallery, Baltimore, MD

October 2004 “Annual Equine Artists Exhibition” Group Show, Virginia Horse Ctr, Lexington, VA

September 2004 “Allure” Invitational Show, Sandarac Gallery, Baltimore, MD

June 2004 “Earth Sky and Exile” Solo Show curated by Deborah Sherer and Dick Boss, Sandarac Gallery, Baltimore, MD

May 2003 MFA Thesis Exhibit, Hoffberger School of Painting, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD

April 2002 “War” Juried Show curated by John Yau, Fox 4 Gallery, Baltimore, MD

March 2002 “Emerging Artists Annual Juried Exhibition” Juried Show, Maryland Federation of Art City Gallery, Baltimore, MD

September 2001 “Journeys” Juried Show, Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA

August 2000 “New Talent II” Juried Show curated by John Figura, Signal 66 Artspace, Washington DC

June 2000 “Power Trip” Juried Show, 505 Gallery, Washington, DC

REPRESENTATION

Truckee River Gallery, Reno, Nevada

Vista Gallery, Tahoe Vista, California

AWARDS AND HONORS

August 2008 Artist in Residence Roster, Nevada Arts Council, Reno, NV
November 2008 "Jackpot Grant" Recipient, Nevada Arts Council, Reno, NV
January 2008 "Artist of the Month" Commission for the City of Sparks Parks and Recreation Office, Sparks, NV
December 2006, “Honorarium,” Sierra Arts, Reno, NV
January 2006 “Jackpot Grant” Recipient, Nevada Arts Council, Reno, NV
July 2005 “Dreamer’s Gallery Second Prize”
May 2005 “Arts in Bloom Featured Artist,” Sparks, NV
2001-2003 Recipient, Maryland Institute College of Art Graduate Scholarship, Baltimore, MD
March 2002 Jurors Choice Cash Award, Maryland Federation of Art City Gallery, Baltimore, MD
March 2000 Grantee, District of Columbia, Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) Small Projects Program Award, Washington, DC
1992 Scholarship, Vermont Studio Center, month long residency at VSC
1990-1992 Recipient, San Francisco Art Institute Honors Studio, San Francisco, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

September 2008 "Art Happenings" Record Times Courier, Nevada
May 2008 "Art of the State" Reno News and Review, Nevada
December, 2006 “Holiday Issue,” Horses in Art Magazine, California
November, 2006 “Neighborhoods Section,” Reno Gazette Journal
May 10, 2005 “Arts in Bloom Boon for Local Artist,” Sparks Tribune
June 3, 2004 “This Week’s Picks,” Baltimore Sun
December 10, 2003 "For Art's Sake," Fauquier Times Democrat
December, 2003 "Personally Yours," Horse Illustrated

EDUCATION

2001-2003 Masters of Fine Arts, Hoffberger School of Painting, Grace Hartigan, Director, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD

1990-1992 Bachelors of Fine Arts Painting; San Francisco Art Institute, SF CA

1988-1990 Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD