Rachel Woodall Nicholson
Artist - Handmade Felt
Résumé

• Artspace, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Artsource, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Carolina Designer Craftsmen, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston Salem, North Carolina
• Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, North Carolina
• River Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennesee

AWARDS

• New Works, Artspace,  1st place Mar 2005
• Chapel Hill Public Arts Slide Competition May 2004
• Durham Art Guild State Slide Competition Jan 2004
• All Wet Visual Art Exchange   Honorable Mention Aug 2003
• Grand Illusions Visual Art Exchange 1st place Nov 2002
• NEW Works, Visual Art Exchange 1st place Sept 2002
• Cary Fine Arts 1st Place April 2002
• United Arts Regional Project Grant 1999-2000
• Meredith College Art Outstanding Art Student April 1994
• Bedford Building Art Award April 1995
• Meredith College Student Show Award Honorable Mention April 1996,1994, 1993, 1992
• N.C. State Fair 3-Dimensional Prof. Div., Honorable Mention October 1993
• Harris Building Art Award April 1995
• Wake Visual Arts 1st Place 1982
• N.C. Watercolor Society Purchase Award Fall 1986
• Person County Art Council 2nd Place July 1986
• Williamston Arts Council 1st Place Spring 1987

EXHIBITIONS

• Felt Exhibition at River Gallery, Chattanooga, Tenn. Jan 1-31, 2009
• “A Cultural Journey”, Artspace, Raleigh, N.C. Mar 4-29, 2008
• Ashe County Arts Council, West Jefferson, N.C. Oct 17- Nov 15, 2007
• Ancient Craft, Greenleaf Gallery, Duck, N.C. June 1- Jun 30, 2007
• Raleigh Municipal Building Exhibit “Surreal Life” , Feb 2,- Mar 22, 2007
• Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, Va. Jan 20-Feb 25, 2007
• Fine Contemporary Crafts National Juried Exhibit Artspace, Raleigh, N.C. Nov 10-Jan 10, 2007
• “Southeastern Fiber Invitational” Sawtooth Art Center, Winston-Salem, N.C. May 24,- Aug 5, 2006
• Fiber Invitational “ Artist of Cloth” Tryon, North Carolina Jun 12, Aug 5, 2006
• Duke Eye Center, Duke Hospital, Durham, N.C. Dec3-Jan 10, 2006
• Raleigh Art Guild, Goldsboro,N.C. Mar5-May3, 2006
• Explorations in Color, Exhibit Nov 3-Jan 3, 2006
• Duke Hospital Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina
• Artist of the Month, Sept 1-30, 2005
• Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston Salem, N.C.
• Expressions in Felt, July 1-31, 2005
• River Gallery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• National teapot Invitational June 1- Aug 15, 2005
• Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, N.C.
• New Works Exhibition Mar.17-May 1, 2005
• Gallery One, Artspace, Raleigh, N.C.
• Construction, Collage & Color Nov.1-30, 2005
• Upfront Gallery, Artspace, Raleigh, N.C.
• Power of Excellence Exhibition Oct 13,05-Jan 6, 2005
• Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, N.C.
• Sight Unseen Exhibition Sept 9- Oct 16, 2004
• Durham Art Guild, Durham, North Carolina
• Carolina Designer Craftsmen, Raleigh, N.C. Nov.2005
• Horace Williams House May 31-June 23, 2004
• Chapel Hill Public Arts , Chapel Hill,N.C.
• Piedmont Craftsmen New Members Show
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina Mar.26- May 9, 2004
• New Works Jury Exhibition, Artspace , Raleigh, N.C.
• Jan 9-Mar 5, 2004
• Durham Art Guild, Jury Slide Competition Exhibition
• Durham, North Carolina, Jan 8-Feb 1 2004
• Piedmont Craftsmen Show, Winston-Salem, N.C. Nov 13- 17, 2003
• Visual Art Exchange Jury Competition Aug 2,2003-Aug 31, 2003
• Raleigh, N.C.
• Raleigh Fine Art 25th Jury Competition Mar 9- April 7, 2003 Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
• New Works Exhibition, Mar 7- April 26, 2003 Artspace, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Women's Center 19th Annual Jury Competition Feb 21-28, 2003 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Exploration through Color, Feb14- Mar.12, 2003 Sizl Gallery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Winner Circle , Jan3-Jan 29, 2003 Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Handcrafted, Juried Competition Jan. 11- Feb 23, 2003 Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, N.C.
• Winter Show, Greenhill Center for N.C. Arts Dec 4- Dec 31, 2002 Greensboro, North Carolina
• Grand Illusions Juried Competition Nov 1-Nov 25, 2002 Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, N.C.
• N.E.W. Juried Competition, Sept 5-Oct 1, 2002 Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, N.C.
• National Teapot Show Five June 15-Sept.15, 2002 Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor N.C.
• Cary Fine Arts Jury CompetitionApril 07-May 1, 2002 Cary Conservatory, Cary ,N.C.
• Visual Art Exchange Jury Competition March 29-April 27, 2002 Blake Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Artspace Artists New Works Jury Competition Mar.16-Apr.27, 2002 Gallery I, Artspace, Raleigh , N.C.
• Upfront Gallery, "Body and Soul" Artspace, Raleigh N.C. Dec 6-29, 2001
• Upfront Gallery,"New Members Show" Artspace,Raleigh, N.C. Jan6-26, 2001
• North Carolina Bar Association Sep-Nov 2001, Fayetteville St. Raleigh, NorthCarolina
• The Chapel Hill Town Hall. Slide Jury July 20-August 24, 2001 The Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission
• Raleigh Contemporary Gallery. April 6-April 28, 2001 Raleigh, North Carolina
• C.O.U.C.H. Jury Competition, Dec -Jan 2001 Artspace, Raleigh, North Carolina
• United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County 1999-2000 Grant Recipient Exhibition Sept-Oct 2000
• American Craft Council/ S.E. Regional Spotlight 2000 Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, Georgia Eleven State Jury Competition Sept.-Oct. 2000
• Fayetteville Museum of Art 28th N.C. Artist Jury Competition Mar-May 2000
• Goldsboro 21st National Juried Competition March 2000
• Dimension/2000 35th National Jury Competition Winston-Salem, North Carolina February 2000
• Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC Competitive Competition January 20, / March 3, 2000
• Women Artists of North Carolina-Triangle Area September/October 1999
• Raleigh Women's Club, November 1998
• Critics Choice/ Blue Greenberg Duke University Museum of Art, January/February 1998
• Alumnae Solo Series Meredith College Rotunda Gallery January/February 1998
• Senior Exhibition, Meredith College April, 1996
• Tri-State Sculpture Guild Gray Gallery, ECU School of Art, October/November 1995
• N.C. State Fair, Prof. Div. Three Dimensional, October 1993
• N.C.State Fair, Professional Div. Painting, October 1993
• Two Designing Women Gallery, Unionville,Conn., Fall 1990
• Pullen Art Center, Raleigh, N.C., Spring 1990
• Pullen Art Center, Raleigh, N.C, November 1989
• N.C.State Fair, Professional Div. Pastel, October 1989
• Fine Line Gallery, Raleigh, N.C, November 1988
• Fine Line Gallery, Raleigh, N.C, August 1987
• Pink Flamingo, private exhibition, November, 1987
• Williamston Arts Festival, Williamston, N.C., Spring 1987
• Person County Art Council Exhibit, Roxboro, N.C.July 1986
• N.C.Watercolor Society, Goldsboro, N.C, Spring 1986
• N.C. Watercolor Society, Leon College, N.C, April 1982
• Wake Visual Arts, Raleigh, and N.C. , Spring 1982

COLLECTIONS

• Sparta Teapot Museum, Sparta, North Carolina
• Wake Medical North, Raleigh, North Carolina
• State Farm Insurance, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Branch Bank and Trust, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
• Landmark Center, 4601 Six Forks Rd. Raleigh, North Carolina
• Eye Care Associates, 7020 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, North Carolina
• West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, North Carolina (Religious Paraments)
• Bedford Building, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina

RESIDENCIES, DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS

• Artspace Outreach Apprentice Program, Raleigh, N.C. Oct 08- Sep 09
• Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Workshop, Asheville,N.C. 2008
• Artspace Summer Arts Program Workshop, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 2008
• Fuhsing Project, Meredith College, July 2008  Visual Arts teacher
• John C. Campbell Folk School, Surface design in Felt, Brasstown, N.C. April 2008
• Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Workshop, Asheville, N.C. 2007
• Piedmont Craftsmen Mini-Residency and Demonstration, Rural Hall Elementary School, April 2007
• Piedmont Craftsmen Mini- Residency and Demonstration, Carver High School(Special Population) Winston-Salem, N.C. April 2007
• Purse Workshop, Sawtooth Art Center, Winston Salem,  April 2007
• Wearable Workshop, Artspace, Raleigh, N.C. February 2007
• Treasure Box children’s workshop, Sawtooth Art Center, Winston Salem, N.C. Feb 2007
• Spirit Doll Workshop, Nicholson & Sayre Gallery, June 2006
• Piedmont Craftsmen Mini-Residency, Reagan High School, May 2006
• Non-Objective Collage Demonstration, Drawing II, Meredith College 1998
• Printmaking Demonstration, Printmaking, Meredith College 1995
• Felt Demonstration, Fibers, Meredith College 1994
• Felt Workshop, Pullen Art Center October-November 1987

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

• “In Review” - Surface Design journal, Spring 2007
• News and Observer Who and Where, Dec 17, 2005
• “Meet Rachel Nicholson “ - Chattanooga Times Free Press, Article July 3, 2005
• “Color, Texture & Memory” - News and Observer Raleigh, North Carolina
• Highlighted in The Virginia- Pilot Coast, Outer Banks, N.C. July 9, 2004
• “The Murex Gallery in Manteo offers an impressive mix of work” Review - Spectator, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov.17, 2004
• Highlighted in “On Going” Arts and Entertainment - News and Observer, Raleigh N.C. 2003
• Featured art image in “What’s Up” - “Putting art in public places” - Chapel Hill Herald Aug 10, 2001
• News and Observer, Raleigh, N.C., July 2, 2001
• “Other Options” Review - The North Carolina State bar Journal Fall, 2001 - “Featured Artist, Rachel Nicholson”

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