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May 15, 1939, Minneapolis,
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EDUCATION:
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MFA, New York State
College of Ceramics Alfred, New York |
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BA, Montana State
University, Bozeman, Montana |
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Also attended:
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| 1965-1966 |
The Society of
Arts and Crafts: Detroit, Michigan |
| 1966 |
The School for
American Craftsmen: Rochester, NY |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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| 1977- Present |
Self
employed artist working in glass |
| 1989 1995-1997 |
Summer Class Instructor, Cleveland Institute of Art; Cleveland, Ohio
Guest
Lecturer, Cleveland Institute of Art; Cleveland, Ohio
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| 1976-1977 |
Artist in Residence
Kanawha County Continuing Education Program Kanawha County Continuing
Education Program Charleston, West Virginia |
| 1974-1975 |
Associate Master of
design, drawing, sculpture, Ceramics and glass Georgian College of Applied
Art and Technology, Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| 1970-1974 |
Designer in Residence Blenko Glass Company Blenko Glass Company, Inc.;
Milton, West Virginia |
| 1969-1970 |
Assistant Professor of ceramics and design Colorado State University;
Fort Collins, Colorado |
| 1967 |
Staff Designer Shuron- Continental,
Division of Textron Corporation; Rochester, New York |
| 1965-1966 |
Industrial Design Sculptor General Motors Styling
Staff; Warren, Michigan |
| 1964 |
Ceramic Designer Pacific Stoneware, Inc.;
Portland, Oregon |
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INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
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| 2005 |
"S.O.F.A." Chicago, Illinois |
| 2005 |
John Nickerson "New Glass" Joie Lassiter Gallery,
Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2005 |
"Group Show" Cooper Gallery, Lewisburg,
West Virginia |
| 2004 |
"S.O.F.A. Chicago, Illinios |
| 2004 |
Featured Artist for
September Vitrum
Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1997 |
"Glass Ohio: Ohio State of
the Art" Southeastern Ohio Cultural
Arts Center, Athens, Ohio |
| 1990 |
"Sculptural Glass" Grohe Glass Gallery,
Hyannis, Massachusetts |
| 1989 |
"Glassworks I" Joan Robey Gallery, Denver,
Colorado |
| 1989 |
"Cartons, Cans, and Other
Containers" Salem Art
Association, Salem, Oregon |
| 1988 |
"Glass 1989" C. Corcoran Gallery, Muskegon,
Michigan |
| 1988 |
"Glass 1988" C. Corcoran Gallery, Muskegon,
Michigan |
| 1988 |
"Glass and Paintings" Running Ridge Gallery, Santa
Fe, New Mexico |
| 1988 |
"Three Glass Artists" River Run Gallery, Ketchum,
Idaho |
| 1987 |
"Glass Beyond Tradition" Sangre De Cristo Arts and
Conference Center, Pueblo, Colorado |
| 1987 |
"John Nickerson and Brent
Young" The Glass
Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland |
| 1987 |
"Glass. Clay and Fiber" Joan Robey Gallery, Denver,
Colorado |
| 1986 |
"Neues Glass aus Japan and
Amerika" Basel Museum Fur Gestaltung,
Basel, Switzerland |
| 1986 |
"New American Glass: Focus
II, West Virginia" Huntington Galleries, Huntington, West Virginia |
| 1985 |
"Glass Group Show" Joan Robey Gallery, Denver,
Colorado |
| 1983 |
"Forms and Textures" Elizabeth Fortner Gallery,
Santa Barbara, California |
| 1982 |
"American Glass Masters" Human Arts Gallery, Dallas,
Texas |
| 1981 |
"National Crafts '81" Greenville County Museum of
Art. Greenville, South Carolina |
| 1981 |
"Emergence, Art in Glass" Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green, Ohio |
| 1980 |
"Contrasting Glass" Jorice Gallery, New York, New
York |
| 1980 |
"National Invitational Glass
Exhibit" Renwick
Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC |
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JURIED EXHIBITIONS: |
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| 2005 |
"Continuity; Glass 2005" www.postpicasso.com |
| 1997 |
"American Craft Exposition" Evanston, Illinois- "
Washington Craft Show" |
| 1991 |
"Philadelphia
Craft Show" Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC |
| 1989 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1985 |
"Studio Glass: A
Contemporary American Survey" Redding Museum and Art Center, Redding, California |
| 1984 |
"Americans in Glass '84" Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum of
Art, Wausau, Wisconsin |
| 1979 |
"New Glass '79" Corning Museum of Glass,
Corning, New York |
| 1979 |
"Colorado Crafts: 17 Views" Denver Art Museum, Denver,
Colorado |
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AWARDS AND HONORS:
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| 2006 |
Niche Magazine Awards
Finalist
John Nickerson named a
2006 NICHE Award finalist for Dancing Ungulae
John Nickerson named a 2006 NICHE Award
finalist for Hinged-Lid Ritual Vessel |
| 1986 |
Colorado Governor's Awards
Commission |
| 1986 |
Colorado Council on the Arts
and Humanities Creative Fellowship |
| 1981 |
National Endowment for the
Arts Craftsman's Fellowship Grant |
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: |
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Who's Who in the West,
December 1995 |
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Washington Post,
April 18, 1991 |
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Contemporary Glass,
(Harry Abrams) by Suzanne K. Frantz, 1989 |
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Glass Art,
November/December 1989 |
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Who's Who in American Art,
December 1986 |
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Art In America, March
1985 |
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New Glass Review, May
1984 |
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American Craft,
November 1984 |
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American Craft, July
1982 |
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Design Through Discovery,
(Holt, Rhinehard & Winston) by Marjorie Bevlin, 1982 |
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Studio Glass, January
1982 |
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American Craft,
September 1981 |
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New Glass Review, May
1981 |
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Life, April 1979 |
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PERMANENT COLLECTIONS: |
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Alfred University, Alfred,
New York |
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Colorado Council on the Arts
and Humanities, Denver, Colorado |
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts
Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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Corning Museum of Glass,
Corning, New York |
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Delaware Art Museum,
Wilmington, Delaware |
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Denver Art Museum, Denver,
Colorado |
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Georgian College of Applied
Art & Technology, Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
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Getty Oil Corporation,
Denver, Colorado |
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Herman Miller, Inc. Zeeland,
Michigan |
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Mountain Bell, Denver,
Colorado |
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Muskegon Museum of Art,
Muskegon, Michigan |
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Mus'ee des Arts d'ecortifs,
Lausanne, Switzerland |
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National Repertory
Orchestra, Evergreen, Colorado |
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Peninsula College, Port
Angeles, Washington |
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Realities, Inc., Denver,
Colorado |
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Shaw-Walker Company,
Muskegon, Michigan |
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Synergen Corporation,
Boulder, Colorado |
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The Pew Charitable Trust,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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West Virginia State College,
Institute, West Virginia |
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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: |
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The Honorable John Chafee,
Washington, DC |
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Mr. William Chanoff,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Mr. and Mrs. C. Cebula,
Denver, Colorado |
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Senator Peter V. Domenici,
Washington, DC |
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Senator John Glenn,
Washington, DC |
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Mr. Jack Hemingway, Ketchum,
Idaho |
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Mr. Henry Hillman, Portland,
Oregon |
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Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Katz,
Boulder, Colorado |
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Dr. Donald Kennedy, Stanford
University |
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Mr. Al Moorhouse, Hoffman
Estates, Illinois |
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Hazel O'Leary, Secretary of
Energy, Washington, DC |
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Mr. Alan Reiver, Denver,
Colorado |
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The Honorable Norman Rice,
Seattle, Washington |
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Mr. John Sawhill, New York,
New York |
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Schlesinger, Green Farms, Connecticut |
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Mr. Joel P. Smith, Aspen,
Colorado |
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Mrs. Marylou Walters,
Denver, Colorado |
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