CV
Born in Montgomery, Alabama 1942
Died in New York City 2019
Solo Exhibitions
2021 International Art Center, Troy University, Troy, AL.
2019 Jule Colins Smith Museum, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
2017 Janet Nolan at Bloomingdale's, Department Store Windows on 59th St and Lexington Ave., New York, NY
2010 Upcycled Umbrellas, Green Spaces, New York, NY
2009 Circles, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Melville, Long Island, NY
2008 Falls, Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Beam, (Permanent Installation), Harvard University, University Operations
Services at Blackstone South Building, Cambridge, MA
Cancan, Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, NY
2005 The Living Classroom, Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
Recent Works, Bruno Marina Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2004 Water Park, Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
2003 Gloved Migration, Washington Square Windows, New York University, New York, NY
Twister, Apex Gallery, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD
2002 Transformations, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA
2001 Glove Vine and Glove-winged Blackbirds, Deborah Berke Architect Space, New York, NY
1998 Rain Maker, Saint Peter's Church Narthex, New York, NY
Umbrella Curtain, Prudential Gateway Plaza, Newark, NJ
1997 Bad Table Manners, Livestock Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Nightingale, (Permanent Installation), Harvard University, François-Xavier Bagnoud Building, Boston, MA
1989 Wings and Armor, Fayerweather Gallery,University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
1986 Fence, Sixth Street and Avenue B Garden, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Focus on Flat Files, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn NY
2018 Silent Sentinels, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
Evil Plastic: Art from Detritus, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Form Beyond Function, Saint Joseph College, Patchogue, NY
2017 Focus on Flatfiles: In Bloom, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Let There Be Art, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA with Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY
2013 JCSM@10: A Decade of Collecting, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Four Women: Twisted Domesticity, Ille Arts, Amagansett, NY
Second Time Around, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2012 The Garbage Barge Show, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
2011 The Value of Water, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, NY
2010 Core & Mantle, M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Place, ArtStrand, Provincetown, MA
Upcycled, Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, Educational Alliance, New York, NY
2009 Repurpose, No Longer Empty, New York, NY
Paper Jam, Artstrand, Provincetown, MA
2008 Women Printers, Gallery North, Setauket, NY
2007 Auburn and Beyond: 12 Alumni Artists Return, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Art is the Thing with Feathers: The Art of Janet Nolan and Paul Villinski, Art-O- Mat, Long Island City, NY
2006 Winter Solon, Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, NY
2004 Art from Detritus: Recycling with Imagination, Synagogue for the Arts, New York, NY
2003 Traces, Malone Gallery, Troy State University, Troy, AL (Collaborative Student Project)
Winter Selections, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY
Dress, Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
Water Marks, Mount Desert Symposium in the Arts, LandEscapes 2003, Mount Desert Island, ME
2002 9/11 Memorial, Rico, Brooklyn, NY
Truro Treasures, Highland Arts Center, Truro, MA
DNA@DNA, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Transformed, Nightingale School, New York, NY
9/11 Exhibition, Eastern Shore Art Center Galleries, Fairhope, AL
2001 Faculty Choice, University of Denver, Denver, CO
2000 Inaugural Exhibition, Rico, Brooklyn, NY
Domesticity Revisited, The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
Fragile Structures, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
Installations, Nese Alpan Gallery, Roslyn, NY
Self-Reflections, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
Transformations, Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
Creatures, East End Arts Council, Riverhead, NY
Art From Detritus: Saving the Planet with Art, John Jay College, New York, NY
1999 NY2K, Livestock/CHARAS/el Bohio, New York, NY
Explorations In Installation, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY
1996 Ladies' Lounge, Livestock Gallery, New York, NY
For the Birds, Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
Carriage House Project Space, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
Round Up, Livestock Gallery, New York, NY
1995 Alabama Impact: Contemporary Artists with Alabama Ties, The Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Alabama Impact, The Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
1994 Recycling with Imagination: Art from Detritus, Metro Regional Center, Portland, OR
Personal Property, Art in General, New York, NY (catalog)
Terrible Beauty, Dru Arstark Gallery, New York, NY
Whateva, Dru Arstark Gallery, New York, NY
1991 Ocean Earth, American Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY (Collaborative)
1990 In the Round, Mary Delahoyd Gallery, New York, NY
Painted Metal, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ
1989 Show Your Metal, Selena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Wings and Armor, Fayerweather Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Catfish and Honeybee, Aerodance Group, New York, NY. (Stage Set)
1987 Art in Unestablished Channels, Bronx River Gallery, Bronx, NY
Chicago Books, Window Installation, New York, NY
1985 Art and Environment Program, Sun Valley Art Center, Sun Valley, ID
Softly Stated Spaces, Thorpe Gallery, Sparkhill, NY
Shapes at Work, City Arts Workshop, Inc., PS 58 Mural, Brooklyn, NY
COMMISSIONS AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
2009 OSI Pharmaceuticals, Melville, Long Island, NY
2007 Harvard University, Beam, (Permanent Installation), University Operations Services at Blackstone South Building, Cambridge, MA
1996 Harvard University, François-Xavier Bagnoud Building, Nightingale, (Permanent Installation), Boston, MA
EDUCATION
BVA Auburn University, Auburn AL
MFA Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/VISITING ARTIST
2005 Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
2003 South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD
2003 Troy State University, Troy, AL
1985 City Arts Workshop, Inc., PS 58, Brooklyn, NY
Sun Valley Art Center, Sun Valley, ID