Richard J. Nickel        236  N. Blake Rd Norfolk, VA 23505    phone 757-377-4214

School Address :	Visual Arts Building Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529
EDUCATION:
2000	Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics
1996	State University College at Buffalo, New York Bachelor of Science in Art Education New York State Certification
1992	Monroe Community College, Rochester, New York Associates Of Science in Fine Arts
EXPERIENCE:
2002 – present	Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia Associate Professor/Program Director of Ceramics and Art Education
	Ceramics Program Director Supervise Ceramics studio Order Clay and Glaze Materials Advise graduate and undergraduate students concentrating in ceramics courses Maintain and operate ceramics equipment Instruct students in hand building, wheel throwing, glaze and clay formulation and firing processes Developed comprehensive ceramics concentration and course curriculum courses added; Arts 263, 363, 463 qnd 563. Created the Saturday Morning Art Classes for high school students Developed and maintain Ceramics Website for program Art Education Program Director Develop, implement and evaluate curriculum that aligns with University, State and National standards, as well as NCATE teacher accreditation criteria. Develop M.A. courses for area art educators. Designing curriculum to provide pre-service teachers with the fundamental information and pedagogy necessary to develop, manage and maintain quality art programs and teach effectively. Act as a liaison with the College of Education Advise undergraduate art education majors, approving transfer credit evaluations Supervise student teachers Administer adjunct faculty Assess student progress through evaluation of digital teacher portfolios. Maintain the Art Education website Advise the student chapter of the NAEA Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues pertaining to education.
2000-2002	Valley City State University, Valley City, North Dakota Assistant Professor of Ceramics and Art Education
	Supervised Ceramics studio Maintain and operate ceramics equipment Instructed students in hand building, wheel throwing, glaze and clay formulation and firing processes Instructed students in beginning and advanced classes in Drawing, Design and Foundations and the use of various software Instructed students seeking Elementary, Secondary Art Education degrees Supervised Art Education Student Teachers Developed and maintained the Art Department and Ceramics Department websites Supervised VCSU Art Gallery Taught Community School K-12 art courses Supervised Ceramics studio Maintained and operate ceramics equipment Instructed students in hand building, wheel throwing, glaze and clay formulation and firing processes Instructed students in beginning and advanced classes in Drawing, Design and Foundations and the use of various software Instructed students seeking Elementary, Secondary Art Education degrees Supervised Art Education Student Teachers Developed and maintained the Art Department and Ceramics Department websites Supervised VCSU Art Gallery Taught Community School K-12 art courses
RESEARCH WORKSHOPS:
2008	Penland School of Crafts – Studied with Arthur Gonzalez Contemporary Castings Richmond VA.
2005	Penland School Of Crafts – Studied with Linda Arbuckle
Presentations and Workshops
2008	Master Class Presentation and Workshop Contemporary Art center in Virginia Beach VAEA Presentation Best Practices Fairfax, VA Master Class and Workshop Ceramic Designers Association Virginia Wesleyan
2007	Panel Discussion Best Practices Pre_ Service Art Educators VAEA Williamsburg
2006	Presentation for Norfolk Public School Art Teachers’ In-service Workshop
2005	Student Art League Slide Presentation Old Dominion University
	ACTE-VACTE Art Education Digital Portfolios Sweetbriar College, VA

2003
	VAEA (Virginia Art Educators Association) Convention Higher Education Panel Presentation Portsmouth, VA
	Slide show of Portfolio and ODU Art Education and Ceramics Program Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA
COURSES TAUGHT:
ARTS 202 – 2-Dimensional Design ARTE 305 -Elementary Art Education ARTE 406 -Secondary Art Education ARTE 407 – Middle & Secondary Art Education Practicum ARTE- 408- Student Teaching Seminar ECI 485 – Student Teaching ARTS 263- Introduction to Ceramics ARTS 363- Intermediate Ceramics ARTS 463- Advanced Ceramics ARTS 563- Graduate level Ceramics

PUBLICATIONS:
2008	Ceramics Monthly Review of Stories From The Earth Curated by Richard Nickel December Issue pg.20 Virginia Pilot:  Review of Solo Exhibition Love’s Labor Teresa Annas July 10th The Daily Break pg.e3 Portfolio Weekly: Review of Loves’ Labor Hannah Serrano June24th 500 Tiles: An Inspiring Collection of International Work Lark Books Portfolio Weekly: Renewal Juried Exhibition (March 25th 2008) Hannah Serrano Clay Times: May/June 2008 The Gallery Section pg.53
2006	Ceramics Monthly (Upfront Section)
	500 Animals in Clay: Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form Lark Books Pg 54
	Virginia Pilot Art Critic’s Choice for the Best of 2006-07 Season Shaking the Baby Tree exhibition
	Virginia Pilot Review of “The Art of Tea/T”
2004	500 Figures Lark Books
	Clay Times
2003	Clay Times (On-line Gallery)
	Ceramics Monthly (Upfront Section)
	500 Bowls, Lark Books
2002	Ceramics Monthly; May 2002, Vol. 50 Issue 5, p18, 2/5p, 1 color photograph
GRANTS AWARDED:
2004	Faculty Innovator Grant: Art and Technology – Digital Video Assistance
2003	ODU Summer Research Fellowship: Developing a Clay Body and Color Palette: Construction, Surface and Content in Ceramic Sculpture
2001	Bush Grant, Valley City State University, North Dakota
GRANTS APPLIED FOR:
2008 2006	NEA Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth The Gallery School of Art at ODU SEECR Grant: Providing Access to Folk Art in the Classroom: The Gordon Collection
2005	Summer 2005 Faculty Research Grant Proposal Cultural Explorations of Majolica: Apprenticing With Two Modern Masters
2004	Faculty Innovator Grant: Digital Art Portfolios for Art Teachers

CURATED EXHIBITIONS:
2008	STORIES FROM THE EARTH Voices of Contemporary Ceramic Artists Ellin and Barron Art Galleries Old Dominion University Curated By Richard Nickel
EXHIBITIONS:
2009	Clay &Context National Juried Exhibition  Indiana State University Juror Sherman Hall
	Hearts Desire National Juried Exhibition Carbondale Clay Center Carbondale CO.
	Group Exhibition Invitational Mayer Fine Art Gallery Norfolk VA.
	Crux Juried Exhibition Mayer Fine Art Gallery Norfolk, VA.
	Small Works Charles H Taylor Art Center Hampton VA,
2008	Magic Dirt Solo Exhibition Contemporary Art Center of Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA. Curated By Alison Byrne
	Group Show Mayer Fine Art Gallery Curated by Shelia Giliotiti Norfolk Va.
	Small Works Miniatures by Hampton Roads Artists Curated By James Warwick jones Charles H Taylor Arts Center Hampton, VA.
	Art Santa FE International Contemporary Art Fair Santa Fe New Mexico
	Love’s Labor Solo Exhibition Mayer Fine Art Gallery, Norfolk VA.
	7 Cities Sculpture Invitational Charles H. Taylor Center Newport News VA. Curated by James Warwick Jones
	Tablets: text and Image in Clay Carbondale Cay Center, Colorado
	Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Alumni Ceramics Invitational. Pittsburgh, PA. March 2008.
	NCECA Cup Sale Pittsburgh P.A.
	2nd annual PETropolitan Gala Art Auction Norfolk VA.
	Renewal Juried Exhibition Third prize- We are Vegetables Warehouse Norfolk VA.
	Tidewater Artists Outreach Art Auction Norfolk VA.

	Yunomi Invitational AKAR Gallery Iowa City, IA
	Ink And Clay 34 Kellogg University Art Gallery at California Polytechnic, CA. Jurors: Darrel Couturier and Mark Greenfield

2007

Ceramic Sculpture National Juried Exhibition Nicholls State University Thibodaux, Louisiana Juror Virginia Scotchie

	Forms & Shapes: Inspired by Architecture Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA http://www.akardesign.com/ Juror Wane Birnum
	Tidewater Craftsman Invitational The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton VA. Juror James Warwick Jones
	NCECA 2007, 41st Annual Conference “Old Currents/New Blends: A Distillation of Art and Geography ” NCECA Cup Sale Louisville, Kentucky
	Norfolk SPCA Art Auction

2006	“Shaking The Baby Tree” Solo Exhibition Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA
	Amazing Clay 3 Invitational Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA
	Celestial Images In Art Invitational Suffolk Art Museum, Suffolk Virginia
	Art the Doll Pump House Regional Center, La Crosse, WI Juror Judy Onofrio
	The Art of Tea Multimedia Invitational Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, VA
	Thou Shall Not Exhibit Invitational Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, VA
	Viewpoint Ceramics 2006 Grossmont College Hyde Art Gallery, El Cajon, CA  Juror Les Lawerence         http://www.grossmont.edu/artgallery/viewpoint_ceramics.asp
2005	Flashback- Flash Forward Invitational Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA First Prize in Show, awarded a solo show for 2006
	A Tea of Unusual Proportions Invitational Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA
	Ink and Clay 32 University Art Gallery of California State Polytechnic University,  Pomona, CA Jurors  Marilyn Zeitlin and Peter Held             http://www.csupomona.edu/~kellogg_gallery/inkclay31/Intro.html
	Cup: The Intimate Object IV Fort Wayne, IN Juror Linda Arbuckle http://www.claylink.com/CupIV2005/Cup094.html
	Penland Scholarship Auction Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC
	HALIZO Art Festival Norfolk VA
	Home Sweet Home (a benefit for Habitat for Humanity) Shooting Star Gallery, Suffolk, VA
	Graduate Alumni Ceramics Invitational NCECA Star Spangled Banner Flag House, Baltimore, MD Edinboro University of Pennsylvania part of the NCECA Tour de Clay exhibition

2004	About Surface, Invitational Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
	Amazing Clay, Too:  Invitational Staunton, Art Center Staunton, VA
	Halizo Art Festival Norfolk, VA (Biblical Theme Award)
	Common Clay Buffalo State College Alumni Exhibition NCECA, Indianapolis, IN
2003	Eclectic Eccentric Invitational Rawls Museum Cortland, VA
	Containment:  Power of the Vessel Hermitage Foundation Museum, Norfolk, VA
	St. Petersburg Clay National  Juror: Don Reitz St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL
	Wheels –  Invitational Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, VA
	Dental Imagery in Art Suffolk Museum & Shooting Star Gallery, Suffolk, VA
	Print Sojourn Invitational Edinboro University,  Edinboro, PA (traveling show)
	Texas National 2003 Jurors: Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylo Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX

2002	The George Ohr National Arts Challenge Juror: Paul Soldner The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
	Eight: Paint & Clay,  Invitational Valdosta State University Gallery, Valdosta, GA
	Annual July National Exhibition Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, NC
	38th Jamestown Fine Arts Center Spring Art Show Jamestown Fine Arts Center, Jamestown, ND
	Plates ‘02 (An Exhibition of Ceramic Plates) Riverside Community College Art Gallery, Riverside, CA
	Solo Exhibition, Valley City State University Valley City State University, Valley City, North Dakota
2001	37th Jamestown Fine Arts Center Spring Art Show Jamestown Fine Arts Center, Jamestown, ND
	Solo Exhibition, Valley City State University Valley City State University, Valley City, ND
2000	Solo Ceramics Art Show Bates Art Gallery, Edinboro, PA
	Niche Show Pittsburgh Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
	Print Show Erie Art Gallery, Erie, PA
1999	Graduate Art Show Bates Art Gallery, Edinboro, PA
	Craft Art Western New York, Burchfield-Penny Art Center, Buffalo, NY
	October Evenings Exhibit Meadville Council for the Arts, Meadville, PA
1997	Village Gate Art Exposition Rochester, NY
1996	Craft Art from Western New York Burchfield-Penny Art Center, Buffalo, NY

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Professional meetings/conventions attended
2008	NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA VAEA Fairfax VA
2007	VAEA Williamsburg VA. NCECA Louisville, KY.
2006	VAEA (Virginia Art Education Association) Roanoke,VA
2005	Second Great American Teach-In, Richmond, VA
	ATE-VACTE conference, Sweetbriar College, VA
	TVAEA (Tidewater Virginia Art Education Association) Winter Workshop Held at ODU, assisted instructors
	NCECA  – National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Baltimore, MD
2004	NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramics Arts), Indianapolis, IN
2003	Virginia Art Educators Association, Portsmouth, VA
2002	NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramics Arts), Kansas City, KS
	Virginia Art Educators Association