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Nellie King Solomon
Fold 1, 2007



Fold 2, 2007



Fold 3, 2007



Fold 4, 2007



Fold 5, 2007



Fold 7, 2007



Fold 8, 2007



Fold 9, 2007



Fold 10, 2007



Forman #1, 2007



Ali, 2006



Banyan, 2005



Brass Tacks, 2004



BEBH2, 2006



K3, 2006



K4, 2006



Bloom or Bust, 2004



b. 1971 San Francisco, CA

Education
2001    MFA, California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA
1995    BA, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
1995    Allan Chadwick Farm and Garden Program (Sustainable Agriculture), Santa Cruz, CA
1993    International Honors Program (Sustainable Development), Travel and Study
1992    The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (School of Architecture), New York, NY

Selected Awards
2007    SECA SFMOMA award (nomination)
2005    SECA SFMOMA award (nomination)
2001    SECA/In Site SFMOMA award (nomination)
2000    Murphy Cadagon, San Francisco Foundation
1999    Sunspot Laboratory, Cal State LA Exhibition

Solo Exhibitions
2007    Folded Pours, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2005    SuperBall: Recent Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2005    New Work, Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
2005    Liquid Spaces' One Union, San Francisco, CA
2004    New Work, G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI
2003    Organic, G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002    New Paintings, New Years Show, Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
2002    Blindsided, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA
2001    New Paintings. New Talent, Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
2001    Introductions: Shooting Pool in Public, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001    The Economics Series, Neo, San Francisco, CA
2000    Cars and Wilds, CCAC Nave, San Francisco, CA
2000    Place Maker, CCAC Graduate Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999    Rock Scissors Paper, Canessa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995    The Ultimate Triumph, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA

Group Exhibitions
2007    Art Chicago, Julie Baker Fine Art, Chicago, Illinois
2007    Art Miami, Julie Baker Fine Art, Miami, Florida
2007    CCA Centennial Exhibition, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, California
2007    FADA LACMA Los Angeles Art Show, Julie Baker Fine Art, Santa Monica, California
2007    Wynn Macao Grand Concourse Entry, Steve Wynn, China
2006    Art 4 Auction, Nevada Museum of Art, Nevada
2006    Au Courant: Introducing 16 Artists New to Bentley, Bentley Projects, Phoenix, Arizona
2006    Monster Drawing Rally, SoEx, San Francisco, California
2006    NYC 212 Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, New York, New York
2006    The Village at Squaw, Remoteviewing 3, Squaw Valley, California
2006    Wynn Las Vegas, Steve Wynn, Las Vegas, Nevada
2005    Art Auction, SoEx, San Francisco, California
2005    Close Calls, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, California
2005    Emerging Artists Õ05É tomorrows masters, Julie Baker Fine Art, Parada Hall, Scottsdale, Arizona
2005    LA Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, Las Angeles, California
2005    Neo-Mod: New Northern California Abstractionists, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
2005    Neo-Mod: New Northern California Abstractionists, Monteray Museum of Art, Monterey, California
2005    San Francisco International Art Exposition, Julie Baker Fine Art, San Francisco, California
2005    Splat, Sabina Lee Gallery, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California
2005    The Affordable Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, New York, New York
2004    Neo-Mod: New Northern California Abstractionists, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2004    San Francisco International Art Exposition, Julie Baker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2003    The Affordable Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, New York, NY
2003    Chicago Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, Chicago IL
2003    San Francisco International Art Exposition, Julie Baker Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2002    unDRAWN, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
2002    The Affordable Art Fair, Julie Baker Fine Art, New York, NY
2002    Cream, Arts Benicia Center gallery, Benicia, CA
2002    A New World Trade Center, Max Protech Gallery, New York, NY
2002    Baker's Dozen, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA
2001    Introductions South, ICA Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
2000    Tails of the City, Sony Metreon, San Francisco, CA
2000    Works on Paper, Exchange Show: China and American Artist, China
1999    Sunspot Laboratory Show, Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State, Los Angeles, CA
1999    Construction Paper, Door 3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
1998    ConCurrents, Design Studio 8A, New York, NY
1996    Dibujos y Suenos, Del Sol, Barcelona, Spain
1995    Hunters Point Installation, 5th year Studios, Santa Cruz CA

Selected Publications
Feature on Yves Behar and Nellie King Solomon by Samsung, Wallpaper Magazine, London, England.
Allan Ginsberg, ÒThinks IÕll Not Do (Nostalgia) & Peter Glaser, Die Rechtung, ThatÕs it, youÕre all set,Ó Der Greund, (July 2006, Nr 8): 6 & 67-70.
Michael Ennis, ÒSteeling Beauty,Ó Western Interiors, (April-June 2006): 167.
Art Hop: Exploring San FranciscoÕs 49 Geary, Sunset Magazine, (March 2006) p. 46
Stephanie Cash, ÒReport from San Francisco: New and Now,Ó Art in America W (January, 2006): 6.
Kenneth Baker, ÒFissures Unite Stone, Solomon at Gross,Ó San Francisco Chronicle (Sat October 29, 2005): Date Book E 12.
Alan Hess, ÒIt Takes a Village,Ó Architectural Digest (June 2005): 140.
Cherie Louise Turner, "'Neo Mod' at the Crocker Art Museum", ArtWeek (March 2005) p.17
Howard Junker: Senior Editor, Unspun and me. Zyzzyva, (Spring 2005), Cover
Lucas Programs Opens at Montalvo, ArtWeek, (Dec. 2004) p.22
Kenneth Baker, "Splitting perceptions of Ellsworth Kelly; Painter discovers an artist true to form", San Francisco Chronicle, (Oct 1,2002); page D1.
Victoria Dalkey, "Going with the flow", The Sacramento Bee (June 9,2002); Encore page 8.
Debra Koppman, "Previews", Art Week (May 2002); page 6.
Anne Crump, "ArtSpeak: Climbing To New Heights, Nellie King Solomon Bridges Architecture and Art", San Francisco Examiner (Jan 31, 2002); page C2.
Victoria Dalkey, "Things looking up in new Grass Valley gallery", The Sacramento Bee (Dec 2, 2001); page 29.
Carol Feineman, "New GV Fine Arts Gallery Opens", The Union (Nov 19, 2001); page A2.
Rachelle McKinney, "A Perfect Circle", SanFranciscoArtMagazine.com (Sep 2001): 1.
Kenneth Baker, "Pleasures in rich pools of color", San Francisco Chronicle (July 28 2001):C1 & C5.
Anne Crump, "A Change of Art", San Francisco Examiner (July 10 2001): C1 & C6.

Artist's Website
www.nelliekingsolomon.com




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