Nicole Aimiee Macaluso Slides Résumé  to contact the artist: email n.macaluso@worldnet.att.net	Résumé EDUCATION: M.F.A. Northern Illinois University 1995 B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1992 FELLOWSHIPS/Grants: 1994 The Vermont Studio Center merit summer fellowship 1998 VSC Grant 1999 NUSA Stipend recipient 2000 CAAP Grant 2001 CAAP Grant
EXHIBITIONS: 2002 The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago; Solo show in June 2001 Stolizzo Gallery's grand opening exhibition, September 2001 2001 Around the Coyote through Izzo 2001 Chicago ArtOpen 2001 Gilbert Finesilver Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida 2001 ArtePadova, in Padova, Italy through Galleria Alba of Ferrara Italy, Octobe 2001 The LightHouse Gallery,Kingston Langley UK online show 2001 CCT Gallery, Chicago; “Interwoven,” a solo show running from 9/2001 to 1/2002 2001 Gallerie Gora, Montreal, Quebec; “Five Years Microcosm,” a solo show of five years of work 2001 Gwenda Jay Addington Gallery, Chicago; “Cabrini Connections,” group show 2001 Sotheby's of Chicago; Creating Pride event 2001 Gallery 2828, September show through IZZO 2001 JettSett Gallery 2001 The Thirteenth Floor Gallery’s April show 2001 The Beverly Art Center’s Annual Alfred Baar Exhibition 2001 The Winter Coyote through IZZO, Chicago 2000 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology; Solo Show 2000 The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago; “Union Images,” September show 2000 The Peter Jones Gallery of Chicago, “The Adam & Eve Ball,” group show 2000 The Palette & Chisel Academy’s faculty show 2000 Gwenda Jay Addington Gallery, Chicago; “Cabrini Connections,” group show 2000 Gallery 203, Chicago; New Dimensions II, duo show with Walter Fydryck 2000 La Llorona Gallery, Chicago; Travelling Two Year International show begins 2000 La Llorona Gallery, Chicago; New Dimensions, duo show with Walter Fydryck 2000 Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL; group show 2000 Friends of the Arts, Kunstwerk Gallery, Voyeur show 2000 Feitico Gallery, Chicago; group show 2000 FOTA, Kunstwerk Gallery, Annual Member’s group show 2000 The Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago; FOTA group show 1999-2000 The Lindenberg Gallery, NYC; “Art for the New Millenium,” group show 1999 The Kanevsky Gallery, Kent, Conneticutt, group show 1999 The Wood Street Gallery, Chicago; “Small Packages,” invitational 1999 Gallery 2, SAIC, Chicago; The Chicago Artists’ Coalition’s Art Open 1999 The Winter Coyote through IZZO, Chicago 1999 Anatomically Correct Gallery, Chicago; “Rock Paper, Scissors show,”at the Steppenwolf 1999 The Artists of Roger’s Park annual show at the Peter Jones Gallery,Chicago 1999 The 65th Annual exhibition at the Polish Museum of America, Chicago 1999 “Art Can’t Hurt You,” Aura Gallery, Excalibur Nightclub, Chicago 1999 “Lucky 13,” Hi Ricky’s Nightclub, Chicago 1999 NYC’s Percent for the Arts online participant 1999 The Very Special Arts organization, Washington D.C. participant 1999 The Brickton Gallery and Art Center, Chicagoland; “Watercolors,” Artistic Merit Award 1999 “Imagenes Urbanas”, The Excalibur NightClub’s lobby, Chicago 1999 “Life Patterns, Reconstructing Symbolism”, Various Chicago Galleries 1998 Prairie State College Foundation, Christopher Gallery,”The Agony and The Ecstacy” 1998The Around the Coyote Arts Festival, Chicago 1998 The Woman Made Gallery, Chicago; group show 1998 The 64th Annual Exhibition at the Polish American Museum of Art 1998-99 The Pharoah’s Embrace, Palatine, IL 1998-99 “Arts Vision2” the Time Warner Building, 541 N. Fairbanks, Chicago 1997 “The Student Members’ show” at the Riverside Arts Center 1997 "Making Contact” Izzo’s Artery, Chicago 1997 "Works on Paper,” The 4th Presbytarian Church group exhibition 1996 The Riverside Art Center’s Annual Members’ Exhibition 1996 The Anatomically Correct gallery’s March show at the Transient Theatre of Chicago 1996 "Urban Zcenes,” Contemporary photography and photomontage at the Riverside Arts center, Riverside, Il. 1995 "Around the Coyote,” in part with the Eclectic Junction gallery of Chicago 1995 "Raw” a group show at the Flat iron building, Chicago 1995 "Perceptions; The Figurative Works of Marion Kryczka, Nicole Aimiee Macaluso and Alessandra Kelley,” The Riverside Arts Center, Riverside, Il. 1995 "Visions of Angels,” The Naked I Gallery, St. Charles, Il. 1994 Gallery 200 at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; Flux, Stations of Time, Solo Show 1994 "10,000 Plus,” School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent travelling exhibition. 1993 "Seeing with the Inner eye,” The Chicago Womens’ Caucus for the Arts at the NNWAC gallery, Chicago 1993 "OpenWalls,” at ARC gallery of Chicago 1993 The Chicago Womens’ Caucus for the Arts, Art Expo Showing 1992 "Shock us, Shake us, Scare us, Dare us,” show at the Women Made galleryof Chicago 1992 "Around the Coyote,” at the Holstein park building in Chicago. 1992 "SAIC’s B.F.A./ M.F.A. Fellowship exhibition at the Krantzen building inChicago 1991 "Inappropriate Men,” at ARC gallery of Chicago 1991 "WordWorks,” at the Fourth Presbytarian Church of Chicago 1991 The Chicago Womens’ Caucus for the Arts’ Member’s show at Artemisia Gallery of Chicago 1988 SAIC’s First year Program exhibition at the Betty Rymer Gallery of Chicago EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES: 2001 Artists’ Against Aids Benefit 2001 Creating Pride, Sotheby’s Auction 2001 Cabrini Connections 2001 Reach!, a benefit for the APDA organized by Ruth Sackheim Publishing 2000 SAIC Bare Walls Fundraiser 2000 Poetry feature at the Fulton Cafe, Chicago 2000 WineRave, WineBrats Orgranization 2000 Poetry feature at Cafe Aloha, Chicago 2000 Artists’ Against Aids Benefit 2000 Cabrini Connections 2000 Creating Pride, Sotheby’s Auction 1999 SAIC Bare Walls Fundraiser 1996 SAIC Bare Walls Fundraiser CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER OF ARLINGTON SHOWS: October Landscape show 1993 September 30th Anniversary Members' show 1993 September Member's show 1992 "Artists' for the Earth" show 1992 "Just Painting" show 1992 "Beyond Photography" show 1992 *Best of Show Award" Bodily Embellishments" show 1991 "The Sky's the Limit" show 1991 "Modern Romance" show 1991 "OpenWalls" show 1991 INSTALLATIONS: 2001 The Core Foundation Center, Chicago 1999 The Sharper Fitness, Chicago Greco's Ristorante; Willow Springs, Il. 1992 Scheffield's School Street Cafe, Chicago 1992 Gourmand's Cafe, Chicago 1991 Cafe Aroma, Chicago 1991 Cafe Voltaire, Chicago 1991 The 3rd Coast Cafe (Dearborn location), Chicago 1991 The 3rd Coast Cafe (Wabash location), Chicago 1990 GALLERY AFFILIATIONS: The New Content Gallery of Chicago 1998-Present Gallery Agora, Soho, NYC 1998The Pharoah’s Embrace, Palatine, IL The Gallery Park West of Chicago 1999 La LLorena Gallery of Chicago 11/1999 The Arlene Harris Gallery 1994 The Ecletic Junction of Chicago 1994 The Liz Long Gallery of Chicago 1993 PUBLICATIONS/ PUBLISHED WORKS: May 15th, 2001: August Day of 1998©1998, painted low relief will be published as a chapter opener to the textbook: Fundamanetals of Abnormal Psychology and Modern Times by Carson, Butcher and Mineka coming out sometimes 2002. This selection was made possible by Allyn & Bacon Publishing/Pearson Education and The VSA Organization out of Washington D.C STRONG COFFEE MAGAZINE: Vol. 7 1997 Vol. 6 1996 Vol. 5 1995 Issues no. 8, 7, 6 (Gallery Writeup and Review) Vol. 4 1994 Issues no. 2,5 and 8 Vol. 3 1993 Issues no. 1,2,4,5 and 8 Vol. 2 1992 Issues no. 1,2,4,5,10,11,12,13 and 15 Vol. 1 1991 Issues no. 2(Cover), 6,7,8 and 10 MISCELLANEOUS PUBLISHED WORK: The Chicago Area Conservation Society Directory Design 1995 The Illinois Association for Suicidology; Poster art, "Misery" C. 1991-1992 Steven Jean Cosmotology Consultation Group; hairboard design 1992 The 3rd Coast Cafe(Dearborn location); Menu design 1991 Evergreen Park HS; 25th Reunion yearbook design (For my father) 1986 THE NEW VENUE CHICAGO ART PRESS: The New Venue Chicago Art press, Owner/Operator Present "Life Patterns: Reconstructing Symbolism;" Exhibition Catalog 1999 "Vignettes, On The Edge;" Reflective writings 1998 "The Purging of Spring;" Reflective writings 1997 "Ethereal Visions;" A group show featuring David Rodgers(Wyeth Family)1996 "Urban Zcenes;" A group photography show of conceptual city perspectives 1995 *"Perceptions; The Figurative works of Marion Kryczka, Nicole Aimiee Macaluso and Alessandra Kelley" 1995 *"Fem Sona Image; a collection of Feminist Art Essays" 1995 *"Flux, Stations of Time; The collective works of Nicole Aimiee Macaluso" 1995 *These catalogues are proudly featured at both the Harold Washington Library of Chicago as well as at the Flaxman Library of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. writings for Artscope.net as Sass Saucelito   TEACHING HISTORY: Harold Washington College The Northwestern Settlement House Olive Harvey College of Chicago 1999 William Rainey Harper College 1999 Columbia College of Chicago Drawing II, Second year Foundation course 1997 Private Tutorial sessions Present -Advanced Watercolors, Drawing, Color Science and Anatomy The Oak Park Art Center 1996 -Intermediate Watercolors, along with a thorough evaluation of Color Science and Anatomy The Suburban Fine Arts Center 1995 -Figure Painting in oils and Watercolors, Perceptual Color Science and Anatomy   EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS: CURRENT AND PREVIOUS CURATORIAL WORK: "Life Patterns, Reconstructing Symbolism" 1998-1999 For Various Chicago Galleries Yello Gallery, August 1999 "The Student Members' show" 1997 For the Riverside Arts Center "The works of Maureen Warren" 1996 For the Riverside Arts Center "Ethereal Visions;" A group show featuring David Rodgers(Wyeth Family) 1996 For the Riverside Arts Center "Urban Zcenes;" A group photography show of conceptual city perspectives 1995 For the Riverside Arts Center "Perceptions; The figurative Works of MarionKryczka, Nicole Aimiee Macaluso and Alessandra Kelley," for the Riverside Arts Center. 1995 "Ethereal Mindscapes;" A group show of Conceptual art for the Contemporary Arts Center of Arlington 1992 "Thoughts and Words" inconjunction with the above, a poetry publication COLLECTIONS: Ms. Carol J. Hill Mr. Michael Sherman Mr. Robert Ratz Mr. Terry R. Breen Mr. Randon Newnum Mr. G. Jurek Polanski Mr. and Mrs. Pat Richards Mr. Jeffrey P. Davis Mrs. Kay Mankiewicz Mr. James B. Eichling Ms. Ebeleen Brasfelde COMMISSIONS: Mr. and Mrs. Devries of Evanston Illinois 1999 Mr. and Mrs. Fortuna of Chicago Illinois 1999 Mr. and Mrs. Best of Evanston Illinois 1999 Mr. and Mrs. Redlich of Evanston Illinois 1998 Mr. and Mrs. Shapiro of Wilmette Illinois 1998 Ms. Dallesandro of Burr Ridge Illinois 1998 WEBSITE LINKS: http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/p/petita/ http://www.infinito.it/utenti/galleria_alba/Macaluso_Nicole_Aime/Macaluso_pg1.htm http://www.uturn.org/macaluso http://www.fota.com/macaluso http://www.lalloronagallery.com/artists/aimiee.htm http://www.artresources.com/guide/comp.ihtml?a=8024   http://cf2.netpacq.net/ecommerce/Category.cfm?&DID=8&CATID=22 http://www.artworldchicago.com/macnicaim.html   http://www.howe-bzar.co.uk/lighthouse/html/preview.html http://gallery.passion4art.com/members/lapetita/index.html http://www.artmajeur.com/aimiee