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Nick Reszetar

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., fine arts drawing, Kendall College of Art and Design
  • B.F.A., art, Eastern Michigan University
  • A.A.S., photographic technology, Washtenaw Community College

Credentials

Teaching experience

  • Professor, foundation studies, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Instructor, visual art, 2017¬18, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
  • Adjunct professor, 2015–17, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
  • Lecturer, 2012–17, Eastern Michigan University School of Art and Design, Ypsilanti, MI
  • Adjunct instructor, 2011–17, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Visiting professor, 2016, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI

Workshop teaching experience

  • Instructor, 2017, Drawing Marathon Workshop, Ann Arbor Women Artists, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Instructor, 2015, Investigating the Portrait, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH
  • Instructor, 2015, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Instructor, 2015, Figure Drawing and Sculpting Intensive, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

Representation

  • Represented artist, 2016–present, Brandt-Roberts Galleries, Columbus, OH

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Best of Show, The Body Eclectic '18, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, Mich., 2018
  • Nominee, Teacher of the Year, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nev., 2018
  • Second place, Au Naturel – The Nude in the 21st Century, Royal Nebeker Gallery, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Ore., 2017
  • Bravo Award, Washtenaw Community College, 2017
  • Special Recognition Award, ArtPrize Nine, Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2017
  • First place and Purchase Award, Au Naturel – The Nude in the 21st Century, Royal Nebeker Gallery, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Ore., 2016
  • Curator Picks: Michelle Bosak, featured list in ArtPrize 2014, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2014
  • Third Place, Au Naturel – The Nude in the 21st Century, Royal Nebeker Gallery, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Ore., 2014
  • First Place, Fifth Annual Naturally Nude, Ciao Gallery, Jackson, Wyo., 2012
  • Second Place, The Richeson 75: Figure/Portrait, Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, Wisc., 2012
  • Second Place, Naked in Pittsburgh, Red Door Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, 2012
  • Third Place, The Figure Now: Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, 2011

Publications and presentations

Publications

  • International Drawing Annual 12, Manifest Creative Research and Drawing Center, 2017.
  • Drawing Discourse, 7th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2016.
  • Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design, issue 39, Summer 2015.
  • International Drawing Annual 9, Manifest Creative Research and Drawing Center, 2014.
  • Code D, Manifest v74 Exhibition Catalog, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, 2013.
  • Drawing Discourse, 3rd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2012.
  • Au Naturel – The Nude in the 21st Century, promotional poster, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Ore., 2010–17.
  • Nude 2011, catalog, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Ky., 2010–12.
  • Masters in Practice, catalog for Kendall College of Art and Design M.F.A. Program, 2010.
  • Projekt30, The Sex Issue: Volume 5, Feb. 2010.
  • Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design, vol. 5 no. 2, Fall 2009.

Bibliography

  • "Drawn to Creating," The Daily Item, Applause!, April 20, 2017.
  • "The Synergy with Art and Music," TMCC College News, 2017.
  • "The Human Body, Reconsidered," Under Main, Arts, 2017.
  • "The Place of the Nude: 9th Annual NUDE: Exploring the Uncovered Human Form," AEQAI, Sept. 23, 2017.
  • "Magnitude Seven at Manifest Gallery," AEQAI, June 2015.
  • "ArtPrize Artist Nick Reszetar's Portrait Series Challenges Beliefs on Community, Diversity," The Rapidian, Oct. 1, 2014.
  • "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder," Washtenaw Voice, April 21, 2014.
  • "Drawing Club Students Have a Macabre Sketching Opportunity," Washtenaw Voice, March 24, 2014.

Selected collections

  • Numerous private collections
  • Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Ore.
  • Washtenaw Community College, office of the dean, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • Ann Arbor Art Center, Art Consulting Services, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Proposals and commissions

  • Private portrait series for a Chicago family, 2015
  • "They're Coming," 500-square-foot installation, Michigan – Land of Riches: Reexamining the Old Grand Rapids Public Museum, Old Public Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2020
  • Mural commissioned for The Sanctuary Land Development, Jackson, Mich., 1998
  • Mural commissioned for the State Theater, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1996
  • Featured performing artist for the ArtTrain, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1995
  • Mural commissioned for the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1993