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Nancy Doolan

Foundation studies professor emerita

Education

  • M.F.A., fine arts, Radford University
  • B.F.A., fine arts, University of North Florida

Credentials

  • Professor emerita of foundation studies, 2023–present
    Artist and professor of foundation studies, 2002–2023, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Winner, SCAD’s 25th Anniversary Poetry Competition, 2004
  • Selected as outstanding professor by students, Turner Hall, 2003
  • Selected juror, 20th Naples National Art Festival, 1998
  • Grant stipend, consultation service, Final Assessment Review for Accreditation, Radford University Galleries, 1997
  • Selected juror, 18th Naples National Art Festival, 1996
  • Letter of recognition for grant services performed, Radford University, 1995
  • Intern award, GOS Grant, Radford University Galleries, 1994
  • Intern award, Museum Assessment Program, Radford University Galleries, 1993
  • Elected to lifetime membership, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1989
  • Design contest winner, A Zoo Called Earth, Association Poster Contest, Jacksonville Symphony, 1989
  • Design contest winner, Career Expo, Career Development Services, University of North Florida, 1988
  • Second-place winner, University of North Florida Annual Student Gallery-Exhibition Competition, 1988
  • Third-place winner, University of North Florida Annual Student Gallery-Exhibition Competition, 1988
  • Winner, toll booth poster, Jacksonville Electric Authority, 1988
  • Winner, bookmark design for the UNF library, 1987
  • First-place winner, Atlantic Beach Merchants Juried Art Competition, 1986
  • Winner, masthead design competition, Plymouth Review, Plymouth, Wisc., 1983
  • Merit award, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisc., "Four Counties" juried triennial, 1979

Organizations

  • College Art Association, 2016
  • SECAC, 2008
  • College Art Association, 1993–94
  • American Association of Museums, 1993–94
  • Curriculum committee, Radford University, 1993–94
  • Radford University Art Department Graduate Studio and Gallery Search Committee, 1993–94
  • Jacksonville Art Museum, 1987–89
  • Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts, 1988–90

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • Faculty Art Exhibition, Savannah, Ga., 2018.
  • Faculty Art Exhibition, Savannah, Ga., 2017.
  • Faculty Drawing Exhibition, Savannah, Ga., 2016.
  • Faculty Drawing Exhibition, Savannah, Ga., 2015.
  • Faculty Painting Exhibition, Savannah, Ga., 2015.
  • Faculty Exhibition, SCAD, Wallin Hall, Savannah, Ga., 2014.
  • Residency Exhibition, Wildflower, N.C., 2013.
  • Faculty Art Exhibition, SCAD, Wallin Hall, Savannah, Ga., 2012.
  • Faculty Drawing Exhibition, SCAD, Anderson Hall, Savannah, Ga., 2012.
  • Group exhibition, Chroma Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2010.
  • Tao Gallery, Hong Kong, 2009–10.
  • Feature artist, Chroma Gallery, Savannah, Ga, 2009–2010.
  • Drawing, American Artist Magazine, Feb. 2007.
  • Small Works, Red Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2006.
  • Small Works, Red Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 2006.
  • Half the Story, solo exhibition, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2005.
  • The Elusive Figure, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2005.
  • Configuration, Invitational Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 2005.
  • Solo exhibition, Barnes and Noble, Naples, Fla., 1999.
  • Eartha and the Girls, solo exhibition, Viterbo College Art Museum, La Crosse, Wisc., 1996.
  • Impressions, solo exhibition, Jazzco, Jacksonville, Fla., 1995.
  • Jazz Introspections, solo exhibition, Sartori Arts Gallery, La Crosse, Wisc., 1995.
  • Interactive Dimensions: Word as Image, solo installation exhibition, Radford University, 1994.

Published work

  • Drawing, American Artist Magazine, 2006–07.
  • "World’s Best Loved Art Comes to Ocala," Arbus: North Florida’s Arts and Business Magazine, 2001.
  • Mixed media illustration, ink and wash illustration, The Naples Review, Naples, Fla., 2000.
  • "Jazz Meets Art," La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Wisc., 1995.
  • "Responsive Writing as a Tool for Teaching Art History," Connections: Newsletter of the Center for Academic Enrichment, 1992.
  • "A Fresh Look from Five Artists with Something to Say," New Names, New Looks Bloom at Contemporanea, UNF Soundings, University of North Florida magazine, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla., 1990.