Education:
Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY M.F.A.
Art Students League, New York, NY Merit Scholar
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA B.A.
Fellowships and Residencies:
2007 COLA Fellowship Grant, Department Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, CA
James Irvine Foundation Honorary Fellowship, San Francisco, CA
Stichting Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2006 Djerassi Resident Artsists Program, Woodside, CA
2004 Edward F. Albee Foundation, Montauk, NY
2002 Stichting Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2001 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York,NY
The Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY
2000 The Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
1992 Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
1991 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Solo Exhibitions:
| 2008 | Contemporary Art Program at Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA |
2006 SEQUENCE, Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 AMALGAMATE, Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SHIFT, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
VIEW, newspace@twentieth, Los Angeles, CA
2001 LINK, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
2000 CURVE, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
1998 TRIM, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
1997 STEP-UP, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1995 WORK, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
1993 SOLO SERIES, Angel's Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
1991 RE-ARRANGED, Queens College Gallery, Flushing, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2007 FRACTAL (3-person show), Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
THEMES & VARIATIONS, New Abstraction in Los Angeles, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
ELIZABETH ARO & TIMOTHY NOLAN, Stichting Kaus Austrailis, Rotterdam, NL
ABSTRACTION & LANDSCAPE, 98 Ten Gallery, Irvine, CA
2006 DELICACY (3-person show), Bandidni Art, Culver City, CA
MATERIALWISE REVISITED, Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, CA
GOOD TO GO, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
MAJOR DRAWING, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 REPEAT PERFORMANCE, Anthony Grant Gallery, New York, NY
QUICKENING, Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ
THE SHAPE OF SPACE, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
ASIAN INFLUENCE?, LMan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
HANDS-ON, Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
2004 ART ON PAPER, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
HUMAN PRESENCE:THE GEOMETRY OF COLOR, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
TINSELTOWN TOO, Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, CA
SCAPING THE PLANAR NUBIAM, Fullerton College Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA
THREE SOME, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
2003 L.A. PATTERN & DECORATION, Rosamund Felson Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
SCOPE ART FAIRS, Dylan Hotel, New York, NY; Townhouse Hotel, Miami, FL
INTERWEAVE, Pierce College Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA
NEW SCULPTURE, Newspace, Los Angeles. CA
2002 WEST COAST, Artaffairs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stichting Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ZONE, Cerro Cosa College, Ridgecrest, CA
2001 BY HAND, University Art Museum, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
100% Rag, POST Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
PIEROGI IN KANSAS CITY, Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
2000 PIEROGI IN L.A., Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MURAL, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
NEW SCULPTURE, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
pure de(Sign), Otis College of Art and Design Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
ELEGANT WHIMSY, Torrance Fine Arts Center, Torrance, CA
THE SPURGEON EXPERIENCE II, Spurgeon Building, Santa, Ana, CA
MILLENNIAL TENSION, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
PEOPLE AS MATERIAL, California College of Arts and Crafts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 ROOM SERVICE, The Living Room, Santa Monica, CA
DRAW PLAY, Miller Durazo, Los Angeles, CA
NEW ATTITUDES, Art Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
GRID LOCKED, Weingart Center Gallery, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
HUBCAP DIAMOND STAR HALO, Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
1998 NUANCE, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
NEW ATTITUDES, Art Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
ART ZURICH 1998, Zurich, Switzerland
1997 NITTY GRITTY, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
ART BUFFET, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV
THE 4th ANNUAL GRAMERCY ART FAIR, Chateau Marmont, Hollywood, CA
1996 AN EMBARASSMENT OF RICHES, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
SIMPLE MEANS, Montgomery Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
OLD PROCESSES / NEW ARMATURES, Pierce College Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA
MATERIALWISE NL, Galerie Markant, Langelo, The Netherlands
7:24:52 PM, LASCA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
USEFUL THINGS, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
THE 3rd ANNUAL GRAMERCY ART FAIR, Chateau Marmont, Hollywood, CA
1995 SUBTLE VOICES, The Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
NEW DIRECTIONS 1995, Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie, NY
SOFT TOUCH, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
THE 2nd ANNUAL GRAMERCY ART FAIR, Chateau Marmont, Hollywood, CA
1994 FRISK, Thomas Solomon Garage, Los Angeles, CA
AS WE LIKE IT, Side Street Projects, Santa Monica, CA
BALLS, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Collections:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
Selected Bibliography:
Frank, Peter. Themes & Variations at Torrance Museum, Artweek, November 2007.
Calder, Dianne, Continuing and Recommended, Artscene, January 2007.
Harmanci, Reyhan, Last Chance: Timothy Nolan, San Francisco Chronicle, July 6, 2006.
Mizota, Sharon, Sequence, SF Weekly, June 28, 2006.
Frank, Peter. ‘Major Drawings’ at Carl Berg Gallery, Artweek, April 2006.
Ollman, Leah. The Definition of Drawing Expanded, Los Angeles Times, March 10, 2006.
Repeat Performance, The New Yorker, August 22, 2005.
Frank, Peter. Pick of The Week – Three Some, L.A. Weekely, July 16, 2004.
Pagel, David. Freewheeling With The Help of Grids, Los Angeles Times, July 2, 2004.
Gleason, Mat. Nolan, Szymanski, Zammitt, Artscene, July/August, 2004.
Roth, Charlene. ‘Timothy Nolan: Shift’ at Newspace. Artweek, May 2004.
Knight, Christopher. Patterns Emerge Through Meditation. The Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2004.
Roth, Charlene. LAPD at Rosamund Felson. Artweek, November 2003.
Roth, Charlene. Timothy Nolan at Newspace. Artweek, December 2001/January 2002.
Knight, Christopher. Industrial Strength. The Los Angeles Times, November 2001.
Iannaccone, Carmine. No Textile Without a Text. Catalog Essay, October 2001.
Myers, Holly. ‘By Hand’ Embraces Inconvenience. The Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2001.
Lombino, Mary-Kay,. By Hand. Catalog Essay, August 2001.
Cheng, Scarlet. Look Ma, No Computers. The Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2001.
Mason, Wyatt. Mason vs. The Living Dead. Artkrush.com, July 2001.
Martin, Victoria. New Sculpture at Newspace. Artweek, September 2000.
Frank, Peter. Pick of the Week – Pure de(Sign). LA Weekly, April 14, 2000.
Ollman, Leah. Humorous Order. The Los Angeles Times, March 20, 1998.
Ontiveros, Mario. Timothy Nolan: Work; Newspace. zingmagazine, Autumn/Winter 1996/97.
Comba, Steve and Rebecca McGrew. Simple Means. Catalog Essay, September 1996.
Curtis, Cathy. ‘Riches’ Spins Its Gold From Everyday Straw. The Los Angeles Times, October 14, 1996.
Geer, Suvan. ‘An Embarrassment of Riches’ at HBAC. Artweek, November 1996.
Iannaccone, Carmine. Modern Times, The Clown and The Contemporary Sculptor. L.A. Weekly, October 4, 1996.
Knode, Marilu. An Embarrassment of Riches. Catalog Essay, September 1996.
Roth, Charlene. Timothy Nolan at Newspace. Artweek, February 1996.
Vielmetter, Susanne. Useful Things, Catalog Essay April 1996.
Wilson, William. ‘Means’ Finds New Meanings in Old Schools of Thought. The Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1996.
Anderson, Isabel. Timothy Nolan. Artscene, November, 1995.
Berg, Mary Helen. Best Bet: Solo Series of Three. The Los Angeles Times, April 18, 1993.
Frank, Peter. Aesthetics of Stuff From 99-Cent Stores. The Long Beach Press-Telegram,
May 16, 1993.
Gottleib, Shirle. South Bay...In and Around Long Beach. Visions Art Quarterly, Winter 1993.
Leffingwell, Edward. Beyond Arm's Reach. Solo Series Catalog Essay, July 1993.
Levin, Kim. Art in View: Forced Entry. The Village Voice, July 14, 1993.
Littlefield, Kinney. Teasing Visual Double-Entendre in Provocative Exhibit.
The Long Beach Press-Telegram, June 14, 1992.
