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Education
2004
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA1974
Pennsylvania State University School of Visual Arts, University Park, PA: M.Ed.1971
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA: B.A.1969-70
University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
Public Collections
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
- Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY
- The White House, Washington, DC
- Baltimore Hilton
- Pennsylvania Dance Theatre
- The Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
- West Penn Hospital Cardiology Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
- Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, PA
- Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA
- Crotched Mountain Children’s Medical Residence, Greenfield, NH
- Campbell and Pine, P.C., State College, PA
- PNC Bank, State College, PA
- Municipal Building, Bellefonte, PA
- University Baptist and Brethren Church, State College, PA
- Congregation Brit Shalom, State College, PA
- Judson Retirement Community Bruening Health Center, Cleveland, OH
Solo Exhibitions
2008
State Theatre for the Performing Arts, State College, PA2004
Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA1999
Pennsylvania State University Sheetz Art Gallery1997
Beech Tree Gallery, Northport, MI1996
New Frame Gallery, State College, PA1994
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University Museum, Indiana, PA, Imagine That1993
Brookfield Craft Center Noho Gallery, Norwalk, CT1991
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, PA1989
Pennsylvania State University, HUB Formal Gallery, University Park, PA1979
Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH, Fabrication1977
The Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
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Group Exhibitions
2009
Harrisburg Art Association, Harrisburg, PA, Figuratively Speaking2008
Mast Cove Galleries, Kennebunkport, ME2007
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, Biennial Invitational
Mast Cove Galleries, Kennebunkport, ME2006
Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, Crossovers
Curated by Ursula Ilse-Neuman, Museum of Arts & Design, New York
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, University Park, PA
Selected by Kenneth Trapp, former Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery2005
Fitton Center for the Arts, Hamilton, OH
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, Biennial Invitational
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, University Park, PA2004
Sedgwick Cultural Center, Philadelphia, PA, Art Quilts at the Sedgwick
Selected by Ursula Ilse-Neuman, Curator, Museum of Arts & Design, New York
Pennsylvania State University Robeson Gallery, University Park, PA, Contemporary and the Deviant2003
Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC, Acquisitions
Noho Gallery in Chelsea, New York, NY, Fibrations
Sedgwick Cultural Center, Philadelphia, PA, Art Quilts at the Sedgwick
Selected by Rebecca Medel and Michael Olszewski
Artist’s Museum, Washington, DC, Tribute
Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, Washington, DC2002
Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX, Journey Through History
Bucknell University Samek Art Gallery, Lewisburg, PA, Faculty Exhibition2001
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Invitational
Harrisburg Art Association, Harrisburg, PA, Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
Museum of Textiles, San Jose, CA, Out of Time2000
New Mexico State Capital Building, Santa Fe, NM, Exit/Entrance
Selected by Elizabeth Ann Coleman, Curator, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA, Articulate Threads
Talk by Michael Monroe, former Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery1999
The Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, Inaugural Exhibition1998
Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Detroit, MI, Woman by Women1997
American Craft Museum, New York, NY, A Garden of Crafts1996
State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Art of the State
Selected by Michael Monroe, former Director Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Goldman Art Gallery, Rockville, MD, Heaven on Earth
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Ninth Annual National Invitational
American Craft Show, Baltimore, MD, American Craft Council 1995
James Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, Patterns of Vision
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC, Appalachian Thirteen States Invitational Exhibition
Walker-Kornbluth Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ, Art in the Garden
American Craft Show, Baltimore, MD, American Craft Council
Museum of the American Quilt, Paducah, KY, Studio Art Quilts
Signature Gallery, San Diego, CA, Wild Side1994
Walker-Kornbluth Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ, Art in the Garden
American Craft Show, Columbus, OH, American Craft Council
Beech Tree Gallery, Northport, MI1993
American Craft Show, Springfield, MA, American Craft Council1992
Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT, The Decorated Surface
American Craft Show, Baltimore, MD, American Craft Council1991
American Craft Show, Atlanta, GA, American Craft Council1990
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
American Craft Show, San Francisco, CA, American Craft Council1989
Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN, The Personal Icon1988
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, Third Regional Triennial1987
Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA, Redefining the American Quilt1985
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, Second Regional Triennial1984
Pennsylvania State University, Zoller Gallery, Crafts National1983
Verbena Collection, New York, NY1982
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI, A Renaissance
Gayle Willson Gallery, Southampton, NY, Wind, Sea and Sand1981
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, The New Quilt: Emphasis Appalachia
Dairy Barn Museum, Athens, OH, Quilt National
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN, Appalachian Crafts: 13 States, National Tour1980
Cary-Windsor Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Curated by Lloyd Herman, former Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN, Appalachian Crafts: 13 States
Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, Crafts National
Doshi Center for Contemporary Art, Harrisburg, PA1979
Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ, Tribute to the Dance
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA, Contemporary Fibre Invitational
The Dairy Barn Museum, Athens, OH, Quilt National
Kornbluth Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ, National Invitational
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, Heat Wave1978
Contemporary Artisans Gallery, San Francisco, CA, National Invitational
Rehobeth Art League, DE, Contemporary Soft Sculpture Invitational, Curated by Katherine Westfall
Pennsylvania State University Chambers Gallery, University Park, PA Objects of Play, National Invitational
American Craft Winter Market, Baltimore, MD, American Craft Council
Westlake Gallery, White Plains, NY, National Invitational
Kornbluth Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ, National Invitational1977
Artspace Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, National Fibre Invitational
Spirit of the Earth Gallery, New Hope, PA, A Revolution in Technique
American Craft Winter Market, Baltimore, MD, American Craft Council
Ruelles, New York, NY
Artisans Gallery, Great Neck, NY1976
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ, Young Artists in Bicentennial Year
Rhinebeck National Craft Show, Rhinebeck, NY1975
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, National Invitational
University of Pennsylvania Women’s Cultural Trust, Philadelphia, PA 1974
William Penn Memorial Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Pennsylvania ‘74
Selected by Paul Smith, Director, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
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Honors
2008
Who’s Who of American Women, 50th Anniversary Edition2006
Who’s Who of American Women, 25th Edition2000
Who’s Who in the World, Millenium Edition1999-01
Art in Embassies Program, United States Department of State, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan1994-97
Art in Embassies Program, United States Department of State, Dhaka, Bangladesh1986
Design/Commission Local Government Grant Award for Public Art, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts1980
First Prize, Crafts National, Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art
Publications
2009
State College Magazine, “Cynthia Nixon Mediums,” July, 2009 (illust.)2008
Centre Daily Times Weekender, “Arts Best Bets,” August 29 (reproduction)2007
Centre Daily Times Weekender, “Arts Best Bets,” July 27 (reproduction)2005
Stanbaugh, Barbara, “The Fabric of a Career,” Dickinson Magazine, Winter (reproduction)
“Experienced in the Arts,” State College Centre Daily Times, July 16 (illust.)2004
Keiffer, Susan Mowery, Fiberarts Design Book 7, Lark Books (reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, Cynthia Nixon, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles (reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, Art Quilts at the Sedgwick 2004, Sedgwick Cultural Center, Philadelphia (reproduction)
Michael, Tyler. Review, “Spotlight,” Centre Daily Times Weekender, March 12 (reproduction)2003
“Gallery,” American Craft Magazine, April/May (reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, Art Quilts at the Sedgwick 2003, Sedgwick Cultural Center, Philadelphia (reproduction)
Keller, Suzanne, Free Spirits, Eiderdown Press
Gallery Guide, New York, Art Now, January (reproduction) 2002
Flynn, Maureen. Review “Fibrations Showcases Innovation,” Gallery & Studio, November (reproduction)
“Crash Quilt,” Penn Stater, May/June (reproduction)2001
Terenzini, Caroline, “Headed for Smithsonian Museum,” Centre Daily Times, July 32000
Exhibition Catalogue, Exit/Entrance, Studio Art Quilt Associates (reproduction)1999
Vashaw, Amy, “Authors and Artists,” State College Magazine, March (reproduction)1998
Hagan, Deborah,” Cynthia Nixon: Artist Profile,” NICHE, Autumn (reproduction)1997
Impulse, Detroit, MI, February (Cover reproduction)
Lifeline, Centre Community Hospital, Fall/Winter (reproduction)1996
Young, Lynn Lewis, “Cynthia Nixon: Figurative Quilts,” Art/Quilt Magazine, Spring (reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, Heaven on Earth, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, National Invitational, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY (reproduction)1995
Rice, Robin. Review, “Conversation Pieces,” Philadelphia City Paper, January 27 (reproduction)
Outwater, Myra Yellin. Review, “Into the Gallery,” Allentown Morning Call, January 22 (reproduction)
“Exhibition at Michener,” Doylestown Patriot, January 12 (reproduction)
Larsen, Jack Lenor and Batchelder, Ann, Fiberarts Design Book V, Lark Books (reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, Art in the Garden, Walker/Kornbluth Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ (cover reproduction)
Johnson, Marcia, “Patterns of Vision,” Art/Quilt Magazine, Fall
“Cynthia Nixon Crafts Dreams,” Pennsylvania Crafts, May/June, Issue Number 3 (cover reproduction)1994
Vandervelde, Ann, “One Artist’s Journey,” Town and Gown Magazine, December (reproduction)
“Patterns of Vision,” Jenkintown Record, December 28 (reproduction)1992
Quarterly, Brookfield Craft Center (cover reproduction)1990
Carrie Crompton and Barolk Folk, Joy After Sorrow, Hepatica Music, CD (cover reproduction)1989
“Commissions,” American Craft Magazine, August/September (reproduction)
“Exposure,” Surface Design Journal, Fall (reproduction)
Reaching Out, Polyclinic Health System (cover reproduction)
Hester, Wendy, “Commisssioned Work,” State College Centre Daily Times, July 6 (reproduction)
Carrie Crompton and Barolk Folk, Princess Royal, Hepatica Music, CD (cover reproduction)1987
“Artwork Installed,” State College Centre Daily Times, April 11 (reproduction)1984
Frankel, Tamara, “On the Job: Artist,” State College Centre Daily Times, May (illust.)1983
Hutchins, Jeane, Fiberarts Design Book II, Lark Books (reproduction)1982
Robinson, Sharon, Contemporary Quilting, Davis Publications (reproduction)1981
The New American Quilt, Fiberarts/Lark Books (reproduction)
Hall, Carolyn, Soft Sculpture, Davis Publications (reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, Appalachian Crafts: Thirteen States, Appalachian Center for Crafts (cover reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, Winzenz, Karen, A Renaissance, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI 1980
“Time Out,” Philadelphia Bulletin, September 19 (reproduction)
Exhibition Catalogue, Crafts National, Pennsylvania State University (cover reproduction) 1979
Chase, Pattie, The Contemporary Quilt, E.P. Dutton (reproduction)
Martz, Linda. Review, “Fabrications,” Mansfield, Ohio News-Journal (reproduction)
Forgang, Isabel, New York Daily News, June 1979 (reproduction)1978
Exhibition Catalogue, Objects of Play, Pennsylvania State University (cover reproduction)1977
Dilts, James, “14,000, Carter Advisor Jam 3rd Day,” Baltimore Sun, February 20 (illust)
Rousuck, Wynn, “Winter Market,” Craft Horizons Magazine, April (illust.)1976
Saline, Carol, “One of a Kind,” Philadelphia Magazine, December (reproduction)1974
Turner, Cal, “Museum’s Show is Eye-Opening,” Harrisburg Patriot, September 11 (illust.)
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Visiting Artist, Lectures, Panels
2002-08
Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, Board Member2004
Pennsylvania State University HUB-Robeson Gallery, Artist Lecture, Contemporary and the Deviant2003
University of Nebraska, Wild by Design Symposium Lecture, The Painting Connection
Bucknell University, National Conference, Visiting Artist
Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, Visiting Artist2002
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT, Visiting Artist2000
National Museum of Women in the Art, Washington, DC, Symposium Lecture
Friends of Fiber Arts International, Philadelphia, PA, Symposium Lecture1997
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Selection Committee, Panel Member1996-00
Pennsylvania State University School of Visual Arts, Part-time Faculty1996
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Visiting Artist1995
American Craft Council Selection Committee, Panel Member1994-95
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT, Visiting Artist1990-92
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Artist in Residence1989
Lock Haven University, Visiting Artist, Lecture1988
Pennsylvania State University School of Visual Arts, Women in the Arts Seminar, Lecture1981
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Lecture1980
Dickinson College, Visiting Artist, Lecture
Pennsylvania State University Art Seminar, Lecture
Shippensburg University Art Department, Lecture1977-79
Pennsylvania State University Department of Art, Part-time Faculty
Biography
- Born in Rochester, NY
- Lives in central Pennsylvania
- Lifetime summers on the coast and islands of Maine
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