SHERVONE NECKLES
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

2005	"Red Rag Rosie" Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Harlem State Building, NY. NY.
2004	“The Tales of Red Rag Rosie & Little Miss Pinky”, Klapper Hall Gallery, Flushing, NY. 
2002    “Grasp”, Mooney Center Gallery, New Rochelle, NY.
2001	“The Weight on My Shoulders” Installation. Mooney Center Gallery, New Rochelle, NY.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2009		   Visiting Artist Series, Iona College Gallery, New Rochelle, NY.
2009		   The Young and The Restless, The Gordon Parks Gallery, Bronx NY.
2008		   Art Daze, Visiting Artist Series, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT.
2008		   Fun & Games, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY.
2008		   6 @ 30, The Gallery, Window Installations, Brooklyn, NY. 
2008                    Beneath the Surface, Installation Project Series, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY.
2008		    6@30, Alternative Art Space, Beijing, China.
2007                  “Dusting Off the Pink Glass Swan”, Group Exhibition as part of Project Diversity Queens, Y Gallery, NY
2007                 “Play”, Proteus Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
2007		   Beyond the Book, The Center for Paper and Book Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL.
2007		 “(Un)Contained”, The Center for Book Arts, NY, NY.
2007		  “Works n Paper”, Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill, NY.
2007		 “Artists-in-Residence ”Exhibition, The Center for Book Arts, NY, NY.
2007		  “Women’s History Month”  Exhibition, Citibank/Citgold Event & The Castle Gallery, NY,NY. 
2007		 “Hidden”, ABC No Rio, New York, NY.
2007		 “The Child in You”, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2007		 “6 @ 30”, Queens Town Hall, Flushing, NY. 
2006		 “Unexpected Visitors”, Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill, NY.
2006		 “Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Exhibition”, CUE Arts, New York, NY.
2006                 “Purchase Award Collection”, Mooney Center Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY.
2006		 “Ides of March 2006”, ABC No Rio, New York, NY.
2006		 “UPL ARTS”, Uniondale Public Library, Uniondale, NY.
2005		 "Pulse: Contemporary Artists working with Fiber", Catskill Mountain Foundation, Hunter, NY.
2005		 “Reflection Banners”, East Africa Resource and Study Center, Philadelphia, PA. 
2005		 “Devils and Dolls”, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2004		 “National Juried Exhibition”, Gallery 402, New York, NY.
2004		 “Klapper Hall Annual Group Exhibition”, Klapper Hall Gallery, Flushing, NY.
2004		 “Once Upon A Time”, Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, New York.
2004                 “Vermont Studio Center, June 2004”, Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont.
2003   	             “Advanced Problems in Drawing”, Klapper Hall Gallery, Flushing, NY. 
2003		 “Off of Chelsea”. Klapper Hall Gallery, Flushing, NY.
2001/2000	 “Annual Undergraduate Art Student Fall Exhibition”, Mooney Center Bridge Gallery, 
1999	          The College of New Rochelle, NY.


CURATED EXHIBITIONS

2008	“From Taboo to Icon”, The Ice Box Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.


LECTURES/PANELS/ARTIST TALKS

2008    From Taboo to Icon: Afrianist Turnabout Panel Moderator, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA.
2007    Artist-in-Residence Panel, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY.
2007    Visiting Artist Panel, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
2007    African Impressions/Contemporary Art Symposium: Mining History for African 
        Voices: Sensitivity and Spirit in the Art of African Women, African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA.	


PUBLICATIONS

2008		6@30 Exchange –American & Chinese Artists Exhibition Catalogue.
2008		From Taboo to Icon Exhibition Catalogue Curatorial Essay.
2007		(Un)Contained Exhibition Catalogue
2007		Queens Times Ledger, 4/2007.
2007		The Queens Courier, 4/2007.
2007		Qboro, Arts, Culture & Living Newspaper, 4/2007 “Caught in the Art”, Jennifer Manley.
2007		6@30 Exhibition Catalogue.
2006		Q Magazine of Queens College, Fall/2006.
2006		Joan Mitchell MFA Grant Recipient Catalogue.
2006		“Ides of March” Exhibition Catalogue.
2005		Artnet.com Magazine News, 5/2005.
2005		FiberArts Magazine, 9/2005 "Defining a Movement", Jessica Hemmings.


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

		The College of New Rochelle, Castle Gallery Board Member
		College Art Association 
		National Art Education Association


AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

2007		Joan Mitchell Special Project Grant, New York, New York.
2007		The Cornelia Tomas Scholarship, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, New York, NY. 
2007		Teacher’s College Minority Scholarship, Columbia University, New York, NY.
2006		Workspace Grant for Emerging Artists, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY.
2005		Joan Mitchell 2005 MFA Grant, New York, NY.
2005            Skowhegan Full Fellowship, Skowhegan, ME.
2004            The Fabric Workshop and Museum Apprenticeship, Philadelphia, PA.
2002	        Kathleen Gervino-Becker Memorial Award, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY. 
	        Art Department Purchase Award, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY.
2002		Annie Neville Northeast Region Art Award, Westchester, NY. 


COLLECTIONS

The Center for Book Arts
The Fabric Workshop & Museum
The College of New Rochelle
Munro & Sons Inc.


RESIDENCIES

2007	Youlou Arts Foundation, Teaching Artist-in-Residence Program, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies.
2006    The Center for Book Arts, New York, New York.
2005	Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine.
2005	The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2004	Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont.


EDUCATION

2006	Teacher’s College, Columbia University, New York, New York;
		M.A., Art Education with Teaching Certification.  Graduation: Spring 2008
2005	CUNY, Queens College, Flushing, New York  
                M.F.A., Studio Art. Concentration: Sculpture. magna cum laude.
2002	The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York; 
		B.F.A., Studio Art.  Concentration: Sculpture, Graphic Design,
                Minor: Art History. cum laude.