CURRENT POSITION

 

Associate Professor, Painting and Drawing Department, Tenured

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

 

EDUCATION

 

1980         M.F.A.       Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO

1977         B.F.A.        Washington University, St. Louis, MO

1975         AAS           Florissant Valley Community College, St. Louis, MO

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 

SOLO EXHIBITS

 

2006

“Conjunction: Mixed Media,” Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN


          2005
          "Memphis in May", JOYSMITH Gallery, Memphis, TN

          "Arrangements & Compositions", Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO

          2004
          "Arrangements & Compositions", Indiana Black Expo, Indianapolis, IN
         
          2003       

"Mixed Media: The Blues Project," OGT Gallery, NYC

"UNDER THE INFLUENCE: OBJECTS," Portfolio Gallery, STL, MO

"Virtual Symbolism," Larson Art Gallery, U of M, St Paul, MN

John E Rozelle, Mixed Media, UIC, Chicago, IL

 

2000       

"RECENT WORK", Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL

 

1998

"The MIDDLE PASSAGE PROJECT", Old Courthouse, NPS, St. Louis, MO

"Lost and Found in Chicago: Recent Work", Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL

"CHAOS FRAGMENTS", LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO

 

1997

"John Rozelle: Recent Work", Satori Fine Arts, Chicago, IL

 

1996

LOCUS Gallery, St. Louis, MO

Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL

 

1995

Vaughn Cultural Center, St. Louis, MO

 

1994

LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO

African American Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Chicago

 

1993

“Mixed Media“, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

1992

One Illinois Center, Chicago, IL

 

1991

“John Rozelle, New Work“, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

1990

Mehu Gallery, New York City

LOCUS Gallery, St. Louis, MO

 

1989

Isobel Neal Gallery - Chicago, IL

“Quincy and Margaret Troupe Present John Rozelle”, New York City

“Peg Alston Introduces John Rozelle”, New York City

 

1988

“The Barehanded War” - Margaret Harwell Museum - Popular, MO

“John Rozelle” - Chicago State University - Chicago, IL

“The Junkman Cometh” - Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO

“African American Sentinel” - Vaughn Cultural Center - St. Louis, MO

“John Rozelle” - St. Louis Community College at Forest Park - St. Louis

 

1987

“John Rozelle” - Isobel Neal Gallery - Chicago IL

“Small Colleges/Grant Series” - Left Bank Books - St. Louis MO

 

1986

“Redundant Identification: Objects” - Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO

“John Rozelle” - Locus Gallery - St. Louis, MO

“John Rozelle - Downtown” - Murdoch & Coll. - St. Louis, MO

 

1983

“New Work” - Fontbonne College - St. Louis, MO


      GROUP EXHIBITS


        2008
        “African American Abstraction, St Louis Connections,” St Louis Art Museum

       

        2007
“Negotiating Identities,” Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
“Loyola National Works on Paper,” Crown Center Gallery, Loyola Univ., Chicago, IL

        2006
Faculty Sabbatical Exhibition, SAIC, Chicago, IL
“Hot Images for Cold Times,” Highland Park Art Center
“Baker’s Dozen,” International Collage Museum, Fort Worth, TX

        2005
“Navigating the Mainstream,” Portfolio Gallery, St Louis, MO
“The Chemistry of Color,” PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
Black Fine Art Show, Puck Bldg, NYC
"Midwest Sculpture: Elements of Scale", Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
"The Mainstream", Portfolio Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"The Chemistry of Color", Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

        2004
"Mirrors of the Spirit", Noyes Cultural Art Center, Evanston, IL


        2003

    "Layers of Meaning: Collage and Abstraction in the 20th Century" Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA


        2002
            "Wish You Were Here," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
            Chicago Invitational, Chicago Athenaeum, Schaumburg, IL
            "Mind The Light," LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO

 

2001

"Art III: Faculty & Staff at AIC/SAIC," Chicago, IL

 

2000

"21 by 20", LOCUS Gallery, STL, MO

 

1999

"From the Permanent Collection," Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC

 

1998

"Doing Our Own Thing: A Show of African American Artists", Prairie State College Foundation, Chicago Heights, IL

 

1996

African American Printmakers, Philadelphia Museum of Art

African American Presence at the SCHOOL, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

 

1995

10TH Anniversary Exhibition LOCUS Gallery, St. Louis, MO

GROUP SHOW, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL

Traveling Group Exhibit,  DuSable Museum,  Chicago, IL

Oct: The Sande Webster Gallery at Gettysburg College

"25 Years of African American Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem," at The Smart Museum of Art, UIC, Chicago, IL

 

1994

“Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings“, Spertus Museum of Judica, Chicago, IL

African American Invitational, Margaret Harwell Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO

 

1993

“I Remember, 30 Year Celebration of the March on Washington“, Cochran Gallery, Washington, DC

Invitational Exhibition, Porter Randall Gallery, La Jolla, CA

“New Space“, LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO

“25th Anniversary Exhibition, The Studio Museum in Harlem“, Paine Weber Gallery, New York City, six city traveling exhibition

Gallery Closing Exhibition, LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO

Alumi Exhibition, Florissant Valley Community College, St Louis, MO

Faculty of Color-SAIC, South Shore Bank, Chicago, IL

 

1992

“Working”, Seven African American Artist, South Holland, IL

“Painting the Black Experience“, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL

National Black Arts Festival Invitational, Nexus Gallery, Atlanta, GA

African American Invitational, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO

 

1991

Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition, MSI, Chicago, IL

10th Year Anniversary Exhibition, Margaret Harwell Museum, Poplar bluff, MO

“Visions, Patterns, and Reality, Contemporary Illinois African American Artists“

Illinois Bell, Chicago, IL

“Currents in Contemporary African American Art“, Purdue University, South Bend, IN

 

1990

“Sign, Symbol and Spirit, Recent Works by African American Artists“, Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI

“IN/FORM, Group Show“, St Louis, MO

Chicago International Art Expo, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

“From the Studio“, Amelie A Wallace Gallery, Old Westbury, Long Island, NY

1989

Two Person Exhibition, Peg Alston, New York City

“From the Studio:  Artists-in-Residence”,1988-89, The Studio Museum in Harlem

“Under the Influence”, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ

 

1988

“Special Exhibition”, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL

“2nd Biennial Emerging Artists/Figurative Abstractions” - California

Afro-American Museum - Los Angeles, CA

 

1988

“Black Creativity ‘88” - Juried Exhibition, Martin Puryear, juror - Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago, IL

Group Invitational Exhibition, Curated by the Isabel Neal Gallery - Gary’s Lake, WI

 

1987

“Affinity,” Four Person Show - Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO

“Art St. Louis III” - Juried Exhibition - Jurors, Lara Ellis, Paul Falcone and Joan Hall - St. Louis, MO

“St. Louis Artist Today” - Artist Guild Invitational Exhibition curated by Marie Louise Kane, Curatorial Assistant, St. Louis Art Museum - St. Louis, MO

“Image, Idea, Invention,” Invitational, curated by Tom Butler, Executive Director, Mitchell Museum - Mt. Vernon, IL

“Music To Be Seen: 25 St. Louis Artists” - Brentwood Gallery, St. Louis

St. Louis Artist Coalition Group Show - Margaret Harwell Museum - Poplar Bluff, MO

“Black Creativity ‘87” - Juried Exhibition, Richard Hunt, Juror - Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago, IL

JB Speed Art Museum - Juror Exhibition, Leslie King - Hammond, juror - Louisville KY

 

1986

“Music To Be Seen: 25 St. Louis Artists” - Brunnier Gallery and Museum - Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa

“Redundant Identification: Objects” - Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO

“John Rozelle” - Locus Gallery - St. Louis, MO

“John Rozelle - Downtown” - Murdoch & Coll - St. Louis, MO

“Art St, Louis - II”, St. Louis Arts Festival, St. Louis

“Group Show” - St. Louis Arts Festival, St. Louis

“Group Show” - Locus, St. Louis

“Black Creativity 86” - Juried Exhibition - Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago, IL

“Bags: Black Artist Exhibition“, Margaret Harwell Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO

“Black Creativity 85” - Juried Exhibition, Isobel Neal juror - MSI, Chicago, IL

“Works on Paper” - Forest Park Community College - St. Louis

 

1984

“Recent Work” - Florissant Valley Community College - St. Louis

“10 x 7” - Loretto Hilton Gallery - St. Louis

“Group Show” - Crystal Britton Gallery - Atlanta, GA

“Group Show, Fontbonne Faculty” - Martin Schweig Gallery - St. Louis

“Three Person Show” - Webster University - St. Louis

“New Work” - Fontbonne College - St. Louis, MO

 

1983

“Works on Paper”- Invitational Exhibition - Southside Art Center - Chicago, IL

“Group Show” - Carol Shipiro Gallery - St. Louis, MO

“Chauquatau National “, Phyllis Kind, juror - Chauquatau, NY

“Group Show” - Nornberg Gallery - St. Louis

“Leon Hick’s Etched Print Special Collection” - Invitational Exhibition St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

“An American Adventure” - Invitational, First Street Forum - St. Louis, MO

 

1982

“Faculty Exhibition” - Fontbonne College - St. Louis

“Faculty Exhibition“, St Louis Community Colleges, two campuses