STUDIO ARTIST PORTFOLIO
Zoe Nicole Nielsen
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EDUCATION
2026 Master of Fine Arts (Candidate) of Studio Arts, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN
2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts of Studio Arts, Wayne State College,
Wayne, NE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025 Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Printmaking Studio Technician
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2024 Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Printmaking Studio Technician
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Figure Drawing Session Monitor
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Figure Drawing Session Monitor
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Studio Monitor
Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
2022 Gallery Assistant
Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
Studio Monitor,
Wayne State College Studio Art Building, Wayne, NE
COURSES TAUGHT (INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD)
2025/2026 S26 AD26500 Relief Printmaking
F25 AD20000 Beginning Painting
Summer25 AD10600 3D Design
2024/2025 S25 AD10600-008 3D Design
F24 AD11000-010 Beginning Drawing
2023/2024 S24 AD11000-001 Beginning Drawing
S24 AD11000-004 Beginning Drawing
F23AD11000-007 Beginning Drawing
F23AD11000-010 Beginning Drawing
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Patti and Rusty Rueff Gallery, PAO Hall,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2025 The Survival of the Not-So-Fittest, Robert B. and Patricia Peyton
Truitt Gallery, The Tippecanoe Arts Federation, Lafayette, IN
GROUP AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2025 Print A Bird On It!, Puertograbando, Southern Graphics Council International, San Juan, PR
Eros & Thanatos, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
Anything That Moves, Virtual Exhibition (Jurors: Graduate Students from the University of Montana, Missoula and Montana State University, Bozeman)
Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR (Juror: Pedro Barbeito)
Sixty Square Inches XXI, Ringell Gallery, Stewart Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (Juror: Minna Resnick)
2024 12th International Print Exhibition, Remarque Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
Alumni and Faculty Exhibit, Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
Kingdom, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Rites of Passage, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Layers, Beyond Gallery, Lafayette, IN
17th Annual Juried Show, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE (Juror: Turner McGehee, Professor of Visual Arts at Hastings College, Hastings, NE)
Artisans Along the Avenue, Fine Art Auction, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE
917 Conclusion, 917 North 9th St, Lafayette, IN
National Society of Arts and Letters Visual Arts Exhibition, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, IN
2023 Disconnected, Thieme and Adair Building, 664 Main St, Lafayette, IN
917 Pop Up Art Show, 917 North 9th St, Lafayette, IN
Juried Student Exhibit, Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE (Juror: Russ Nordman)
What Lies Beneath, Nordstrom Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
16th Annual Juried Competition, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE (Juror: Eddie Dominguez)
Artisans Along the Avenue, Fine Art Auction and Fundraiser, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE
Artisans Along the Avenue, Vendor, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE
2022 Under 200 Exhibit, Blue Cat Gallery & Studio, Wayne, NE
Friends and Family Opening Exhibit, Blue Frog Tattoo and Gallery, Omaha, NE
Local Perspectives, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA (Juror: Christopher Atkins)
Juried Student Exhibit, Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE (Juror: Howard Paine)
15th Annual Juried Competition, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE (Juror: Beatrice Rodriguez)
ARTcetera 2022, Fine Art Auction and Fundraiser, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2021 Postcards from the Edge, Virtual Exhibition and Auction, New York, NY
Under 200 Exhibit, Blue Cat Gallery & Studio, Wayne, NE
Juried Student Exhibit, Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE (Juror: Johntimothy Pizzuto)
Juried Print Exhibition, Studio Arts Building, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE (Juror: Sarah Lemmon)
2018-19 Eastern Midlands Conference and Exhibition, Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS TAUGHT
2025 Student Lightning Talk Artist Presentation, Puertograbando, Southern Graphics Council International Conference, San Juan, PR
Printmaking, Workshop Instructor, Grandparents University, Purdue For Life Alumni Foundation, West Lafayette, IN
2024 Artists Driven! A Focus on Mixed Media, Workshop Instructor, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE
Figure Drawing, High School Art Day, Workshop Instructor, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
2017-19 Art Rotation, Art Instructor, Hope for the First Nations, White Earth, MN
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2024 Promise Grant for Graduate Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2023 Promise Grant for Graduate Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Best in Show, Juried Student Exhibit, Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE (Juror: Russ Nordman)
Second Place, 16th Annual Juried Competition, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE (Juror: Eddie Dominguez)
2022 Honorable Mention, Local Perspectives, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA (Juror: Christopher Atkins)
Best in Show, 15th Annual Juried Competition, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE (Juror: Beatrice Rodriguez))
Honorable Mention, Juried Student Exhibit, Wayne, NE (Juror: Howard Paine)
2021 Best in Show, Wayne State College Juried Print Exhibition, Wayne, NE (Juror: Sarah Lemmon)
Speedball Scholarship, Wayne State College Juried Print Exhibition, Wayne, NE (Juror: Sarah Lemmon)
PUBLICATIONS
2024 I Remember Walking Down a Hallway, Two Steps Press, 2024
The Gardyloo Magazine, June Edition, The Gardyloo Omaha
Maker Magazine, Inaugural Issue, High Peaks Studio
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Printmaking: Lithography (stone, photolitho), Intalio (etching, aquatint, drypoint, shaped plate), Silkscreen, Relief, Monotype
Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Sculpting: Moldmaking, Taxidermy
Ceramics: Wheel Throwing, Handbuilding, Slipcasting, Cone 10 and Raku firings, Clay Recycling, Glaze Chemistry
Drawing: Figure Drawing Session Management
Proficiency in Digital Programs: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Procreate, InDesign, Rhino, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook,
and Google Docs equivalents.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2024/Present Southern Graphics Council International, Member