Nancy Kozikowski
After 40 years of making tapestries I feel that the geometric designs which have evolved in my work express a life of their own. Working within and against the limitations of the loom and evolving from vegetable dyes to unlimited chemically dyed colors, these designs have begun to express power, movement and light.
I have tried to release the pattern from the surface of the tapestry and create a fluid, gentle, shallow and spontaneous space. I want to release the image from the medium--into the imagination of the viewer.
Selected Recent Group Exhibitions
2012 Lausanne to Beijing 7th International Fiber Art Biennale (Juror) Nantong China
2102 4th International Tour Show (Park Fine Art) Song Zhuang, China, Seoul Korea,
Istanbul, Turkey, Albuquerque, NewMexico, USA
2012 KIAF Korean International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2012 The Evolution Of Tradition, Exhibition, Lecture, Workshop, JeonJu, Korea
2011 The Cross Yinna Yang Art Center, Songzhuang, Tongzhou, Beijing
2010 Textile Connections, Tokyo University of Arts, Japan
2010 Lausanne to Beijing 6th International Fiber Art Biennale (Juror)
Zheng Zhou, Henan, China
2008 Lausanne to Beijing 5th International Fiber Art Biennale (Juror)
2008 Han Yan Gallery Song Zhuang Live Draw
2007 Song Zhuang Art Festival International Art Exhibition Invitational
2006 From Lausanne to Beijing 2006 4th International Fiber Art Biennale
(Souzhou) (Catalogue page 137)
2006 China Yunan International Folk Arts and Crafts High-Level Forum
At Yunan Provincial Museum and Yunan Provincial Library Kunming China
2004 “From Lausanne to Beijing, Suzhou 3rd International Tapestry Art Exhibition”
2003 “Live Draw” DCA, Venice CA
2003 “Abstract Art” Anderson Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2003 “Live Draw” Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2002 “From Lausanne to Beijing -Shanghai 2nd International Tapestry Art Exhibition”
2001 “Thread of New Mexico” (created by Nancy Kozikowski) Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque NM
2000 “From Lausanne to Beijing—Beijing 2000 International Tapestry Art Exhibition”
One Person Exhibitions
2012 The Evolution of Tradition 1895 1895 Cultural Industry District, Jiangsu Province,
China
2012 Nancy Kozikowski, Shang Shan Art Museum, Song Zhuang, China
2010 New Work: Nancy Kozikowski/Susan Klebanoff, DSG Fine Art, ABQ, NM
2008 Han Yan Gallery, Song Zhuang, China
1992 J.Cacciola Galleries, New York
1990 Guadalupe Historic Foundation, Santa Fe, NM
1989 Weaving Southwest,Taos, NM
1988 American Business Interiors, Albuquerque, NM
1986 Robert Four Gallery, Paris
1985 Wool Warehouse Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1983 Gallery 10, New York
1983 St. John's Episcopal Church, New York
1982 Houshang's Gallery, Dallas, TX
1982 Enthios Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1981 Open Ring Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1981 The Governor's Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Awards and Commissions
2011 Carl & Linda Alongi 50” X 50” tapestry Santa Fe, NM
2008 Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, NM 6 8’x12’ tapestry commissions
2007 “Roberta’s Robe” 6’x4’ tapestry and embroidery commission
2005 “Painted Pottery” 10’x8’ tapestry commission for the American Society of
Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
2004 “Red Quarks” 48”x48” tapestry NM State Capitol Building, Santa Fe NM,
Capitol Arts Collection
2003 “Silver” UCLA Commission by Anderson School EMBA Class
2002 “Block Cycle” 20’ x 8’ tapestry commission, Block Distributing, San Antonio,
TX
2002 “Z and S” tapestry commission , New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs NM
2002 “RT Red” tapestry commission, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2001 “Magnifico honoree for 2001”
2001 “Red Chief Blanket”, 8’ x 30’, Bernalillo County Court House, Albuquerque, NM
1997 “Bravo Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts in 1996, Albuquerque, NM
1996 “Wave Theory” 5.5’ x 20’, U.S.A.A. Insurance, Colorado Springs, CO
1995 “Tangled Belts” 5 48”x48”, Hale and Dorr, Boston, MA
1993 “Covanant” 4.5' x 10' commission, Congregation Albert, Albuquerque, NM
1992 "Thread of New Mexico," 18.5' x 42", City of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
1991 "Blue Tallis," 14' x 14', Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
1990 "Runways," 6' x 20', Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, NM
Professorships/ Lectures in China
2008 November Beijing Lausanne to Beijing 5th International Fiber Art Biennale Catalogue (Juror)
2008 Shanghai Vocational Art and Craft Institute, JiaDing, Shanghai
2006 November Beijing Lausanne to Beijing 5th International Fiber Art Biennale Catalogue (Juror)
2006 October Wuhan
South Central Minorities University
Hubei Fine Art Academy
2005 June Suzhou
Suzhou Art & Design Technology Institute