Neva Sills
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 633-5915
contact@nevasills.com
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2009 Ladies and the Lake, Mr. Helsinki, Fish Creek, WI
2008 Floating Through, MacRostie Art Center Grand Rapids, MN
2005 Going There, CSPS/Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
Paintings, Papajohn Pavilion, University of Iowa Hospitals, IA
Experience This, Eve Drewlowe Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2004 Banana Shake, Coal Cellar Space, Iowa City, IA
Being Here, Eve Drewlowe Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2003 Vacationland, Byron Burford Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2002 Guyheads, Byron Burford Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Wish You Were Here, Mr. Helsinki, Fish Creek, WI
2001 Little Shoes, 734 Gallery, Madison WI
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2006 My Place/Your Place: With Paula Brandel, Kiehle Gallery, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 (upcoming) New Directions in Collage, Fine Arts Center Gallery at Northeastern
Illinois University, Chicago, IL
2009 Dia Del Los Muertos, Geunzel Gallery at Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI
2008 This is Big: Juan Gomez, Laura McPhee, Joel Meyerowitz, Robert Polidori, Neva
Sills, The Lobby Gallery at 499 Park Ave, New York, NY
2007 Moving Crew: Transfermation, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Moving Crew: Passport Home, Bemis Underground, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2006 You Were Never Here, Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
PLAC II Portfolio, Southern Graphics Council Conference, Madison, WI
Moving Crew Passport Home: , Arts Iowa City, Iowa City, IA
2005 University of Iowa Graduate Painters, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
International Collage Research and Production Team, Arts Iowa City, Iowa City
2004 A Curious Assortment of Calamities and Cradlesongs, Eve Drewlowe Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Peace, Francis Hardy Center for the Arts, Ephraim, WI
2003 The Exquisite Corpse!, Undecided Space, Iowa City, IA
To You With Love, Armature Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Here, There; Art Institute of Chicago/Peninsula Art School Collaboration Project,
Geunzel Gallery, Fish Creek, WI
2002 Door County Collection 2002, Francis Hardy Center for the Arts, Ephraim, WI
2001 Honeymoon’s Over, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison WI
I’m Here, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison WI
Happy, Red Gym Gallery, Madison WI
2000 Hot Stuff!, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison WI
EDUCATION
2002-2005 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, MFA, Painting and Drawing; Minor: Printmaking
1999-2002 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, BFA, Painting
1997-1998 Lacoste School of the Arts, Provence France, Painting and Photography
1996-1997 Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, Film
1995-1996 Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, Studio Art
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2007- Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, Adjunct Professor, Observational Drawing, Design Fundamentals
2005-2006 The University of Iowa, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Painting I, Basic Drawing
Kirkwood Community College, Adjunct Professor, Painting I/II, Drawing I/II
2004-2005 University of Iowa, Teacher of Record, Basic Drawing
1998-2005 Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI: Seasonal Children's Art Instructor, Painting, Drawing,
and Sculpture
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2009 Resident, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant-Illinois Arts Council
2005 James F. Jakobsen Graduate Forum Award
2004-2005 Mildred Peltzer Lynch Fellowship-University of Iowa
2002-2004 Iowa Arts Fellowship-University of Iowa
2001-2002 Edith L. Gilbertson Award-University of Wisconsin
