b. 1978
Nicole Rademacher is a video artist, independent curator and collaborator. She began her studies in architecture at Virginia Tech, but soon found the still image, and then the moving image. She completed her BFA in 2004 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her MFA at Alfred University in 2008. She has exhibited and screened work world-wide including Transmediale, Art Beijing 2010, Streaming Festival, LOOP Video Art Festival, among others. She currently splits her time between Santiago de Chile and Charlotte, North Carolina.
send me an email: nic [at] nicolerademacher [dot] com
Education
- 2008
- MFA New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University ~ Alfred, New York
- 2004
- BFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago ~ Chicago, Illinois
- 1996-1998
- slated in the Department of Architecture & Urban Studies, Virginia Tech ~ Blacksburg, Virginia
Residency Programs
- 2010
- La Cité Internationale des Arts ~ Paris, France
Individual/Shared Exhibitions
- 2008
- E.H. Little Fine Arts Center at Queens University ~ Charlotte, North Carolina
- MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery ~ Alfred, New York (three-person show)
- 2007
- “Reciprocal Strategies” Turner Gallery ~ Alfred, New York(two-person show)
- 2002
- Ribborn ~ Barcelona, Spain
- Bahia ~ Barcelona, Spain
Screenings/Festivals
- 2010
- Streaming Festival: International Festival for Audio Visual Art, 5th edition ~ www.streamingfestival.com & The Paardcafé gallery, the Hague, the Netherlands
- Video Art For All ~ Orient Foundation, Casa Garden Temporary Exhibitions Gallery, Macau, China
- Was Here ~ Hudson Beach Glass, Philadelphia, USA
- Untitled Show ~ Espace Alternatif : Grands Boulevards, Paris, France
- Art Beijing 2010 Contemporary Art Fair ~ AFA, Beijing, China
- Human Emotion Project: China ~ AFA, Beijing, China
- 2009
- Streaming Festival: International Festival for Audio Visual Art, 4th edition ~ www.streamingfestival.com & BH139 gallery, the Hague, the Netherlands
- One Minute Film & Video Festival Aarau ~ Aarau, Switzerland
- Human Emotion Project: China ~ AFA @ Portuguese Bookshop Gallery, Macau, China
- 7th International Film Festival: One Minute - One Shot ~ Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia
- re-new 2009 (digital arts forum) ~ Copenhagen, Denmark
- Human Emotion Project: Premier ~ Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- 2008
- Gusto at the Gallery ~ Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- Pantheon International Xperimental Film & Animation Festival 7.0 ~ Nicosia, Cyprus
- Streaming Festival: International Festival for Audio Visual Art, 3rd edition ~ www.streamingfestival.com & ArtiKraak Galleries, the Hague, the Netherlands
- Le Flash: One MINUTE/One NIGHT ~ Garage Projects, Atlanta, Georgia
- Cologne OFF IV: Mother ~ coff.newmediafest.org & “Salon de Arte Digital”, Museum of Contemporary Art (MACZUL) Maracaiboo, Venezuela
- Cologne OFF IV ~ coff.newmediafest.org & “Salon de Arte Digital”, Museum of Contemporary Art (MACZUL) Maracaiboo, Venezuela
- The Silent/Sound Outdoor Festival, Squeaky Wheel @ Front Park ~ Buffalo, New York
- Loop Video Art Festival ’08 “Programa de escuelas Festival LOOP '08”, Catalonia Rambla Hotel ~ Barcelona, Spain
- 2007
- BronxMAP (Media Arts & Performance) ~ the Bronx, New York
- Southern Tier Biennial, Olean Public Library Gallery ~ Olean, New York
- Loop Video Art Festival ’07 “Programa de escuelas Festival LOOP '07”, Catalonia Rambla Hotel ~ Barcelona, Spain
- 2006
- Ecrand’arrête: Demain . . . j’arrête, St Stan ~ Nantes, France
- Plug-In, NiU ~ Barcelona, Spain
- toP_06, DO BAR de LA ESCOCESA ~ Barcelona, Spain
- Off-Loop Video Art Festival “Top Manta” SALADESTAR ~ Barcelona, Spain
- Tour(mix)/Top Manta, La Factoría De Sol ~ Mallorca, Spain
- Ecrand’arrête: Demain . . . j’arrête, Le Bretagne ~ Nantes, France
- 2005
- Transmediale.05, Haus de Kulturen der Welt ~ Berlin, Germany
- 2002
- Primavera Fotográfica, “Pelugráfica Fotoquería” Golden D’or ~ Barcelona, Spain
- 1999
- 4-D Extravaganza, Gallery 2 ~ Chicago, USA
Select Group Exhibitions
- 2011
- End to End, Harvestworks: Digital Media Arts Center, New York, New York, USA
- eyeseverywhere//ojosportodoslados, Espacio MenusUno, Madrid, España
- 2010
- Congreso Internacional Mujer Arte y Tecnología en la Nueva Esfera Pública "eyeseverywhere//ojosportodoslados" ~ Valencia, Spain
- La Maison du Chili ~ Paris, France
- Retreiving Humanity, Santa Fe Complex ~ Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 2008
- Alfred International, Central Academy of Fine Arts ~ Beijing, China
- 2007
- Scribble Works, Turner Gallery ~ Alfred, New York
- 13 x 13, Wellsville Creative Arts Center ~ Wellsville, New York
- CEPA Gallery Members Exhibition 2007, CEPA Gallery ~ Buffalo, New York
- NYSCC Student Exhibition, Wellsville Creative Arts Center ~ Wellsville, New York, USA
- 2004
- BFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 2 ~ Chicago, USA
- 2003
- An Intimate Exhibition, 1349 N. Wolcott ~ Chicago, USA
- imagine nation, ArtSpot ~ Atlanta, USA
- imagine nation, 89 Bowery ~ New York City, USA
- 2002
- ReCollection, 1150 Churchill ~ Atlanta, USA
- 2001
- Monstruos del Barrio, Golden D’or ~ Barcelona, Spain
- Each to Each: Young Artists In Chicago, Center for International Performance & Exhibition ~ Chicago, USA
- Nuclear Shelter, Center for International Performance & Exhibition ~ Chicago, USA
- 2000
- Body Language, Gallery X ~ Chicago, USA
- 1999
- FYP, Gallery 2 ~ Chicago, USA
Public and Community Activities
- 2010
- Panel member, Curating Video Art, III Festival de Videoarte de Camagüey ~ Camagüey, Cuba
- Juror, Camguito Award, III Festival de Videoarte de Camagüey ~ Camagüey, Cuba
- Workshop, Notes for a People's Atlas of Santiago (in collaboration with AREA Chicago), BLOC/Tutorías de Arte ~ Santiago, Chile
- 2009
- Artist Lecture: Video Arte y la Intersección con el Documental, Facultad de Arte, Escuela de Artes Visuales, Universidad Mayor ~ Santiago, Chile
- Artist Lecture: Activado por la percepción, Facultad de Artes, Escuela de Artes Visuales, Universidad de Chile ~ Santiago, Chile
- Organization and coordination of Alfred University's participation in LOOP Video Art Festival
- 2008
- Faculty Advisor for The Fast Food Festival Committee student club at the Art Institute of Charlotte ~ Charlotte, NC
- Organization and coordination of Alfred University's participation in LOOP Video Art Festival
- 2007
- Artist Lecture to Freshman Foundations class, NYSCC, Alfred University ~ Alfred, NY
- Organization and coordination of Visiting Artist Workshops and Lectures: Saya Woolfalk at Alfred University ~ Alfred, NY
- Organization of cross-disciplinary student-run graduate critiques, NYSCC ~ Alfred University, NY
- Organization and coordination of Alfred University's participation in LOOP Video Art Festival
- 2006
- Organization of cross-disciplinary student-run graduate critiques, NYSCC ~ Alfred University, NY
- Artist Lecture to color photography class, at the invitation of Visiting Prof. Jan Nagle, School of Art and Design, NYSCC ~ Alfred University, NY
Grants/Honors/Fellowships
- 2006-2008
- MFA Fellowship, NYSCC at Alfred University
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship/Fellowship, NYSCC at Alfred University
- Graduate Advisory Committee Representative for EIA graduate students (student elected), NYSCC at Alfred University
- 2008
- Travel Grant, to represent Alfred University at LOOP Video Art Festival, School of Art & Design and the Expanded Media Department, Alfred University
- 2007-2008
- SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship, NYSCC at Alfred University
- 2007
- Travel Grant, to represent Alfred University at LOOP Video Art Festival, private donor, School of Art & Design, Alfred University
- 2005
- Finalist, Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts contemporains, Tourcoing, France
- 2004-2005
- French Government Teaching Assistantship Grant, The French Ministry of Education and Culture
- 1999
- work selected by profesor for participation in "FYP" exhibition Gallery 2. Chicago
- work selected by classmates for participation in "4-D Extravaganza" exhibition Gallery 2. Chicago
- 1998-2004
- Educational Incentive Grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Publications/Bibliography
- 2010
- Longing & Distance: through gesture CHILE ~ Paris, France
- 2009
- El enigmático mundo de Nicole Rademacher by Antonio Lirio Barajas, Uklaworld ~ Barcelona, Spain
- Artista estadounidense dicta charla en Sala Adolfo Couver by Isis Díaz López, Periodista Facultad de Artes, Universidad de Chile ~ Santiago, Chile
- 2008
- Longing & Distance: Through Gesture ~ Alfred, NY
- 2007
- Milwaukee after coming to California from Milwaukee ~ Alfred, NY
- 2005
- Blank Magazine ~ Madrid, Spain
- 2004
- Her Heart Calendar, Fujisawa Healthcare ~ Chicago, USA
- 2003
- Circle Thirteen, volume III, issue #2 ~ San Francisco, USA
Interviews
- VIP - VideoChannel Interview Project : vip.newmediafest.org
- Streaming Festival interview : www.streamingfestival.com/artists.php
Curatorial Projects
- 2011
- chilean video art RIGHTNOW!, Cologne OFF, City Art Gallery ~ Kharkiv, Ukraine
- 2010
- chilean video art RIGHTNOW!, La Próxima Resistencia, III Festival de Videoarte de Camagüey ~ Camagüey, Cuba
- chilean video art RIGHTNOW!, Espace Alternatif : Grands Boulevards ~ Paris, France
- chilean video art RIGHTNOW!, Hudson Beach Glass ~ Philadelphia, USA
- 2009
- Loop Video Art Festival ’09 “Programa de escuelas Festival LOOP '09 ~ Barcelona, Spain
- 2008
- Loop Video Art Festival ’08 “Programa de escuelas Festival LOOP '08” ~ Barcelona, Spain
- 2007
- Loop Video Art Festival ’07 “Programa de escuelas Festival LOOP '07” ~ Barcelona, Spain
- 2001
- Nuclear Shelter, Center for International Performance & Exhibition ~ Chicago, USA
Teaching Experience
- 2010
- Pilot Photo/Video Program, VE-Global, Hogar San Francisco de Regís ~ Santiago, Chile
- 2008
- Web Design & Interactive Media Department, Art Institute of Charlotte ~ Charlotte, NC
- 2007-2008
- Instructor of Record, Basic Black & White Photography, NYSCC, Alfred University ~ Alfred, NY
- 2007
- Teaching Assistant, Foundations Program: 2-D, NYSCC, Alfred University ~ Alfred, NY
- 2006
- Teaching Assistant, Foundations Program: 3-D, NYSCC, Alfred University ~ Alfred, NY
- 2003-2004
- Multimedia Instructor, Girls Get Digital, Korean American Community Services ~ Chicago, USA
Professional Experience
- 2010
- Cinematorgraphy/Editing, DVD portafolio for contemporary dancer Daniela Molina
- Assistant Director, Ulises Morales. feature-length film directed by Víctor Cubillos
- Editor, Zapatos. short film directed by Matías Muñoz Rodríguez
- 2007
- Editor/Director. documentary of glass blowing process for artist Nadine Saylor
- 2005
- Editor, Baja Tecnología. short film by artist Diego Paonessa
Affiliations
- Eyes Everywhere Photo Collective : www.eyeseverywhere.wordpress.com
- POCS Project for Open and Closed Sculpture Association : www.pocs.org
- [PAM] Perpetual Art Machine : www. perpetualartmachine.com
- Rhizome : www.rhizome.org
- SALADESTAR : www.saladestar.com
Other
- Fluent in Spanish and French. Conversational Catalan. A couple catch phrases in Korean, Swedish, and Modern Greek.
- Really enjoys making food for people.
©2009 nicole rademacher