NELSON-COLE, Clary

Graphic Artist, Painter, Printmaker Birth: July 29, 1945, in Waterloo, Sierra Leone. Died December 1990. Training: Yaba College of Technology, 1961-1963; BA, Ahamdu Bello University, 1967, specializing in painting; MA in painting and printmaking, 1973, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. Profile: Full name, Clarence Babatunde Aina Cole; teacher, Federal Ministry of Education, Lagos, 1967; lecturer, Federal Government College, Sokoto, 1967-1968; lecturer, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1968-1970; teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, USA, 1972-1973; professsor, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, USA, 1973-1983; lecturer, Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Benin, Benin-City, 1983-1990. Solo Exhibitions Gallery Labac, Lagos, 1965. Bronze Gallery, Lagos, 1966. Independence Building, Lagos, 1966. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1967. Federal Government College, Sokoto, 1967. Teachers' Training College, Sokoto, 1968. German Club, Sokoto, 1968-1969. USIS, Kano; Kaduna; Lagos, 1969. University of Ife, Ile-Ife, 1969. University of Lagos, Lagos, 1970. National Museum, Lagos, 1970. University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 1979. "Dream, Fantasy and Reality," National Gallery of Crafts &Design, Lagos, October 2-17, 1986. Group Exhibitions Mid-West Annual National Print and Drawing Show, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, USA, 1970. Fifth National Print Exhibition, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, 1970. 11th National Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Oklahoma Art Centre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, 1970. Second Annual National Print and Drawing Show, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA, 1970. 13th and 14th North Dakota Drawing and Print Show, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA, 1970, 1971. Fourth National Student Printmakers Exhibition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, 1971. Graphics 71 National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico, USA, 1971 N„r,h Dakota, USA '97" ^ ExhiW'°n- Mi™ State College Minot ~--«Nr«.«,^,; '**>*"»*«. ' h*"»' USA, 19?2i Nelson-Cole 287 First National American University Student Print Invitational, Pratt Graphics Center, New York, USA, 1972. Civic Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA, 1972. Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA, 1972. Afro-American Cultural Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA, 1972. Staff Club, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA, 1972. Department of Fine Arts Show, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA, 1972. 1973 Mid-West Annual National Show, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, USA, 1973. FESTAC '77, Lagos, 1977. "Les Etoiles," Galerie d'Art Helof, Paris, France, 1979. Gallery Six, Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia, 1979. Rudy Komon Gallery, Woollahra, Australia, 1979. "Biennale Internazionale della Grafica," Firenze, Italy, 1979. Crossley Gallery, Gordon House, Melbourne, Australia, 1979. Tolarno Galleries, Victoria, Australia, 1979. Internationale Grafik, Wiesenweg, Germany, 1979. Mostra Internationale Delia Grafics, Milan, Italy, 1979. International Exposition of Graphics, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1979. Saga 57th National Print Exhibition, New York, USA, 1979. Miami International Biennial, Metropolitan Museum and Art Centers, Miami, Florida, USA, 1979. Irene Leache 25th Memorial Exhibition, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 1979. American Graphics Gallery, New York, USA, 1979. World Print Three, San Francisco, California, USA, 1979. "Small Works," Fourth Annual Competition, New York, USA, 1979. The Ogunquit Art Center, 59th Annual National Exhibition of Paintings, Ogunquit, Maine, USA, 1979. Sixth Annual Festival of the Arts, Miami Beach, Miami, USA, 1979. 30th Annual Quincy Art Show, Quincy, Illinois, USA, 1979. Seventh Annual Town and Country Art League's Festival of the Arts, Matteson, Illinois, USA, 1979. 38th Annual Art Exposition, Chung-Cheng Cultural Center, St. John's University, New York, USA, 1979. Fourth Annual International Fine Arts Competition, Pilot Club of Golden Sands, El Centro, California, USA, 1979. The Paint Box Gallery, Sister Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 1979. Midsummer Midwest Artists Show, Abrams Art Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 1979. "The Starving Artist ArtShow," The Historic Little Church of La Villita, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 1979. Kansas Fifth National Small Painting, Drawing and Print Exposition, Fort Hays State University Art Gallery, Hays, Kansas, USA, 1979. Gallery of Contemporary Artists, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 1979. Friends of the Art Members Juried Show, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 1979. Faculty Art Show, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 1979. 22nd Annual Beloit &Vicinity Exposition, Wright Art Center, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA, 1979. Print Club International Open Print Juried Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1979. 288 Nelson-Cole National Print and Drawing Competition, Dulin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, 1979. Hawaii National Print Exhibition, Honolulu, USA, 1979. National Print Competition, State University College, Fredonia, New York, USA, 1979. National Cape Coral Annual Art Exposition, Cape Coral, Florida, USA, 1979. Eighth Annual National Fall Art Fete, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA, 1979. Davidson National Print and Drawing Competition, North Carolina, USA, 1979. National Print and Drawing Exposition, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA, 1979. Hunterdon Art Center National PrintExposition, Clinton, NewJersey, USA, 1979. National Arts Club Annual Open Exposition, New York, USA, 1979. Laramie Art Guild American National Show, Overland Trail Gallery, Laramie, Wyoming, USA, 1979. Bluegrass Painting ExpositionFourth Biennial Competition, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 1979. National Open Exposition, National Art League, New York, USA, 1979. 68th Annual Exposition, Association of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 1979. Grand Ninth Annual Juried Art Exposition, Glendale, California, USA, 1979. 18th Annual Art on the Rocks, TwentyNine Palms, California, USA, 1979. Southeastern Art Show, Exposition of Paintings, Drawings and Prints, Winston- Salem, North Carolina, USA, 1979. Greensburg Art Club 46th Annual Juried Art Exposition, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 1979. South BayArt Association Annual Juried Show,Torrence, California, USA, 1979. Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts Annual, Ringwood, New Jersey, USA, 1979. 41stAnnual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, Society of FourArts, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1979. Norwegian International Print Biennial, Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad, Norway, 1980. Grand Prix International d'Art Contemporain de Monte Carlo, Musee National, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1980. Sixth International Exhibition of Original Drawings, Moderna Galerija, Rijeka, Yugoslavia, 1980. "Biennale Internazionale della Grafica," Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy, 1980. Krakow International Biennial of Prints, Krakow, Poland, 1980. Ljubljana International Exhibition of Graphics, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1980. XV Premi Intemacional de Dibuix Joan Miro, Sala de Cultura de la Caja de Ahorros de la Disputacion de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 1980; Joan Miro Foundation, Barcelona, Spain, 1980. Seventh Greater New Orleans International Juried Art Exhibition, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, USA, 1980. "Footprint," Northwest International Small Format Print Exhibition, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, Washington, USA, 1980. Sixth International Miniature Print Competition and Exhibition, PrattGraphics Center, New York, USA, 1980. Tenth Washington &Jefferson College National Painting Show, 14th Washington & Jefferson College Arts Festival, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, 1980. 42nd Annual CooperstownArt Association National Art Exhibition, Cooperstown, New York, USA, 1980. 41st National Annual Mid-YearShow, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, USA, 1980. 28th National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, 1980. Nelson-Cole 289 Third Annual Village Center National Print Competition and Exhibition, Florida Technological University, Orlando, Florida, USA, 1980. 12th National Print Exhibition, Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, Connecticut, USA, 1980. National Print, Drawing and Photography Exhibition, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, 1980. Appalachian National Drawing Competition, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA, 1980. 25th National Exhibition of Prints, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1980. 58th National Exhibition, Springfield Art League, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, 1980. 20th Chautauqua Art Association National Jury Show, Chautauqua, New York, USA, 1980. Fourth National Dogwood Festival Art Show, Georgia Tech Student Center, Atlanta, USA, 1980. Tenth Biennial National Art Exhibition, Second Crossing Gallery, Valley City State College, Valley City, North Dakota, USA, 1980. Second Kansas National Small Painting, Drawing and Print Exhibition, Kansas State College Art Department, Fort Hays, Kansas, USA, 1980. 11th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, 1980. 55th National Print Exhibition, Society of American Graphic Artists, Associated American Artists Gallery, New York, USA, 1980. Seventh National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Minot State College, Minot, North Dakota, USA, 1980. 16th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA, 1980. National Print Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, New Jersey, USA, 1980. 17th International Prix of Contemporary Art of Monte Carlo, Ministere d'Etat, Monaco, 1982. 15th International Print Biennial, Moderna Galerija, Tomsiceva, Yugoslavia, 1982. Sixth Norwegian International Print Biennial, Norway, 1982. Seventh British International Print Biennial, Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, England, 1982. Gallery Huntley, Canberra Ten-Man Exposition, Campbell, Canberra, Australia, 1982. Blackfriars Gallery Four-Man Invitational, Glebe, Canberra, Australia, 1982. Macquarie Galleries Invitational Show, Sydney, Australia, 1982. Gallery A Expositions, Six-Man Invitational, Paddington, Australia, 1982. 25th National Conference of Artists Exposition, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1982. Rockford International Biennial Juried Exposition, Rockford, Illinois, USA, 1982. "African Art: Past and Present," Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, May 3-31, 1982. [and other venues in Ohio]. Trenton State College National Print Exposition, Trenton, New Jersey, USA, 1982. Society of American Graphic Artists Print Exposition, New York, USA. 1982. New Orleans Biennial National Art Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1982. 63rd Springfield Art League National Exposition, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, 1982. 57th Print Club Annual International Competition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1982. 18th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exposition, Peoria, Illinois, USA, 1982. 25th Annual Chautauqua Art Association Galleries National Exposition, New York, USA, 1982. 27th Annual Long Island Artists Juried Exposition, Huntington, New York, USA, 1982. Fifth Salmagundi Club Annual Non-Member Juried Exposition, New York, USA, 1982. 54th Hudson Valley Art Association Annual Exposition, Stamford, Connecticut, USA, 1982. 54th Art Association of Harrisburg Annual Juried Exposition, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 1982. 27th Regional Art Exposition, Hazleton Art League, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA, 1982. Second Burleson Annual Open Exposition, Joshua, Texas, USA, 1982. 25th Guildford Annual Exposition, Guildford, Connecticut, USA, 1982. Second Annual Tolley Galleries National Landscape Competition, Washington, DC, 1982. Invitational Show (Prints), The Paint BoxGallery, Sister Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 1982. Invitational Show (Prints), Circle Arts, The Settlement, Fish Creek, Wisconsin, USA, 1982. University of Wisconsin Faculty Show (Paintings), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 1982. Brownsville International Exposition of Prints, Brownsville, Texas, USA, 1982. "Reflections from Africa," Onira Arts Africa, Ottawa, Canada, April 5-20, 1990. Awards & Honors First place/medal of distinction, National Union of NigerianStudents, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 1964; best art student, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1967. Public Collections Didi Museum, Lagos. Bibliography "Clary Nelson-Cole," [one-page article from an unidentified source, after [1977]. illus., port. Dream, Fantasy & Reality: Exhibition ofPaintings, Deep-Etching and Photo Engraving by Clary Nelson-Cole, National Gallery of Crafts & Design, Lagos, October 2-17, 1986. Lagos: National Council for Arts &Culture, 1986. 10pp. illus. Akatakpo, Donatus M. "Triumph of Futurism: Clary Nelson-Cole Penetrates the Astral Through his Itaglio Prints," ThisWeek (Lagos) November [?], 1986. See also references: 172, 238, 244, 287. Information not verified by the artist.