BIO
Nicole (Ratos) Enerson was born and raised in Illinois, and currently lives outside of Boston. She has a background in painting and design and now works primarily in photography. She teaches foundations courses in drawing, design, and color at various universities.
EDUCATION
MFA Painting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
BFA Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BFA Graphic Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
TEACHING
2017-2019 Framingham State University, Framingham, MA Lecturer
2005-2013 University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA - Senior Lecturer
2007-2010 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Pre-College Faculty
2005-2007 Tufts University Studio Art Program, Medford, MA - Lecturer
2005-2006 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA - CE Faculty
2004-2005 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - Lecturer
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT “In and Out”
2010 Gallery 119, Lowell, MA “A|symmetrical Love”
2004 Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, “Breathers”
2003 Experimental Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, “Source”
2001 Illinois Union Art Gallery, Champaign, IL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT, “In and Out”, Slide Slam Screening
2010 Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro MA, “Seeing Double”
2010 Dugan Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
2009 Gallery 119, Lowell, MA “Material is Language”
2009 Dugan Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, “Perceptions”
2009 Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, “Drawings that work”
2009 Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA. “Off the Wall”
2007 Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2006 Dugan Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
2003 Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2003 Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. “Fresh Paint”
2001 I-Space Gallery, Chicago, IL “BFA Graphic Design Exhibition”
2001 Gallery 9.5, Champaign, IL “Segues”, Curator: Buzz Spector
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2010 Step up, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT: Grant, exhibition, and publication
2002-04 Cornell University Graduate Fellowship, Ithaca, NY
2004 Charles Baskerville Painting Award, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2004 John Hartell Memorial Award and Grant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2003 Cornell Council for the Arts, Individual Artist Grant, Ithaca, NY
2001 Bronze Tablet Award Recipient, University of Illinois
PUBLICATIONS
2011 Roger Catlin, “Five New Artists at Real Art Ways”, The Hartford Courant
2011 Soraya Murray, “In and Out”, Real Art Ways Catalog Publication
2010 Jim Jeffers, “Dynamic Coupling”, Exhibition Review / Interview, New Media Caucus Media-N online journal and print edition, Fall 2010: V.06 N.02
Nicole (Ratos) Enerson was born and raised in Illinois, and currently lives outside of Boston. She has a background in painting and design and now works primarily in photography. She teaches foundations courses in drawing, design, and color at various universities.
EDUCATION
MFA Painting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
BFA Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BFA Graphic Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
TEACHING
2017-2019 Framingham State University, Framingham, MA Lecturer
2005-2013 University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA - Senior Lecturer
2007-2010 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Pre-College Faculty
2005-2007 Tufts University Studio Art Program, Medford, MA - Lecturer
2005-2006 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA - CE Faculty
2004-2005 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - Lecturer
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT “In and Out”
2010 Gallery 119, Lowell, MA “A|symmetrical Love”
2004 Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, “Breathers”
2003 Experimental Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, “Source”
2001 Illinois Union Art Gallery, Champaign, IL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT, “In and Out”, Slide Slam Screening
2010 Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro MA, “Seeing Double”
2010 Dugan Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
2009 Gallery 119, Lowell, MA “Material is Language”
2009 Dugan Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, “Perceptions”
2009 Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, “Drawings that work”
2009 Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA. “Off the Wall”
2007 Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2006 Dugan Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
2003 Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2003 Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. “Fresh Paint”
2001 I-Space Gallery, Chicago, IL “BFA Graphic Design Exhibition”
2001 Gallery 9.5, Champaign, IL “Segues”, Curator: Buzz Spector
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2010 Step up, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT: Grant, exhibition, and publication
2002-04 Cornell University Graduate Fellowship, Ithaca, NY
2004 Charles Baskerville Painting Award, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2004 John Hartell Memorial Award and Grant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2003 Cornell Council for the Arts, Individual Artist Grant, Ithaca, NY
2001 Bronze Tablet Award Recipient, University of Illinois
PUBLICATIONS
2011 Roger Catlin, “Five New Artists at Real Art Ways”, The Hartford Courant
2011 Soraya Murray, “In and Out”, Real Art Ways Catalog Publication
2010 Jim Jeffers, “Dynamic Coupling”, Exhibition Review / Interview, New Media Caucus Media-N online journal and print edition, Fall 2010: V.06 N.02