Nicole Belle

Education

MFA 2008 Visual Art, University of California, Riverside

BFA 2004 Fine Art Photography, Rochester Institute of Technology (Highest Honors)

BA 1999 French Literature, New York University

Exhibition Record

2009 Keeper of Light, Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles, CA

Inside of Me, PHIL, Los Angeles, CA

Curator: Tony Payne

2008 Torrance Juried Art Exhibition, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA

Curator: Gosia Wojas, Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

The Rev Sanchez Series, Found Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo show)

UCR MFA 2008, Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA

2007 Fortification, Grotto Gallerie, Brooklyn, NY

My Buddy, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue)

Contemporary Landscapes, Millard Sheets Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA

Either Too Young or Too Obtuse, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

Photo-Chimera, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

Curator: Gloria Williams Sander, Norton Simon Museum of Art

Greater LA Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, California State University, Long Beach, CA (catalogue)

2006 Separate Checks, Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA

Chain Letter, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA

Greater LA Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, California State University, Long Beach, CA

2005 Southern Exposure, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue)

2004 Bird x Bird II, Land O’Lakes Warehouse, Minneapolis, MN

Door Seven, The Space Space, Rochester, NY (collaboration with Charles Kushla)

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Honors Show, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Woodshed, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences BFA Show, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Bibliography

2008 Farabee, Mindy. “Finding Truth Through Manipulated Images.” Los Angeles Times 10 April 2008, The Guide: 20, ill.

Coleman, Jonny. “Nicole Belle’s Reinvention.” Citizen LA April 2008: 12-13, ills.

Grants/Fellowships/Awards

2008 Torrance Juried Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention

2008 ArtSeen Emerging Artist Award

2007 Gluck Fellowship for the Arts, Gluck Foundation

2006 Gluck Fellowship for the Arts, Gluck Foundation

2004 R.I.T. Wallace Library Photo Purchase Prize

2003 R.I.T. Wallace Library Photo Purchase Prize

Visiting Artist Lectures

2009 University of California, Los Angeles, CA

(Guest lecture, Advanced Photography, Prof. Catherine Opie)

2009 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

(Guest lecture, Intermediate Photography, Prof. Jeff Sheng)

2007 University of California, Los Angeles, CA

(Guest lecture, Advanced Photography, Prof. Jim Welling)