I have two pieces on display in "Type Speaks" at the Dane Ledet Gallery at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA. Included in the exhibition is my newest letterpress portrait printed from four layers of wood type. Untitled Typeface is a state proof. I plan to print an edition this spring!
October 16- November 16, 2023.
Thank you to Great Meadows Foundation for awarding me an Artist Professional Development Grant! I am thrilled for the opportunity to attend the Wayzgoose 2017 at the Hamilton Woodtype and Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin and meet letterpress artists and designers from across the globe.
GREAT MEADOWS FOUNDATION ARTIST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Great Meadows Foundation is pleased to announce the award of 15 grants to artists in the Kentucky region through the fourth round of the Artist Professional Development Grants program. Supporting artists from across the state, the grants will enable recipients to travel to visit major conferences, exhibitions, visual art festivals and biennials, and to connect with professionals in the field whose expertise can help them develop their practice.
Grantee artists in this cycle are: Matthew and Mitchell Bradley, Louisville; Darrenn Canton, Louisville; Janet Creekmore, Covington; Gaela Erwin, Louisville; Linda Erzinger, Louisville; Steve Heine, Louisville; Vallorie Henderson, Louisville; James Russell May, Louisville; Karine and Matthew Maynard, Lawrenceburg; Carrie Neumayer, Louisville; Leslie Nichols, Bowling Green; John Harlan Norris, Lexington; Vian Sora, Louisville; Alyson Thiel, Louisville; Melanie VanHouten, Frankfort.
Grantees were selected with the advice of an external reviewer, a professional in the field from outside the region. The amount of support given in the 15 grants totals $40,100.- with individual awards ranging between $1,100.- and $4,900.-. Grantee artists will be enabled to travel to American cities such as Los Angeles (CA), New York (NY), Phoenix (AZ), Portland (OR), Reading (PA), and Two Rivers (WI), as well as to France, Germany, Spain, and Italy in pursuit of their proposals.
In response to the ambition of Kentucky’s contemporary artists and their desire to more actively engage with people and events in the national and international scene, Great Meadows Foundation’s Artist Professional Development Grant program now accepts applications three times a year. The next cycle deadline is midnight on Sunday November 19, 2017, for travel in the period January 9 through June 30, 2018.
See www.greatmeadowsfoundation.org for more information
"Any Name You Please" won the Directors Cut award in New Impressions 2017 at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum!
The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum is dedicated to the preservation, study, production, and printing of wood type. New Impressions is an international, juried exhibition to showcase exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. From this age-old tradition, Hamilton strives to challenge and inspire artists to continue the love of printing.
This is the third year of the New Impressions juried exhibition. Work on display is from 34 different letterpress artists from 9 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Spain, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, and Italy.
Following the presentation at Hamilton, the show travels to School of Visual Concepts in Seattle, Washington where it will be on display from September 1 - October 30, 2017.
2017 Calendar
Leslie Nichols, Typeface, Handset Wood Type Letterpress
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum will exhibit Leslie Nichols's print Typeface in the exhibition New Impressions. This international juried exhibition will showcase exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. Following exhibition at Hamilton, the show travels to Design College Australia in Brisbane for a one-month display
The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum is dedicated to wood type preservation, study, production, and printing with their collection of of more than 1.5 million pieces of wood type and blocks. From this age-old tradition, Hamilton strives to challenge and inspire artists to continue the love of printing.
HAMILTON WOOD TYPE & PRINTING MUSEUM
Two Rivers Wisconsin
May 11-June 30, 2016
DESIGN COLLEGE AUSTRALIA
Brisbane, Australia
Fall 2016
The Downing Museum at the Baker Arboretum has purchased "Typeface" for their permanent collection. The piece will be on display at the museum located in Bowling Green, KY.
I am thrilled that I have been awarded a 2015 NEA Studio Residency Grant from Women's Studio Workshop (WSW). This grant supports a six-week residency in WSW's letterpress studio where I am currently creating work in the medium of letterpress. I hope you will join me, @leslienicholsart, on Instagram where I am posting images and sharing my residency experience. The residency dates are September 21-October 31, 2015.
In conjunction with my residency, a solo exhibition of my work is on display at the Women's Studio Workshop Gallery from October 1-October 30, 2015.
