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| SYLVESTER COLLIER Sylvester Collier was born in 1931 in Dallas,Texas and now a resident in Las Vegas, Nevada. Social change and world travel are the crucibles that have molded his attitudes on art and life. Philosophically, he views art and life as interchangeable, as synonyms, dynamic forces that are ever growing, never static. His choice of media and subject matter are selected to express those people, places, and events that have punctuated his life, His art is a personal translation of those punctuations, thus life becomes art. He often uses pure color and hard edges to emphasis the spatial aspect of his art which is one his major visual concerns. The artist stated "My goal is to share my unique life experiences and vision with the viewer...to open the windows of my world to a viewing public that is often too busy to "see", and by doing so, heighten his enlightenment, concerns and appreciation." My chosen icons are draw from my past, and are used as a point of departure to the realm of creativity where I manipulate the canvas to express my life passages, my ART. EDUCATION: BFA, emphasis in painting and printmaking. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. MEd. Curriculum and instruction. Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Secondary art teacher, Clark County School District, 1982 to present. Past Vice-president, Nevada Art Educators of Southern Nevada. EXHIBITIONS: Afro- American Art: Miami-Dade Junior College, 1974; Multicultural, Bicentennial Show: Agana, Guam, 1976; Membership Show: Las Vegas Art Museum, 1978; UNLV Juried Show (Best in Show): University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1979; Black Heritage Group Show: Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, NV, 1980; Student/Faculty Show (UNLV): Reed-Whipple Cultural Center, Las Vegas NV, 1981; Prints "82" (Best in Show); University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1982; C.P.R. Awakening: Reed-Whipple Cultural Center, 1985; Transitions: Dana Maria Lull Gallery, 1985; After-Images 11: Sunrise Library Gallery, 1987; Art Educators as Artists: Beni Caselle Gallery, 1988; Student/Faculty Show: Clark County Community College Upstairs Gallery, 1990; Fragments of the Dream: Las Vegas Art Museum, 1991; The African-Americas Family: Atrium Gallery, Morristown, NV, 1993; Inspirations, One-Man Show: Left of Center Gallery, Las Vegas, NV, 1993 | ||||||||||||
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