CURRENT POSITION
Associate Professor, Painting and Drawing Department, Tenured
The
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
EDUCATION
1980
M.F.A. Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO
1977
B.F.A. Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1975
AAS Florissant Valley Community College, St.
Louis, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITS
2006
“Conjunction:
Mixed Media,” Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2005
"Memphis in May",
JOYSMITH Gallery, Memphis, TN
"Arrangements &
Compositions", Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO
2004
"Arrangements &
Compositions", Indiana Black Expo, Indianapolis, IN
2003
"Mixed
Media: The Blues Project," OGT Gallery, NYC
"UNDER
THE INFLUENCE: OBJECTS," Portfolio Gallery, STL, MO
"Virtual
Symbolism," Larson Art Gallery, U of M, St Paul, MN
John E
Rozelle, Mixed Media, UIC, Chicago, IL
2000
"RECENT WORK", Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL
1998
"The
MIDDLE PASSAGE PROJECT", Old Courthouse, NPS, St. Louis, MO
"Lost and Found in Chicago: Recent Work", Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL
"CHAOS FRAGMENTS", LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO
1997
"John Rozelle: Recent Work", Satori Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
1996
LOCUS Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Oak
Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL
1995
Vaughn Cultural Center, St. Louis, MO
1994
LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO
African American Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
1993
“Mixed Media“, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992
One
Illinois Center, Chicago, IL
1991
“John Rozelle, New Work“, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990
Mehu
Gallery, New York City
LOCUS Gallery, St. Louis, MO
1989
Isobel Neal Gallery - Chicago, IL
“Quincy and Margaret Troupe Present John Rozelle”, New York City
“Peg
Alston Introduces John Rozelle”, New York City
1988
“The
Barehanded War” - Margaret Harwell Museum - Popular, MO
“John Rozelle” - Chicago State University - Chicago, IL
“The
Junkman Cometh” - Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO
“African American Sentinel” - Vaughn Cultural Center - St. Louis, MO
“John Rozelle” - St. Louis Community College at Forest Park - St. Louis
1987
“John Rozelle” - Isobel Neal Gallery - Chicago IL
“Small Colleges/Grant Series” - Left Bank Books - St. Louis MO
1986
“Redundant Identification: Objects” - Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO
“John Rozelle” - Locus Gallery - St. Louis, MO
“John Rozelle - Downtown” - Murdoch & Coll. - St. Louis, MO
1983
“New
Work” - Fontbonne College - St. Louis, MO
GROUP EXHIBITS
2008
“African American Abstraction, St
Louis Connections,” St Louis Art Museum
2007
“Negotiating Identities,” Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg,
PA
“Loyola National Works on Paper,” Crown Center Gallery, Loyola Univ., Chicago,
IL
2006
Faculty Sabbatical Exhibition, SAIC, Chicago, IL
“Hot Images for Cold Times,” Highland Park Art Center
“Baker’s Dozen,” International Collage Museum, Fort Worth, TX
2005
“Navigating the Mainstream,” Portfolio Gallery, St Louis, MO
“The Chemistry of Color,” PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
Black Fine Art Show, Puck Bldg, NYC
"Midwest Sculpture:
Elements of Scale", Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
"The Mainstream", Portfolio Gallery,
St. Louis, MO
"The Chemistry of Color",
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2004
"Mirrors of the Spirit",
Noyes Cultural Art Center, Evanston, IL
2003
"Layers of Meaning: Collage and Abstraction in the 20th Century" Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
2002
"Wish You Were Here," Wood
Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Chicago Invitational,
Chicago Athenaeum, Schaumburg, IL
"Mind The Light," LOCUS
Gallery, St Louis, MO
2001
"Art III: Faculty & Staff
at AIC/SAIC," Chicago, IL
2000
"21 by 20", LOCUS Gallery,
STL, MO
1999
"From the Permanent Collection," Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC
1998
"Doing Our Own Thing: A Show of African American Artists", Prairie State College
Foundation, Chicago Heights, IL
1996
African American Printmakers, Philadelphia Museum of Art
African American Presence at the SCHOOL, The School of the Art Institute of
Chicago
1995
10TH
Anniversary Exhibition LOCUS Gallery, St. Louis, MO
GROUP SHOW, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL
Traveling Group Exhibit, DuSable Museum, Chicago, IL
Oct:
The Sande Webster Gallery at Gettysburg College
"25
Years of African American Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem," at The Smart Museum
of Art, UIC, Chicago, IL
1994
“Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings“, Spertus Museum of Judica, Chicago,
IL
African American Invitational, Margaret Harwell Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO
1993
“I
Remember, 30 Year Celebration of the March on Washington“, Cochran Gallery,
Washington, DC
Invitational Exhibition, Porter Randall Gallery, La Jolla, CA
“New
Space“, LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO
“25th Anniversary Exhibition, The Studio Museum in Harlem“, Paine Weber Gallery,
New York City, six city traveling exhibition
Gallery Closing Exhibition, LOCUS Gallery, St Louis, MO
Alumi Exhibition, Florissant Valley Community College, St Louis, MO
Faculty of Color-SAIC, South Shore Bank, Chicago, IL
1992
“Working”, Seven African American Artist, South Holland, IL
“Painting the Black Experience“, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
National Black Arts Festival Invitational, Nexus Gallery, Atlanta, GA
African American Invitational, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO
1991
Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition, MSI, Chicago, IL
10th
Year Anniversary Exhibition, Margaret Harwell Museum, Poplar bluff, MO
“Visions, Patterns, and Reality, Contemporary Illinois African American Artists“
Illinois Bell, Chicago, IL
“Currents in Contemporary African American Art“, Purdue University, South Bend,
IN
1990
“Sign, Symbol and Spirit, Recent Works by African American Artists“, Lawton
Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI
“IN/FORM, Group Show“, St Louis, MO
Chicago International Art Expo, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
“From the Studio“, Amelie A Wallace Gallery, Old Westbury, Long Island, NY
1989
Two
Person Exhibition, Peg Alston, New York City
“From the Studio: Artists-in-Residence”,1988-89, The Studio Museum in Harlem
“Under the Influence”, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ
1988
“Special Exhibition”, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL
“2nd
Biennial Emerging Artists/Figurative Abstractions” - California
Afro-American Museum - Los Angeles, CA
1988
“Black Creativity ‘88” - Juried Exhibition, Martin Puryear, juror - Museum of
Science and Industry - Chicago, IL
Group Invitational Exhibition, Curated by the Isabel Neal Gallery - Gary’s Lake,
WI
1987
“Affinity,” Four Person Show - Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO
“Art
St. Louis III” - Juried Exhibition - Jurors, Lara Ellis, Paul Falcone and Joan
Hall - St. Louis, MO
“St.
Louis Artist Today” - Artist Guild Invitational Exhibition curated by Marie
Louise Kane, Curatorial Assistant, St. Louis Art Museum - St. Louis, MO
“Image, Idea, Invention,” Invitational, curated by Tom Butler, Executive
Director, Mitchell Museum - Mt. Vernon, IL
“Music To Be Seen: 25 St. Louis Artists” - Brentwood Gallery, St. Louis
St. Louis Artist
Coalition Group Show - Margaret Harwell Museum - Poplar
Bluff, MO
“Black
Creativity ‘87” - Juried Exhibition, Richard Hunt, Juror - Museum of Science and
Industry - Chicago, IL
JB
Speed Art Museum - Juror Exhibition, Leslie King - Hammond, juror - Louisville
KY
1986
“Music To Be Seen: 25 St. Louis Artists” - Brunnier Gallery and Museum - Iowa
State University - Ames, Iowa
“Redundant Identification: Objects” - Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO
“John Rozelle” - Locus Gallery - St. Louis, MO
“John Rozelle - Downtown” - Murdoch & Coll - St. Louis, MO
“Art
St, Louis - II”, St. Louis Arts Festival, St. Louis
“Group Show” - St. Louis Arts Festival, St. Louis
“Group Show” - Locus, St. Louis
“Black Creativity 86” - Juried Exhibition - Museum of Science and Industry -
Chicago, IL
“Bags: Black Artist Exhibition“, Margaret Harwell Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO
“Black Creativity 85” - Juried Exhibition, Isobel Neal juror - MSI, Chicago, IL
“Works on Paper” - Forest Park Community College - St. Louis
1984
“Recent Work” - Florissant Valley Community College - St. Louis
“10
x 7” - Loretto Hilton Gallery - St. Louis
“Group Show” - Crystal Britton Gallery - Atlanta, GA
“Group Show, Fontbonne Faculty” - Martin Schweig Gallery - St. Louis
“Three Person Show” - Webster University - St. Louis
“New
Work” - Fontbonne College - St. Louis, MO
1983
“Works on Paper”- Invitational Exhibition - Southside Art Center - Chicago, IL
“Group Show” - Carol Shipiro Gallery - St. Louis, MO
“Chauquatau National “, Phyllis Kind, juror - Chauquatau, NY
“Group Show” - Nornberg Gallery - St. Louis
“Leon Hick’s Etched Print Special Collection” - Invitational Exhibition St.
Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
“An
American Adventure” - Invitational, First Street Forum - St. Louis, MO
1982
“Faculty Exhibition” - Fontbonne College - St. Louis
“Faculty Exhibition“, St Louis Community Colleges, two campuses