John Everette Rozelle is an internationally renowned artist from St. Louis, Missouri now living in Banyoles, Girona. He is a masterful collagist, painter and sculptor included in museums and private collections worldwide.

Read more about his career below.

 
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Awards & Honors

 

  • 2007: Who’s Who, American Teachers and Educators

  • 2001: Artwork placed at the U.S. Embassy, Cotonou, Benin, Ambassador Bridgewater

  • 2000: Faculty Enrichment Grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • 1998: Faculty Enrichment Grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • 1998: Award of Merit, Painting Black Creativity, MSI, Chicago, IL

  • 1995: Faculty Enrichment Grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • 1995: Chicago International Program Grant, Artist In Residence, Ghana

  • 1993 Community Artist Assistance Project Grant, City of Chicago, DFA

  • 1993: Regional Arts Project Grant, Midwest Regional Arts Council

  • 1992: Faculty Enrichment Grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • 1992: Award of Merit, Painting, Black Creativity, MSI, Chicago, IL

  • 1990: National Endowment for the Arts, Printmaking Workshop, New York City

  • 1987: Purchase Prize - DuSable Museum of African American History- Chicago, IL

  • 1987: First Prize/Best of Show - “Black Creativity 85’” - Museum of Science and

  • Industry - Chicago, IL

  • 1986: Purchase Prize - DuSable Museum of African American History - Chicago, IL

  • 1988 Artists-In-Residence, Studio Museum in Harlem- New York City

  • 1988: Creative Artists Project Grant - Missouri Arts Council

  • 1985: First Prize, Painting - “Black Creativity 85” - Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago, IL

  • 1984: Purchase Award - DuSable Museum of African American History - Chicago, IL

  • 1984: KATZ A.M./F.M. Radio, St. Louis, MO; Citizen of the Day

  • 1981: KMJM FM Radio, Eastern Airlines, Coca-Cola Bottling Community Service Award 1980: Minority Students Service Coalition, UMSL, Service Award

  • 1978-80: Teaching Assistantship, Fontbonne College

  • 1978: St. Louis Community at Florissant Student Association, Award of Merit

  • 1977: Bestor Plaza Show, First Prize, Portrait Sculpture, Chauquatau Institution, Chauquatau, NY

Visiting Artist & Residencies

 

Visiting Artist

  • 1998: Saint Louis Art Museum, lecture and gallery talk, St. Louis, MO

  • 1998: Elmhurst College, Lecture and gallery talk, Elmhurst, IL

  • 1995: Chicago Historical Society, Docent Lecturer, Jacob Lawrence exhibition, "Migration Series"

  • 1994: University of Illinois at Chicago, exhibition lecture

  • 1992: Basic Program, SAIC, Lecture, African American Aesthetics

  • 1988: St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, Art Appreciation course presentation

  • 1988: St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Career Day panel discussion St. Louis community College at Forest Park, in association with solo exhibition presentation

  • 1988: Interview on KTVI TV, “Turnabout”, in connection with solo exhibition, African American Sentinel at Vaughn cultural Center

  • 1987: Interview on St. Louis Cable Vision, St. Louis Artist coalition Cable TV Series

  • 1986: Interview on KETC TV St. Louis Skyline, in connection with concurrent Solo exhibitions; “Rozelle-Downtown” and “Redundant Identification”

  • 1984: University City Art Association, presentation

  • 1984: Williams School Career Day, class room presentation and panel discussion

  • 1984: Washington University, presentation

  • 1983: Illinois Arts Council, Mattoon, Illinois, presentation

Artist in Residence

  • 2005: Roger Brown Residency/SAIC, New Buffalo, MI

  • 1999: Tougaloo Art Colony, Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS

  • 1998 Saint Louis Art Museum, Teachers Workshop

  • 1998: Vashon High School, Middle Passage Project Workshop, St. Louis, MO

  • 1998: Center Catholic School, Middle Passage Project Workshop, St. Louis, MO

  • 1998: Vogt Elementary School, Middle Passage Project Workshop, St. Louis, MO

  • 1997: Drawing Workshops, Basic Program, Chicago public Schools Art Teachers

  • 1995: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; "African Portraits", Elementary School

  • 1993: Drawing Workshops, Basic Program, National Art education Annual Conference

  • 1993: Drawing Workshops, Basic Program, Chicago public Schools Art Teachers

  • 1992: Drawing Workshops, Basic Program, Chicago public Schools Art Teachers

  • 1983-1985: St Louis Arts and Humanities commission, River Faces Project

  • 1981: St Louis Chapter, United Nations Association, Pilot Program for St. Louis Public Schools St. Louis Area Agency on Aging, Painting workshop for Senior Citizens

Teaching Experience

 

1990-2009

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Associate Professor, Emeritus

  • 1981 - 1984: Fontbonne College, St. Louis Community College, Assistant Professor, adjunct Subjects: two and three dimensional design, life and object drawing, painting, clay modeling figure sculpture

  • 1981: Pilot Program for the St Louis Public Schools through the St. Louis Chapter of the United Nations Association - African Crafts Teacher

  • 1980: Cardinal Ritter Preparatory High School - Summer School, art appreciation

  • 1977 - 1980: Teaching Assistant, no supervision, Fontbonne college; art history, art appreciation and drawing

  • 1978: Washington University, Black Studies visiting lecturer, “Black American Artists,” St. Louis, MO

  • 1976 - 1977: Chautauqua Institute, summer, instructor - drawing and sculpture

  • 1972 - 1980: Recreation Division, City of St. Louis – Recreation leader/handicraft instructor

Related Professional Experience

 

Exhibition Juror/Panelist

  • 2008: Friends of African American Art, Lecture, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO

  • 2006: Chicago Academy Annual Exhibition

  • 1999: 47th Annual Art Competition, Fort Smith Art Center, Ft. Smith, AR

  • 1997: Panelist; The Art Institute of Chicago, Where is the Me in the Museum

  • 1997: Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO

  • 1997: Saint Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO

  • 1996: Panelist; The Art Institute of Chicago, Where is the Me in the Museum

  • 1995 Advisory Panel, Chicago International Artists Program, City of Chicago, DFA

  • 1994 Juror; Merit Awards in the Visual Arts, Portfolio Gallery, St. Louis, MO

  • 1994: Advisory Panel, Percent for the Arts, City of Chicago

  • 1994: Juror, Milwaukee Black Arts Festival

  • 1994: Advisory Panel, Chicago International Artists Program, City of Chicago, DFA Advisory Panel, Discrimination and Prejudice Exhibit, Children's Museum, Chicago, IL

  • 1993: Juror, Statesville Correctional Institution Annual Art Show, Basic Program

  • 1992: Juror, Statesville Correctional Institution Annual Art Show, Basic Program

Bibliography

 

  • Dijulio, Betsy. “Mining for meaning”, Port Folio Weekly-Norfolk Virginia, Aug 12, 2008

  • Lyle, Curtis K. “Adaptive dance for John E Rozelle”, St Louis American, Mar 20-26, 2008

  • Bayne, Margaret Gray. “Cultivating Art Savvy in St Louis and Beyond” International Review of African American Art, Vol. 22 No. 1

  • Bonetti, David. “Black Culture Balancing Act”, St Louis Post Dispatch, Feb 3, 2008

  • Catalog; Negotiating Identities, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, 2007

  • Catalog; Chemistry of Color, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

  • Radical History Review Issue #87, cover artwork

  • Beene, Bill. “’Sumnerite’ Rozelle’s work at home,” St Louis American, Nov 13-19, 2003

  • Daniels, Jeff, “Rozelle’s Mixed Media At LOCUS,” St Louis Post Dispatch, Sun, Oct 15, 2000

  • Mercer, Valerie J., "PORTFOLIO, Quietly Making A Stand," American Visions Magazine Aug-Sept 1999

  • Hugunin, James, editor, U-TURN, E-zine and monograph Series, Internet 1998

  • Daniel, Jeff, "Two exhibitions trigger a debate over place of race in art" St Louis Post Dispatch, Sunday, October 18,1998

  • Daniel, Jeff, "The Middle Passage Project", St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 1, 1998

  • Silva, Eddie, "RESISTANCE FORCE", The Riverfront Times, Jan. 14-20, 1998

  • D.R.P. , “John Rozelle: Drawings and Works on Paper“, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Thursday, January 12, 1995

  • Castro, Jan Garden, “Layers of Significance“, The Riverfront Times, December 21-27, 1994

  • Shepley, Carol Ferring, “OUTSIDER: Rozelle Focuses On Ostracism“, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Apr 1994

  • Mercer, Valerie J., Curator of Collections, Catalogue, The Studio Museum in Harlem, “25 Years of African American Art“

  • Cox, Catherine, “Despite Talented Artists, NBAF Show Falls Flat“, The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, August 7, 1992

  • White, Clarence D. , Art Papers, VOL. 16 NO. 3 May-June 1992

  • Woods, Paula L. and Liddell, Felix, editors, “I Too Sing America: An African American Book of Days“, Workman Publishing Co. 1992

  • Fambro, Charles, Catalogue essay, “Painting the Black Experience“, Jan- Mar 1992 Springfield Art Association Magazine - Winter Quarter

  • Bellows, Alexandra, “Beyond the Innocence; African American Invitational“, The Riverfront Times, February 5-11, 1992

  • Inis, Sydney Kai, Editor, “The Art Of The Suit“, Black Elegance Magazine, January 1991

  • Paine, Janice T., “UWGB has Exuberant Show“, Milwaukee Sentinel, Friday, December 7, 1990

  • Bellos, Alexandra, Patricia Degener's “Variations on Ingres' Theme“, STL Post Dispatch, 14 Jun 1990

  • Porter Jr., E. F.,“Galleries Helping Life Back Into Downtown“, STL Post Dispatch, Sun, 27 May 1990

  • Duffy, Robert, “Group Effort: Thoughtful works by Serious Artists“, St. Louis Post dispatch, Monday, May 14, 1990