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.
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