EDUCATION:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Graduate studies in sculpture: UNC- Greensboro, Greensboro NC, 1982-1983
\n\u2022 Bachelor of Arts in Art Design, 1981 from NC A&T State University, Greensboro, NC<\/p>\n
My Art Practice Philosophy
\nMy work explores the possibilities of elevating the public\u2019s attention towards noble ideals. Each work is intended to engage the viewer in a dialogue about human values and our roles as responsible stewards in our communities, our cities, our states, our nation, and in the world. This intent is achieved through a marriage of the inspiring physical presence of The Golden Ratio throughout the form(s) and accompanying text that speaks to these inspired ideals.<\/p>\n
Major Public Art Commissions:
\n\u2022 \u201cA Monument to DIGNITY and RESPECT\u201d, 2019: Greensboro Greenway Project, Greensboro NC, *Twin corten steel monuments that speak to the universal desire for human dignity and respect. Budget: $20.000.
\n\u2022 \u201cA Monument to Leadership at Fayetteville State University\u201d, 2017: Fayetteville State Univ, Fayetteville NC, * A totemic column designed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the school, and to pay homage to the school\u2019s history of leadership. Budget: $55,000.
\n\u2022 \u201cTogether We Rise\u201d, 2014: Corpening Plaza, Winston-Salem NC, Twin totemic columns designed to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the 1913 official merger of the two NC cities of Salem and Winston. Budget: $30,000.<\/p>\n
Awards\/Fellowships\/Residencies:
\n\u2022 A recipient of the 2019 NC Governor Cooper\u2019s AWARDS to Contributors to NC ARTS, 14 Feb 2019
\n\u2022 CDI (Center for Design Innovation) Artist Residency, Winston-Salem NC, Summer of 2016
\n\u2022 The Hambidge Center for the Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap GA, Artist Residency; Apr, August, and December 2002
\n\u2022 PROJECT ROW HOUSES (Round #10), April 1999 \u2013 October 1999, Artist Residency
\n\u2022 Recipient of the 1993-1994 NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award<\/p>\n
Abbreviated Listing of select Solo Exhibitions:
\n\u2022 \u201cThe HIDDEN MATHEMATICS: Images by Vandorn Hinnant \u2013 A surprising connection between math and science\u201d, New York Hall of Science, Corona Park NY, 2 June \u2013 4 November 2018
\n\u2022 \u201cVANDORN HINNANT: Explorer of Form and the Beauty of Number\u201d, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville NC, 9 January \u2013 27 February 2016
\n\u2022 \u201cVANDORN HINNANT: Explorer of Form and the Beauty of Number\u201d, North Carolina Central University Art Museum, Durham NC, 13 September \u2013 16 October 2015
\n\u2022 \u201cVibrations, Frequency, and the Phenomenon of Relationship\u201d, Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, 6 November 2014 \u2013 31 March 2015
\n\u2022 \u201cVandorn Hinnant: Lighting Pathways Home\u201d, African American Atelier, Greensboro NC, 13 October \u2013 13 December 2013
\n\u2022 \u201cA Return to Light\u201d, an exhibition of over forty works of art at the Luce\/Shepphard residence, Governor\u2019s Club, Chapel Hill, NC, April \u2013 Sept. 2012
\n\u2022 \u201cOf Numbers and Other Mysteries\u201d, Delta Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem NC, 3 August \u2013 26 Sept. 2009
\n\u2022 Artist\u2019s Pavilion\/ART EXPO International, Javitz Center, New York NY, March 2004
\n\u2022 Lyda Moore Merrick Gallery, \u201cThere Is Something I am Trying To Say\u201d, Hayti Heritage Center, Durham NC, October \u2013 November 2002
\n\u2022 Delta Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem NC, \u201cPerseverance\u201d, April \u2013 June 2001
\n\u2022 \u201cPhi Singing\u201d, Elon College, Fine Arts Building, Elon NC, August 1999 \u2013 May 2000
\n\u2022 \u201cPattern: Reflection of Universal Order\u201d at PROJECT ROW HOUSES, Houston TX, April 1999 \u2013 Oct. 1999
\n\u2022 Harrison Museum of African-American Culture, \u201cVandorn Hinnant: Selected Works\u201d Roanoke VA, May -August 1996
\n\u2022 Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC, \u201cOf Sign and Symbol\u201d, August-September 1994
\n\u2022 Hammonds House Galleries, Atlanta GA, \u201cExpanded Visions: Works by Vandorn Hinnant\u201d, January-March 1993
\n\u2022 African American Cultural Center, NCSU, Raleigh NC, \u201cVandorn Hinnant: 10 Years of Work\u201d, July-Aug 1992<\/p>\n
Abbreviated Listing of Selected Group Exhibitions:
\n\u2022 \u201cRESILIENCE\u201d, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo MI, September \u2013 December 2019
\n\u2022 \u201cRound & Round: The Circle at Center Stage\u201d, Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo MI, November 4, 2017 \u2013 March 4, 2018
\n\u2022 ART ON PAPER 2017: The 44th Exhibition\u201d, Weatherspoon Art Museum, UNC-Greensboro, May 21 \u2013 September 3, 2017
\n\u2022 \u201cTHE GOLDEN SPIRAL: Fibonacci, Sacred Geometry, and Divine Proportion\u201d, The Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima WA, 14 January \u2013 20 February 2016
\n\u2022 HARASZTHY 200 Festival: \u201cRed & White Exhibition\u201d, Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA, August 2012 and at B55 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, September 2012
\n\u2022 \u201cRhythm of Structure:\u201d The Bowery and Beyond\u201d, Antioch College, Yellow Springs OH, Sept \u2013 Nov 2011
\n\u2022 \u201cRhythm of Structure:\u201d The Bowery and Beyond\u201d, Selby Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota FL, January \u2013 April 2010
\n\u2022 \u201cRhythm of Structure: Squares and Circles (John Hiigli\/Vandorn Hinnant)\u201d, Bowery Poetry Club NYC, Sept 11 \u2013 Oct 12, 2009
\n\u2022 \u201cGeoMetrics\u201d, Wilmer Jennings Gallery, New York NY, November 2008 \u2013 February 2009
\n\u2022 9th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ARTISTS Commemorative Art Exhibition at the New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture, and History, January 15 \u2013 March 30, 2007
\n\u2022 \u201cELEMENTS: Ancient Cosmology-Modern Interpretations\u201d, Green Hill Ctr for NC Art, Greensboro NC, April-June 2006
\n\u2022 ASCENSION: Works by North Carolina African American Visual Artists, DIGGS GALLERY, Winston-Salem State University, Summer 2004\u2013Spring 2005
\n\u2022 \u201cRhythm of Structure: THE MATHEMATICAL AESTHETIC\u201d: Wilmer Jennings Gallery, New York NY, June 2, to July 24, 2004
\n\u2022 Woodruff Library Gallery, \u201cThe Art & Math of the Fractal\u201d, Morehouse College, Atlanta GA, February 2004
\n\u2022 National Museum of Accra, \u201cRenewing Our Spiritual Connection\u201d 13th Annual NCA Exhibition, Accra, Ghana, July \u2013 August 2002
\n\u2022 City Gallery East, \u201cAfrican American Abstraction\u201d, Atlanta GA, June-July 2000<\/p>\n
Reviewed in:
\n\u2022 The International Review of African American Art, \u201cA Special Issue on Collecting\u201d;Volume 24\/ #1, 2012
\n\u2022 The International Review of African American Art, \u201cInnovation (Expanded, Special Issue),Vol 23 # 3, 2011
\n\u2022 The Winston-Salem Journal, \u2018THE ART OF MATHEMATICS: For artist with local ties, geometry is visual depiction of life\u2019s order\u2019 , July 2009
\n\u2022 The International Review of African American Art, \u201cRhythm Of Structure: MathArt in the African Diaspora\u201d, Volume 19\/#3, 2004
\n\u2022 The Art of Well Being, \u201cArtist Vandorn Hinnant: Making Other Realities Visible\u201d (by Mirka Knaster), Fall 2001
\n\u2022 Fayetteville Observer-Times, Fayetteville NC, \u201cArtistic Approaches\u2026\u201d, 11 January 1998
\n\u2022 The International Review of African American Art, \u201cFresh Paint! National Scene\u201c, Volume 13\/ #4, 1997
\n\u2022 American Visions, The Magazine of Afro-American Culture, \u201cPortfolio: Nine Artists to Watch\u201c, Aug-Sept. 1993
\n\u2022 Triad Style, \u201cHinnant Show Shines Like \u2018Rare Diamond\u2019 \u201c, Previews, 4 August 1993
\n\u2022 Creative Loafing, \u201cArt Review: Drawing Board\u201c, Atlanta Ga, February 20, 1993
\n\u2022 The Atlanta Constitution, \u201cVandorn Hinnant: Expanded Visions, Visual Arts Review\u201c, 12 February 1993
\n\u2022 Asheville Citizen-Times, \u201cArtist\u2019s Metaphysical Paintings Map Out Search for Sublime\u201c, 2 Sept. 1990
\n\u2022 The Chronicle (Duke University Publication), \u201cFurther Explorations Merge Creative and Sacred\u201c, November 1988<\/p>\n
Abbreviated Listing of Works in Collections:
\n\u2022 Numerous works in private collections across North America with some works in Europe and Africa
\n\u2022 Phizer Inc, New York NY
\n\u2022 Hammonds House Galleries, Atlanta GA
\n\u2022 The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee NC
\n\u2022 Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Atlanta GA
\n\u2022 Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta GA
\n\u2022 Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC
\n\u2022 Miller Brewing Company, Cincinnati OH
\n\u2022 Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke VA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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