Vandorn Hinnant |
Vandorn Hinnant (Born 1953) received a BA in Art Design
in 1981 from The North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro
NC. He then lived in New York City and worked as an intaglio printer
for Josef Werner of Germany. In the fall of 1982 and 1984 he studied
sculpture at UNC-Greensboro. From 1991 to 1993 he worked in the
Artist-In-Schools program through The Green Hill Center for NC Art.
In 1995, and in 1996 he taught studio art courses at Winston-Salem
State University. His Original works of art are in numerous private
and corporate collections throughout America and some works are
in Europe and Africa. He has guest curated exhibitions, served as
juror of many fine art competitions, and guest lectured at colleges
and universities. He has also served as an educational consultant
working with both youth and adult learners. Currently the artist
is serving as curator for The Mattye Reed African Heritage Center
at The NC A&T State University in Greensboro NC.
Abbreviated Listing of Solo Exhibitions:
- "Phi Singing", Elon College, Fine Arts Building,
Elon NC, August 1999 - May 2000
- Installation at PROJECT ROW HOUSES, Houston TX,
April 1999 - October 1999
- Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville NC, "Illuminations",
January-February 1998
- Harrison Museum of African-American Culture, "Vandorn
Hinnant: Selected Works", Roanoke VA, May -Aug 1996
- Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee
NC, "Of Sign and Symbol", August-September 1994
- Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University,
Winston-Salem NC, "Space Summoning", July-August 1993
- Hammonds House Galleries, Atlanta GA, "Expanded
Visions: Works by Vandorn Hinnant", January-March 1993
- African American Cultural Center, NC State Univ.,
Raleigh NC, "Vandorn Hinnant: 10 Years of Work", July-August
1992
- Vandorn Hinnant, New Paintings, UBIQUITOUS Gallery,
Charlotte NC, March 1991
- Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro NC, "Vandorn
Hinnant: Recent Work", September-November 1990
- Duke University, Institute for the Arts, Durham
NC, November 1988
- Winston-Salem State University, Fine Arts Gallery,
Winston-Salem NC, February-March 1986
Abbreviated Listing of Selected Group Exhibitions:
- City Gallery East, "African American Abstraction",
Atlanta GA, June-July 2000
- Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro NC, "Altars
In Open Space", January-February 1999
- "Sacred Places: Design in Liturgy", Tangeman Fine
Arts Gallery, University of Cincinnati, 17 Oct-26 Nov 1997
- SECCA, Winston-Salem NC, "Triad Artists Exhibition",
April 10-July 7, 1996
- Noel Fine Art Acquisitions, Charlotte NC, "Southern
Ties; Two Generations Of African American Artists United By Their
Southern Heritage", July 3-August 15, 1996
- Camille Love Gallery, Atlanta GA, "Black Art Defined
and Redefined", June 14- July 7, 1996
- National Arts Club, "Contemporary African American
Artists 1980-1994", New York NY, November 10-27, 1994
- San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural
Society, "Collective Memories: Art from the African Diaspora",
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco CA, August 1994
- SECCA, "NC Arts Council 1993-94 Visual Artist Fellowship
Exhibition", Winston-Salem NC, January-April 1994
- National Arts Club, "NC in New York", New York
NY, November 1993
- "Black Nativity: Spirituality in Contemporary African
American Art", Hughley Gallery, Atlanta GA, December 1991
- Atlanta Life Insurance Company’s 10th Annual Competitive
Exhibition, Atlanta Ga, Feb. - March 1990; Purchase Award "Collaboration:
Art by Members of Collaborations in the Creative and Sacred",
CCB Galleries, Durham NC, Jan-Feb 1990
- Saint John’s Museum of Art, Wilmington NC, October
1984
- North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh NC, "Afro-American
Artists, NC, USA", November-December 1980
Awards/Fellowships/Residencies:
- Recipient of the 1993-1994 NC Arts Council Artist
Fellowship Award
- National Arts Education Association COMC: Multiethnic
Faculty Fellowship in Art Education, 1994
- Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia PA, November
14-16, 1994(residency)
- Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC, October 24-November
4, 1994 (residency)
- The Hambidge Center for the Arts and Sciences,
Rabun Gap GA August 22-September 9, 1994 (residency)
- PROJECT ROW HOUSES (Round 10), April 1999 - October
1999
Reviewed in:
- Fayetteville Observer-Times, Fayetteville NC, "Artistic
Approaches...", 11 January 1998
- The International Review of African American Art,
"Fresh Paint! National Scene", Volume 13/ #4, 1997
- American Visions, The Magazine of Afro-American
Culture, "Portfolio: Nine Artists to Watch", August-Sept. 1993
- The Winston-Salem Journal, "Golden Mean: Artist
Explores Nature of Things", August 1993
- Triad Style, "Hinnant Show Shines Like ‘Rare
Diamond’", Previews, 4 August 1993
- Creative Loafing, "Art Review: Drawing Board",
Atlanta Ga, February 20, 1993
- The Atlanta Constitution, "Vandorn Hinnant:
Expanded Visions, Visual Arts Review", 12 February 1993
- Greensboro News and Record, "Artist Has Made Total
Commitment to His Art", Feature article, 28 January 1990
- Asheville Citizen-Times, "Artist’s Metaphysical
Paintings Map Out Search for Sublime", 2 September 1990
- The Chronicle (Duke University Publication), "Further
Explorations Merge Creative and Sacred", November 1988
Abbreviated Listing of Works in Private Collections:
- Dr. Alma Adams; Greensboro, NC
- Dr. Juanita H. Archer; Marlow Heights, MD
- Mr. Dallas Austin; Atlanta, GA
- Ms. Cheryl Banks; Ervine, CA
- Ms. Manuela Brochin; Bern, Switzerland
- Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Brooks; Washington, DC
- Ms. Gianeen Kira Courrier; San Diego, CA
- Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Deane; Los Angeles, CA
- Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Eunice Dudley; Kernersville.
NC
- Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Finch; Long Island, NY
- Mr. Andrew F. French; New York NY
- Atty. Henry & Mrs. Shirly Fry; Greensboro,
NC
- Mr. Rudolph Kumasi Hampton; Cincinnati, OH
- Mr. Bob Hansel; Atlanta, GA
- Ms. Paulette Holyfield; Atlanta, GA
- Miss Alma lrving; San Francisco, CA
- Atty. Karen Jackson; Philadelphia, PA
- Dr. & Mrs. Martin Jeffries; Atlanta, GA
- Mr. & Mrs. John & Hazel Biggers; Houston,
TX
- Mr. Willard Jones; Washington, DC
- Ms. Gloria Karpinsky; Winston-Salem, NC
- Mr. & Mrs. Lee Echols; Atlanta, GA
- Ms. Valeria Lee; Winston-Salem, NC
- Ms. Camille Russell Love; Atlanta, GA
- Mr. Bob McAdoo; Miami, FL
- Dr. Iris Morton; Silver Spring, MD
- Ms. B.E. Noel; Charlotte, NC
- Mr. Pete Pucci; New York, NY
- Dr. Charles Lewis Richards; Del Mar, CA
- Dr. & Mrs. George & Marilu Robbins; Houston,
TX
- Ms. Regina L. Saunders; San Francisco, CA
- Mr. Eric Tye Smith; Zurich, Switzerland
- Mr. Mel Soloman; Atlanta, GA
- Dr. Kitty Spivak; Zurich, Switzerland
- Atty. & Mrs. Mel Watt; Charlotte, NC
- Mr. Walter Wells; Phoenix, AZ
- Mr. Scott Williams; Los Angeles, CA
- Prof. Kojo Fosu; Accra, Ghana
- Prof. & Mrs. Benjamin & Joan Offei Nyako;
Accra, Ghana
- Mr. Frederick Canada; Berlin, Germany
- Mr. Alton Myers, Atlanta, GA
- Mrs. Patricia Yancy & Senator Bill Martin;
Greensboro, NC
Featured in Book:
- "Collecting African American Art: Works
on Paper and Canvas" by: Halima Taha
Featured in Art Video:
- "Dancing The Dream Awake" (1999)
- Documentary "Making The Dream Awake"
(1999)
Sources of Inspiration:
- The abstract paintings of Hale Woodruff
- The writings and scientific/spiritual art of Walter
Russell
- The life's work of Physicist Robert L. Powell,
Sr.
- The art and spirit of artist John Thomas Biggers
- The paintings and collages of Alma W. Thomas
- The paintings, love, understanding and affection
of the late Edith Player Brown (painter)
- The art and spirit of Minnie Evans
- The art of Aaron Douglas
- The art of Norman Lewis
- The paintings of Mark Rothko
- The works (writings/teachings) of Drunvalo Melchizedek
- The works (writings/teachings) of Greg Braden
- The works (writings/teachings) of Dan Winter www.danwinter.com
- The music of many living and deceased musicians
- Many modern dance compositions
- works of art by many artists (far too many to list)
- The translated writings of Jelaludin Rumi by Coleman
Barks
- The love and friendship of so many beautiful
souls residing on this planet
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