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Nicole

Buckingham Kern

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Artist, Curator & Educator

Biography

I graduated from Notre Dame of Maryland University, in Baltimore, MD, where I earned a BA in Studio Art and Art History ('03), and the Savannah College of Art and Design, where I earned a MFA in Painting ('06).

 

My work has been selected for exhibitions in my home state of Maryland as well as in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois and California. Several pieces are held in the collection of the Savannah College of Art and Design, University of Maryland University College and private collections in Maryland and South Carolina.

 

I currently work at the Community College of Baltimore County as the Gallery Coordinator of the Catonsville, Dundalk and Essex Galleries, thegalleriesatccbc.com and consult on the care and presentation of the College Visual Art and Cultural Artifact Collection.

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2024 saw the beginning of my role as a contributing writer to BMoreArt with the column "On the Level," featuring the behind the scenes work of Baltimore's curators and gallerists.

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As The Barefoot Gallerist on Medium.com, I explore the intersection of art and everyday life, sharing insights on the creative process and the often unseen labor behind curating exhibitions and running a gallery (or in my case, galleries).  

 

In my writing, art, and curatorial practice, I aim to make art more relatable and accessible, highlighting the importance of community and connection in the art world.

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Exhibitions

PTA: Parenting Through Anything (2025- Upcoming)

Curator, Chloe Irla

Carroll County Arts Center

Westminster, MD

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$acred Motherhood (2025)

Curator, Kiki McGrath

Woman Made Gallery

Chicago, Il

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Baker OFF THE WEB at the Peale (2024)

The Peale Museum

Baltimore, MD

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Double Duty (2018)

Scott Center Gallery

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

 

Biennial ADIM Faculty/Staff Exhibitions

(2016, 2014, 2012, 2010)

The Galleries at CCBC (Catonsville and Essex)
Baltimore, MD

 

Autumn Leaves (2014) 
Area 405
Baltimore, MD

Curator, Peter Bruun

 

The Human Factor (2014)                                                
Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts
Fredericksburg, VA

Curator, Joey P. Mánlapaz

 

Ventures: Solo Exhibit (2014)                                           
Civera Gallery
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD

 

Ordinary Woman (2014)                                                   
Howard County Center for the Arts
Ellicott City, MD

Invitational Exhibition

Curator, Diana Marta

 

The Portrait and the Figure (2013)                               

UMUC, hosted at the Federal Courthouse

Greenbelt, MD

 

National Drawing and Print Exhibition (2013)

The College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Baltimore, MD

 

Friends (2012)

The Ice House

Berkley Springs, WV

 

The Lonely Planet (2012)                                                 

Linus Galleries

Long Beach, CA

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Femme Fatale (2011) 

The Community College of Baltimore County

Catonsville, MD

 

Rendering a Narrative: Imagination and Allegory  (2010)

The College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Two-woman exhibit with artist Erin Fostel

Baltimore, MD

 

Mind, Body, Spirit (2010)

The University of Maryland University College

Juror, Eric Key

Adelphi, MD

 

New Narratives (2009)

Cade Art Gallery, AACC
Juror, Peter Bruun, Director of Art on Purpose
Arnold, MD

 

Illustration, 2009 (2009) 
Towson Arts Collective
Jurors, James Warhola and Warren Linn
Baltimore, MD

 

TAC Second Anniversary Exhibit (2009)                       
Towson Arts Collective
Drawing Award
Juror, Doreen Bolger

Director of the Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD

 

Art MD 2008 (2008)                                                          

Howard County Center for the Arts, Gallery I

Juror, Dr. Leslie King Hammond

Ellicott City, MD

 

2-D 144 Exhibit (2008)                                                      

Shippensburg University, Kaufmann Gallery

Shippensburg, PA

 

Women's History Month Exhibit (2008)                       

The College of Notre Dame of Maryland,

Gibbons Hall

Baltimore, MD

 

Mirror Me: Self Portraits by Women (2007) 

Curator, Diana Marta

The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Gallery

Catonsville, MD

 

Twisted Everyway (2008)

M.F.A. Thesis Exhibit                                                         

The Savannah College of Art and Design,

Alexander Main Gallery  

Savannah, GA

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Katrina Relief (2005) Exhibition                                     

Desot O Row Gallery

Savannah, GA

 

Figurative Competition (2005) 

Gallery International

Baltimore, MD

 

Works on Paper (2003) 

Fleckenstein Gallery

Towson, MD

 

Emerging Artists (2000) 

Received Honorable Mention                                       

Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery

Annapolis, MD

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Curatorial

Art Howard County (2023)

Guest Juror

Group call for entries exhibition of works by Howard County, Maryland artists.

 

Eden (2022)

Solo Exhibition by Wayne Andrew Koritzer, Jr.

The Deborah Wainwright Alumni Showcase Space

CCBC Essex

 

Still Light (2022)

Solo Exhibition by Jowita Wyszomirska

The Gallery at CCBC, Essex

 

Jump Cut (2021)                                                                

Solo exhibition by Amanda Burnham

The Gallery at CCBC, Catonsville

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A Year in Review  (2021)                                                  Group exhibition by photographers: Geoff Delanoy, Jessica Deleon, Mollye Miller, Albert Ewing and Howard Korn.

The Gallery at CCBC, Essex

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Part and Parcel   (2021)                                                    Solo exhibition by Kini Collins

The Gallery at CCBC, Essex

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Intersections (2020)

Group Exhibition by Jeff Bohlander, Skipp Chips, Jani Hileman, Sara Hutton, Trisha Kyner, Lauren Tolbert,

 

Images of Perseverance (2020)                                    Virtual Exhibition (thegalleriesatccbc.com)

and Instagram #perseverepics

Featuring artists: Robert Creamer, Steven Dembo, Gail Burton, Jessica Deleon, Mollye Miller, Tiffany Jones, Collette Veasey-Cullors, Kyle  Myles, Howard Korn, Brion McCarthy, Kyle Pompey, Albert Ewing and Todd Wilson.

 

A Thousand Words vol 1, and vol 3  (2017, 2020)        Each artist in these exhibitions used words in some

way, shape or form, to convey a message or imply a narrative. Each writer who visited this exhibition was invited to author a piece of a thousand words or less.

The Gallery at CCBC, Catonsville, Essex

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Fiberworks  (2019)                                                            Co-curated with David Friedheim

Featuring the works of Annet Cowenberg, Piper Shepherd and Charlie Citron.

The Gallery at CCBC Catonsville

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28th Annual National Drawing and Print Exhibition  (2017)

Guest Curator

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Gormley Gallery, Baltimore, MD

 

The Art of the Elder Scrolls Online  (2015)   

Co-curated with Emilyann Craighead                 

Featuring the creation of artwork for the video game The Elder Scrolls Online.

The Gallery at CCBC, Essex

Baltimore, MD

 

Traces (2015) 

An exhibition exploring the nature and perception

of memory.

Featuring photography by Catherine Day, prints and sculpture by Michelle Dickson

and ceramics by Kourtney Stone.

The Gallery at CCBC, Dundalk

 

Regarding the Sublime  (2013)                                     

Featuring paintings by Savannah, GA. artists Stephen Knudsen and Roger Mark Walton.

The Gallery at CCBC, Catonsville                                                                                                                              Imagined Realities (2012)     

Co-curated with Erik Miller.

An exhibition of the fantastical and surreal by nationally and internationally recognized illustrators and game concept artists.

Featuring John Jude Palencar, Piero Macgowan, Sean Andrew Murray, and Jen Zee.

The Gallery at CCBC, Catonsville

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Child’s Play (2010)                                                            Featuring works by: Kristina Bilonick, Scott G. Brooks, Jaime Cabrera, Robert Stuart Cohen, Erin Fostel, Grendel’s Mother: David Friedheim and Trisha Kyner, Jenny Kanzler, Alexandria Levin, Megan Marlatt, Sharon Trumbull,

and Yoram Wolberger

The Gallery at CCBC Catonsville

Baltimore, MD

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Articles

“Autumn Leaves Project Explores the Art of Aging:" (2014)

Artwork featured with article

The Baltimore Sun

Article by Tim Smith

<read here>

 

“Classic Inspiration, Modern Approach”

(2014)

Howard County section of the Baltimore Sun

Artwork featured in review by Mike Giuliano

<read here>

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"Ordinary Women are Shown to be Exceptional"

(2014)

The Baltimore Sun

<read here>

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Response to 'Symptomatic Ageism and the Sondheim Prize'

(2013)                                                               

Response article to Cara Ober’s Symptomatic Ageism and the Sondheim Prize

BMoreArt.com

<read here>

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Tyler Farinholt speaks with Nicole Buckingham          (2011)                                                                            

Interviewed by Tyler Farinholt

RadarRedux.com

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The Eye: Review of “Once it Was This” artist Nancy Linden  (2008)                                                              

The Baltimore Examiner

Review by Nicole Buckingham relayed through interview with reporter Jessica Novak

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Who’s At Home? (2007)                                                   

Work featured in Artist Book

Curated and reproduced by Diana Marta

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