Wendell T. Brooks
EXPERIENCE ______
1971 – Present Professor of Art
The College of New Jersey • (Trenton State College)
Trenton, New Jersey
1970 Assistant Professor and Artist in Residence Nasson College • Springvale, Maine
1967 - 1968 Instructor
Alabama A & M University • Normal, Alabama
EDUCATION ______
1968 - 1971 MFA • Printmaking Indiana University
1957 - 1962 BS • Art Education
Indiana University
INDEPENDENT STUDY ______
1966 - 1967 Howard Payne College
1965 - 1966 University of Maryland
1962 Pratt Graphic Art Association
1961 Woodstock Artist’s Association
MILITARY EXPERIENCE ______
1962 - 1967 United States Air Force
American Spirit Honor Medal Recipient
PERSONAL ______
Born: Aliceville, Alabama : September 10, 1939
Race: African American
Status: Married
Children: One Daughter
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS ______
2001 – 2004 SOSA
Scholarly Activities Committee • Three Years Alternate Assignment
1993 Grant Award
Smithsonian Institute • National Museum of Art
1988 - 1993 FIRSL Grants : Printmaking
Trenton State College
1978 Mini-Grant : Printmaking Trenton State College
1972 - 1973 Founding Director • Young Printmakers’ Workshop
Funded by: New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission
Trenton State College
1970 - 1971 The Southern Fellowship Fund Fellowship
1969 - 1970 Special Graduate Study Scholarship
Indiana University
1969 - 1970 Woodrow Wilson / Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship
1962 Pratt Graphic Art Center Scholarship
Pratt Institute
MEMBERSHIPS ______
1990 - 1995 New Jersey State Council on the Arts
• Chairman: Cultural Diversity Committee
• Member: Grants Committee
• Member: Policy and Planning Committee
• Member: Southern New Jersey Committee
• Member: Arts Education Committee
Philadelphia Print Club
• Member
RESEARCH______
GRATA Recipient (Grants Research and Teaching Award)
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ • 2001-2002
EXHIBITIONS ______
A Perfect Blend of African American Art • Three Man Show
Trenton Museum • Trenton, NJ • Jan 2003
Works Inspired by African Mass • One Man Show • Educational Testing Service • Brodsky Gallery • Princeton, NJ • Nov 2000
Fine Arts Annual • Invited Artist • New Jersey State Museum Trenton, NJ • June-Aug 1999
African-American Art • New Jersey State Museum
Trenton, NJ • Oct-Dec 1998
42nd Annual National Juried Print Exhibition
Hunterdon Museum of Art • Clinton, NJ • June-July 1998
The Black Artists Exhibition • Summit Bank Headquarters
West Windsor, NJ • Feb-Mar 1998
Martin Luther King Celebration • The College of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ • Dec 1997
As A Man Thinks • Broadway Gallery • Passaic County Community College • Passaic, NJ • Dec 1996-Feb 1997
Wendell Brooks Retrospective • Juried Competition Ellarslie
Trenton City Museum • Trenton, NJ • Jan-Mar 1995
Free Within Ourselves: African American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art
Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of American Art Washington, DC • Oct 1994-Feb 1995
One Man Show: Affirmation • Interchurch Center
New York, NY • June-July 1994
Rutgers National 1994: Works on Paper • Juried Competition Stedman Art Gallery • Camden Campus • Camden, NJ
Mar-Apr 1994
Ellarslie Open XIII • Trenton City Museum
Trenton, NJ • Mar-Apr 1994
One Man Show: Aljira • A Center for Contemporary Art
Newark, NJ • Feb 1994
Two Decades of Change • Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts Indiana University, IN • Sept 1993
One Man Show • The Gallery, William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts • Rutherford, NJ • June 1993
Mercer County Artists: Juried Competition • Mercer County Community College • Trenton, NJ • May-June 1992
Work of the Art Faculty of Area Colleges • Mercer Medical Center Trenton, NJ • Mar-Apr 1992
One Man Show • Norbert Considine Gallery • Stuart Country Day School • Princeton, NJ • Feb 1991
Nineteen Black Artists of the Capital County • Mercer County Community College • Trenton, NJ • Jan-Feb 1989
Group Show: TAWA at Ellarslie • Trenton City Museum
Cadwalader Park • Trenton, NJ • May-June 1988
Group Show: Printmakers • Mercer Medical Center
Trenton, NJ • Apr 1988
Living in America • Noyes Museum
Oceanville, NJ • Mar-May 1988
One Man Show: A Retrospective Show from 1959-1986
Rider University • Lawrenceville, NJ • Apr 1987
An Exhibition: Art Faculty of the New Jersey State Colleges Group Show: Printmakers • William Paterson College
Wayne, NJ • Mar 1987
One Man Show • Mercer County Community College
Trenton, NJ • Feb 1987
Group Show: The Pisa Project • University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosh, WI • Jan 1985
Group Show: Delaware and Raritan Canal • Trenton City Museum Cadwalader Park • Trenton, NJ • Aug 1984
Group Show: Three Male Artists • Mercer County Community College • Trenton, NJ • Feb 1983
Group Show: Nine Black Artists • Trenton City Museum
Cadwalader Park • Trenton, NJ • Oct 1982
One Man Show: An Invitational • McCarter Theatre
Princeton, NJ • Feb 1982
Group Show: Traveling Exhibition • Indiana University
Bloomington, IN • Opened Nov 1981 •Toured for seven years
One Man Show: Evolution of a Black Artist • Mississippi Valley State University • Etta Benna, MS • Apr 1981
Group Show: Black Artists from New Jersey • The Cranberry Gallery Plymouth, MA • Mar 1980
Group Show: Black Artists/South – A Major Exhibition of
Afro-American Art from the Period of 1800-1978
Huntsville, AL • Mar 1979
Group Show: A Very Special Invitational Show • McCarter Theatre Princeton, NJ • Jan 1978
The Black Experience in Prints • Pratt Graphics Center
Pratt Institute • New York, NY • Feb 1977
Group Show: Art as Image and Idea • Afro-American Arts Institute Indiana University • Bloomington, IN • Feb 1977
One Man Show • Merabash Museum
New Egypt, NJ • Jan 1977
One Man Show: Evolution of a Black Artist • Burlington County Community College • Burlington, NJ • Nov 1976
Two Man Show • Centenary Gallery, Centenary College
Hackettstown, NJ • Nov 1976
One Man Show • Arts Confederation Gallery
Kingston, NJ • Sept 1975
One Man Show • Mercer County Community College
Trenton, NJ •Feb 1974
Two Man Show • New Jersey State Museum
Trenton, NJ • Feb 1973
Black Arts Festival 1973
Leesburg, FL • Feb 1973
Group Show • Sponsored by the Embassy of the USA in Barsillia
Brazil • Jan 1973
Group Show • Las Vegas Art League
Las Vegas. NV • Dec 1972
Exhibition: American Art at Mid-Century
Millburn, NJ • Nov 1972
Group Show • National Exhibition of Black Artists
Washington, DC • Nov 1972
Group Show: Exposure ’72
Somerset, NJ • Nov 1972
Third Annual Print and Drawing Show • Princeton Art Association Princeton, NJ • Nov 1972
Group Show: Black Artists of America • New Jersey State Museum Trenton, NJ • Feb 1972
Group Show: The Black Experience in Prints • Pratt Graphic Center Gallery • New York, NY • Feb 1972
Two Man Show • Spelman College
Atlanta, GA • Feb 1972
Juried Exhibition: New Jersey 1972 • Seventh Annual Juried Exhibition • New Jersey State Museum • Trenton, NJ • 1972
One Man Show • Jewish Community Center
Trenton, NJ • Nov 1971
Group Show: Social Comment in Recent Art
Concordia Teachers College • Seward, NE • Apr 1971
Group Show: A Return to Humanism • Burpee Museum
Rockford, IL • Mar 1971
One Man Show • Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD • Jan 1971
Group Show: An Ebony Excursion • Indiana University Museum
Bloomington, IN • Dec 1970
Group Show: Young Artists • University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR • Nov 1970
One Man Show • Hesston College
Newtown, KS • Nov 1970
One Man Show • Bethel College
North Newtown, KS • Oct 1970
One Man Show • Clea Rogers Memorial Library
Columbus, IN • Oct 1970
One Man Show • Depauw University
Greencastle, IN • Apr 1970
Group Show: Eleven Black Printmakers • Spelman College
Atlanta, GA • Feb 1970
One Man Show • Wichita State University
Wichita, KA • Feb 1970
Group Show: The Young Artist • Carleton College
Northfield, MN • Jan 1970
Group Show: Black Printmakers ’69 • Karamu House
Cleveland, Ohio • May 1969
One Man Show • Nasson College
Springvale, ME • May 1969
One Man Show • Indiana University Memorial Union
Bloomington, IN • Apr 1969
Festival of the African People • International Art Show, Los Angeles Sports Arena • Los Angeles, CA • Aug 1968
LECTURES ______
Positive Thinking • Mercer County Public School System
Trenton City Museum • Trenton, NJ • Feb 2003
Hannibal Crossed the Alps • General Public
Trenton City Museum • Trenton, NJ • Jan 2003
Black History Month Speaker • Garden State Youth Correction Facility • Yardville, NJ • Feb 2002
Guest Lecturer • Melvin Kreps Middle School
East Windsor, NJ • Feb 2001
Guest Lecturer • Hedgepeth Williams Middle School
Trenton, NJ • Nov 1999
Guest Speaker-Art in the News • Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ • Apr 1999
Works of African-American Artists in the New Jersey State Museum Series of four lectures • Trenton City Museum
Trenton, NJ • Oct 1998
Leadership Development Program • The College of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ • Nov 1997
Art Faculty Presents • The College of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ • July 1997
Guest Speaker-Black History Month • Beauty Grove Primitive Baptist Church • Trenton, NJ • Feb 1997
Innovative Printmaking: Process and a Philosophy of Living a Spiritual Life • Interchurch Center • New York, NY • July 1994
Affirmations: How to Maintain a Positive Attitude • Aljira, Center for Contemporary Art • Newark, NJ • Mar 1994
Rising Above Your Circumstances: A Slide Lecture
Long Branch, NJ • Nov 1993
Philosophy of Living a Spiritual Life • Prison Friends Outreach Ministry • Long Branch, NJ • Nov 1992
How to Rise Above Your Circumstances: New Lease on Life
Galilee Baptist Church • Trenton, NJ • Oct 1991
I Am One With My Dream • Trenton State Alcohol Education Program • Trenton, NJ • Nov 1990
Evolution of a Black Artist • Mercer County Community College Trenton, NJ • Feb 1989
Black Art • Rider College
Lawrenceville, NJ • Apr 1987
Evolution of a Black Artist • Mississippi Valley State University
Etta Benna, MS • Nov 1983
What Makes Black Art Black • Mercer County Community College Trenton, NJ • Feb 1974
Demonstration of Newly Developed Printmaking Techniques Burlington County Community College • Burlington, NJ
Feb 1997
What Makes Black Art Black • Second Baptist Church
Bloomington, IN • Oct 1970
Retrospective • Cleo Rogers Memorial Library
Columbus, IN • Oct 1970
Art as Protest • Depauw University
Greencastle, IN • Apr 1970
My Art, America, Africa, and Me • Wichita State University
Wichita, KS • Feb 1970
Evolution of a Print • Nasson College
Springvale, ME • May 1969
PUBLICIZED FEATURES ______
“Cover Story: Common Heartbeat”
The Princeton Packet • Jan 2003
“Art Review: The Ellarslie”
US 1 Newspaper • Jan 2003
“Publicity Shot”: Photo Published
NJ EDGE – New Jerseys Colleges & Universities
The New York Times • Nov 2001
“Unmasking the 20th Century”
The Trenton Times • Feb 7, 1999
“Artists Brooks Finds Peace Within”
The Trenton Times • Feb 5, 1995
“Retrospective”
The Princeton Packet • Jan 1995
“From Anger to Mastery: An Artist’s Journey”
The Philadelphia Inquirer • Jan 1995
“Faculty Profile”
Trenton State College Prospectives • 1994-1995
“Proof Positive: Wendell Brooks’ art of affirmation”
The Trenton Times • Feb, 24 1994
“Decades of Teaching and a Life of Art Work”
The Trenton Times, Capitol Profile • Jan 1992
“Professional Prizes at Trenton State Colleges”
The Trenton Times • Sept 1991
“Named to Arts Council, A Profile”
The Trenton Times • Jan 1991
“Printmaking Professor Appointed to States Council of the Arts by Florio”
The Signal • 1990
“Cover Story: Art Alumni Interview”
Trenton State College • Spring 1991
“Interview”
Trenton State College Review • May 1990
“Named in Who’s Who in American Art” • 1981
“American Prints”
Library of Congress • 1971
“Interview”
The Christian Science Monitor • June 1970
“Interview”
Chalkboard • Education Department
Indiana University • Nov 1968
“Interview”
Negro Heritage Magazine • Oct 1968
TELEVISION APPEARANCES ______
“Feature Interview”
WZBN-TV 25, Inc
Groveville, NJ • Mar 2003
“Interview-State of the Arts”
WJNT Channel 52 • New Jersey Network
Trenton, NJ • Feb 1995
“Guest Appearance-Discover New Jersey”
WJNT Channel 52 • New Jersey Network
Trenton, NJ • Feb 1995
“Perspectives”
WPVI Channel 6
Trenton, NJ • Nov 1994
“Interview-Represented New Jersey Council on the Arts”
WNJT Channel 52 • New Jersey Network
Trenton, NJ • July 1992
ARTWORK IN PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
“Before Enlightenment, After Enlightenment, Enlightenment”
Leah Sloshberg Fine Art Collection (Three Print Donation)
Apr 2002
“Art by African Americans Collection (Three Print Donation)”
New Jersey State Museum
Trenton, NJ
“Portrait of Idolatry, Nightmare in the Coliseum, Concrete Reservation”
Library of Congress
“Reflections, Juanita”
Smithsonian Institution
National Collection of Fine Arts
“Round Up”
New Jersey Justice Complex
“Annunciation of Soul”
Nasson College
“Animistic Business”
Mount Union College
“Nightmare in the Coliseum”
Carleton College
“Old Sunfo Woman”
Bethel College
“Annunciation of Soul”
Hesston College
“Numerous Works Donated”
Macedonian Center of Contemporary Art
Macedonia, Greece
“Numerous Works Donated”
New Jersey State Museum
Trenton, NJ
“Numerous Works Donated”
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
“Numerous Works Donated”
Trenton State College
Trenton, NJ
ARTWORK IN PUBLICATIONS______
“Works On/Of Paper”
Rutgers National
Stedman Art Gallery
1994
“Calendar 1992-1993”
William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts
1992-1993
“Third Black Alumni Day”
Artwork reproduced for invitation covers, brochures, etc.
Trenton State College
1990
“TAWA at 10”
Trenton Artists Workshop Association
Trenton, NJ