{"id":11,"date":"2012-07-11T22:03:34","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T22:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lightweavings.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2019-07-27T20:18:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T20:18:36","slug":"about-vandorn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lightweavings.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"About Vandorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lightweavings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/timesgoldenarrow.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13 alignright\" title=\"timesgoldenarrow\" src=\"http:\/\/lightweavings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/timesgoldenarrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightweavings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/timesgoldenarrow.jpg 394w, https:\/\/lightweavings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/timesgoldenarrow-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a>Vandorn Hinnant; painter,\u00a0sculptor, poet, and educational consultant resides in Durham NC, USA. He received a BA in Art Design from North Carolina A&amp;T State University in Greensboro NC, and studied sculpture at UNC-Greensboro. His works of art are in private collections in Africa, North America, and Europe, and in public collections across North America.<\/p>\n<p>He leads hands-on experiential workshops on &#8220;The Geometry of Art and Life&#8221; for learners of all ages.\u00a0He is co-author (with Robert L. Powell, Sr and Jr) of the book: <strong>&#8220;<em>The Rest Of Euclid<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;; a definitive treatise on the long overlooked implications of proposition one in\u00a0Volume One of &#8220;<strong>Euclid&#8217;s Elements<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>He has served as guest curator of exhibitions, as juror of many fine art competitions, and guest lectured at colleges and universities. He serves as an independent \u00a0arts educational consultant working with both youth and adult learners. Currently the artist is developing sculpture maquettes (models) to be fabricated into permanent materials.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CV for:<br \/>\nVandorn Hinnant<br \/>\n3514 Snow Hill Road,<br \/>\nDurham NC 27712<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vandornhinnant.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.vandornhinnant.com<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightweavings.com\"> www.lightweavings.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Awards\/Fellowships\/Residencies:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nNC Governor Cooper\u2019s <em><strong>Award for Contributions to the Arts in NC<\/strong><\/em>, 14 February 2019<br \/>\nCDI (Center for Design Innovation) Artist Residency, Winston-Salem NC, Summer of 2016<br \/>\nThe Hambidge Center for the Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap GA, Artist Residency; Apr, August, and December 2002<br \/>\n<strong>PROJECT ROW HOUSES (Round #10)<\/strong>, April 1999 \u2013 October 1999, Artist Residency<br \/>\nRecipient of the 1993-1994 <strong>NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>More Recent Public Art Commissions:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nGreensboro GreenWay Project, Greensboro NC,<em><strong> \u201cA Monument to Dignity and Respect\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, 2018\/2019, Twin totemic sculptures paying homage to Freedom Fighters from the African Diaspora.<\/li>\n<li>Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville NC, <em><strong>\u201cA Monument to Leadership\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>2017, A totemic stainless steel column in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the school.<\/li>\n<li>City of Winston-Salem, NC, 2014 (twin totemic sculptures:<em><strong> \u201cTogether We Rise\u201d<\/strong><\/em> commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the official merger of Salem NC with Winston NC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Abbreviated Listing of Solo Exhibitions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cThe HIDDEN MATHEMATICS: A surprising connection between Math and Art \u2013Images by Vandorn Hinnant\u201d<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New York Hall of Science<\/span>, Corona Park NY, June 4 \u2013November 4, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cVANDORN HINNANT: Explorer of Form and the Beauty of Number\u201d,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rosenthal Gallery<\/span>, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville NC, 9 January \u2013 27 February 2016<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cVANDORN HINNANT: Explorer of Form and the Beauty of Number\u201d<\/strong>,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> North Carolina Central University Art Museum<\/span>, Durham NC, 13 September \u2013 16 October 2015 (*<em>exhibition catalogue<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cVibrations, Frequency, and the Phenomenon of Relationship\u201d<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Diggs Gallery<\/span>, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem NC, 6 November 2014 \u2013 31 March 2015<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cVandorn Hinnant: Lighting Pathways Home\u201d,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">African American Atelier<\/span>, Greensboro NC, 13 October 2013 &#8211; 13 December 2013<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cOf Numbers and Other Mysteries\u201d,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Delta Fine Arts Center<\/span>, Winston-Salem NC, 3 Aug \u2013 26 Sept 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Abbreviated Listing of Selected Group Exhibitions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cRound &amp; Round: The Circle at Center Stage\u201d<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts<\/span>, Kalamazoo MI, November 4, 2017 \u2013 March 4, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;ART ON PAPER 2017: The 44th Exhibition\u201d,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weatherspoon Art Museum<\/span>, UNC-Greensboro, May 21 \u2013 September 3, 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cTHE GOLDEN SPIRAL: Fibonacci, Sacred Geometry, and Divine Proportion\u201d<\/strong>,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> The Larson Gallery<\/span>, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima WA, 14 January \u2013 20 February 2016<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cHARASZTHY 200 Festival: Red &amp; White Exhibition\u201d<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Don Soker Contemporary Art<\/span>, San Francisco CA, August 2012 and at B55 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, September 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cRhythm of Structure:\u201d The Bowery and Beyond\u201d<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Selby Gallery,<\/span> Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota FL, January \u2013 April 2010<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cRhythm of Structure: Squares and Circles (John Hiigli\/Vandorn Hinnant)\u201d<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bowery Poetry Club<\/span> NYC, Sept 11 \u2013 Oct 12, 2009<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cRhythm of Structure: Atomic Cartesian MathArt Hive\u201d,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bowery Poetry Club<\/span> NYC, Nov 20 \u2013 Dec 22, 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Reviewed in (an abbreviated listing):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem NC, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cHinnant\u2019s 25-year retrospective beautifully installed\u201d<\/span>, Feb 8, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem NC, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cSculpture commemorating centennial unveiled: \u201cTogether We Stand in Corpening Plaza\u201d<\/span>, September 6, 2014<\/li>\n<li>W-S Journal, Winston-Salem NC, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u2018Together We Rise\u2019 Artist to create piece celebrating consolidation\u201d<\/span>, Dec 28, 2013<\/li>\n<li>Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem NC, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cTHE ART OF MATHEMATICS\u201d<\/span>, September 13, 2009<\/li>\n<li>The International Review of African American Art, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cRhythm Of Structure: MathArt in the African Diaspora\u201d<\/span>, Volume 19\/#3, 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>An Abbreviated List of Works in Public Collections (*many more throughout the USA):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller Brewing Company, Cincinnati OH<\/li>\n<li>Glaxo Inc., Raleigh NC<\/li>\n<li>Hammonds House Galleries, Atlanta GA<\/li>\n<li>Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta GA<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Atlanta GA<\/li>\n<li>Phizer Pharmaceuticals, New York NY<\/li>\n<li>Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC<\/li>\n<li>Lucent Technologies, Durham NC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vandorn Hinnant; painter,\u00a0sculptor, poet, and educational consultant resides in Durham NC, USA. He received a BA in Art Design from North Carolina A&amp;T State University in Greensboro NC, and studied sculpture at UNC-Greensboro. 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