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Ann Vollum
 

b. 1963, Harare, Zimbabwe

 

Lives and works in South Orange, NJ, USA
 

AnnVollum@verizon.net
 

AnnVollum.com         @AnnVollum

Education
BA, Architectural Studies, Newcastle University, UK
Diploma, Graphic Origination and Reproduction, London College of Printing

Awards
2025
NJ Crafts Individual Artist Fellowship
2024
2nd Seoul-Hangang Biennale Excellence Award, Organizing Committee Honorary President Kwon Young-se, President Kwon Young-se, President Jang Min-ho, Organizing Committee Chairman Lee Gyeong-woo, Chairman Kim Jeong-taek
2023
14C Showcase, People’s Choice

 

Residency
2023
ESKFF Fall resident at Mana Contemporary 

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Presenter
2023
NJBAS, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

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Exhibition Highlights

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2025
Turned and Turning Still, jurors, Kellie Lehr, Jamie Powell & Lisa Petker Mintz, The Painting Center, NYC
That’s Not Right, Gallery 14C, Jersey City, NJ
Strength and Resilience, Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Of Myth and Men, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
Broken Wish, Aedra Fine Arts, International, juror, Michael Hanna, on-line
Booked 19: Process, Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ

 

2024
The Exhibition, Newark Museum of Art, Newark NJ
2nd Seoul-Hangang Biennale, Seoul, South Korea
Interlace, Weaving Worlds Through Art, J-Cube Museum, Host, Hongik Gallery, Yeongwol-eup, South Korea
Threads, juror, Nette Forné Thomas, Heidi Gallery, JSDD, Livingston NJ
Excellence in Quilts, juror, Sue Benner, Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX
Stay Curious, Ivy Brown at The Watermark, Brooklyn, NY
Booked 18: See/ing, Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ

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2023
White Columns Artist Registry
Showcase 14C, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL
Art Fair 14C Showcase, judges, David Baskin, Nina Kong Surtees & Jen Wallace, Liberty State Park, NJ
Art Fair 14C, Newark Arts Booth B7, juror, Adrienne Wheeler, Liberty State Park, NJ Liberty State Park, NJ
Oil and Mixed Media, Close to Home, invited, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
Excellence in Quilts III, Fiber Arts Now, juror, Sue Benner, Fall Issue
Viewpoints, juror/curator, Diedra Harris-Kelley, Studio Montclair Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Then and Now, juror/curator, PE Pinkman, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
Portfolio Series: Local Materiality, juror /curator, Donna Rae Kessinger, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Tenuous Threads, Part 2, juror, Patricia Miranda, Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
NJ Arts Annual: Mother Nature vs Human Nature, jurors, Robert Roesch & Suzanne Horvitz, Noyes Museum, Noyes Art Garage, Atlantic City, NJ

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2022
Art Fair 14C Showcase, judges, Katie Henry, Susan Nelly, & Ulysses Williams, The Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, NJ
Tell Me More About Yourself, juror, Juno Zago, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
Resilient II, juror, Ivy Brown, Art 150 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Earth Mother, juror, Ginger Cochran, Envision Arts, online
New Jersey Arts annual: Reemergence, jurors, Margaret M. O’Reilly & Sarah B. Vogelman, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
ViewPoints, juror,  Roger C. Tucker III, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ

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2021
Inspired by an Object, jurors, Virginia S. Block & Ira Wagner, Studio Montclair, MAM, Vance Wall Art Education Center, Montclair, NJ
The Power of IV, co-curator, West Orange Arts Council, West Orange, NJ
The Fine Art of Denim, juror, Vincent DiMattio, Monmouth University, Pollak Gallery, Monmouth, NJ
Oil and Mixed Media, Close to Home, invited, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ

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2020
The Gold Standard of Textile and Fiber Art, The Textile Study Group of New York: juror, Lauren Whitley, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY

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2018
Ann Vollum, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ (Solo Exhibition)

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2014
A Conversation, invited, Curator, Micha Hamilton, The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC, South Orange, NJ (Two person)
 

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Exhibitions Full List

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2025
Turned and Turning Still, jurors, Kellie Lehr, Jamie Powell & Lisa Petker Mintz, The Painting Center, NYC
State of the Art, Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
That’s Not Right, Gallery 14C, Jersey City, NJ
Ignorance is Bliss, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
Strength and Resilience, Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Of Myth and Men, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
Broken Wish, Aedra Fine Arts, International, online
Booked 19: Process, Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ

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2024
The Exhibition, Newark Museum of Art, Newark NJ
2nd Seoul-Hangang Biennale, Seoul, South Korea
Interlace, Weaving Worlds Through Art, J-Cube Museum, Host, Hongik Gallery, Yeongwol-eup, South Korea
Threads, juror, Nette Forné Thomas, Heidi Gallery, JSDD, Livingston NJ
Excellence in Quilts, juror, Sue Benner, Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX
Stay Curious, Ivy Brown at The Watermark, Brooklyn, NY
Booked 18: See/ing, Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ

2023
White Columns Artist Registry
Showcase 14C, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL
Art Fair 14C Showcase, judges, David Baskin, Nina Kong Surtees and Jen Wallace, Liberty State Park, NJ
Art Fair 14C, Newark Arts Booth B7, curator, Adrienne Wheeler, Liberty State Park, NJ Liberty State Park, NJ
Connections, curator, Andrea McKenna, Art House Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Transformation, curator, Michelle Graves, ART150 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Oil and Mixed Media, Close to Home, invited, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
Excellence in Quilts III: Fiber Arts Now, juror, Sue Benner, Fall Issue
Roots, curator, TSGNY, El Barrio’s Artspace PS109, New York, NY
Viewpoints, juror/curator, Diedra Harris-Kelley, Studio Montclair Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Then and Now, juror/ curator, PE Pinkman, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
Portfolio Series: Local Materiality, juror/curator, Donna Rae Kessinger, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Flora & Fauna, juror, Linda Streicher, Art150 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Tenuous Threads, Part 2, juror, Patricia Miranda, Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
NJ Arts Annual: Mother Nature vs Human Nature, jurors, Robert Roesch & Suzanne Horvitz, Noyes Museum, Noyes Art Garage, Atlantic City, NJ
Booked 17, Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Madison, NJ
And We’re Off, Pro Arts Jersey City & SHIM Art Network, Clifton Arts Center, Clifton, NJ

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2022
Portrait Show, New Providence Memorial Library, NJ
TSGNY Gallery 33, online
Art Fair 14C Showcase, The Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, NJ
Pro Arts Jersey City, Fall Member  Showcase, SHIM Art Network, Artsy, online
Pro Arts Jersey City, Summer Member Showcase, SHIM Art Network, Artsy, online
Figuration, juror, Nicholas Rosal, Atelier Rosal, Rahway, NJ
State of the Art, Leach Gallery, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Tell Me More About Yourself, juror, Juno Zago, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
Resilient II, juror, Ivy Brown, Art 150 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Earth Mother, juror, Ginger Cochran, Envision Arts, online
New Jersey Arts Annual, Reemergence, jurors, Margaret M. O’Reilly & Sarah B. Vogelman, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
ViewPoints, jurors, Nette Forné Thomas, Roger C. Tucker III, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Threads, Heidi Gallery, JSDD, Livingston NJ
Black & White to Magnificent Color, curator, Alpana Mittal, Pro Arts, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
Transformation: Creative Alchemy, Fiber Arts Take Two Student Exhibition, Creating with Courage Adventures in Fiber with Clarissa Callesen,
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2021
Inspired by an Object, jurors, Virginia S. Block & Ira Wagner, Studio Montclair, MAM, Vance Wall Art Education Center, Montclair, NJ
The Power of IV, West Orange Arts Council, (co-curator), West Orange, NJ
State of The Art, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
The Fine Art of Denim, juror, Vincent DiMattio, Monmouth University Pollak Gallery, Monmouth, NJ
Oil and Mixed Media, Bonds Beyond Time, invited, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
TSGNY Gallery 30 Spring, online
Objet Trouvé, curator, Carol Black-Lemon, West Orange Arts Council, West Orange, NJ

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2020
TSGNY Gallery 28 Spring, online
The Gold Standard of Textile and Fiber Art, The Textile Study Group of New York, juror, Lauren Whitley, Westbeth Gallery, NYC, NY
Booked 16: Gaelen Galleries, JCC MetroWest, West Orange, NJ
Inspiring Minds, curators, Linda Beard & Jeremy Moss, SOPAC, Herb and Milly Iris Gallery, South Orange, NJ, online
TSGNY Gallery 29 Fall, online

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2019
TSGNY Gallery 26 Spring, online
Booked Present and Past, George Segal Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Inspiring Minds, Valley Arts, Orange, NJ
Open Orange, jurors, Nigel Freeman & Diedra Harris-Kelley, Valley Arts, Orange, NJ
TSGNY Gallery 27 Fall, online

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2018
Booked 14, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Emerging Artist Showcase, Fiber Art Now, online
Ann Vollum, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ (Solo Exhibition)

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2017
Text Me, curators, Stephanie Damiano &  Mahmoud El- Behairy, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Booked 13, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Curious Creatures, curator, Larry Dell, Riker Hill Art Park, Livingston, NJ
Open Orange, jurors, Nigel Freeman & Caro Kalb-Marr, Valley Arts, Orange, NJ

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2016
Booked 13, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ West Orange Arts Council Members’ Show, WOAC, West Orange, NJ
Open Orange, jurors, Antonio Sergio Bessa, Diedra Harris-Kelley & Naima J. Keith, Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ
Into the Valley: WOAC Members Show, The Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ
Book Arts, Gaelen Galleries Steiner Court, JCC MetroWest, West Orange, NJ
Art of the Book, Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ 

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2015
Booked 12, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ

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2014
Booked 11, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Open Orange, jurors, Antonio Sergio Bessa, Diedra Harris-Kelley and Naima J. Keith, Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ
At Home with the Book, The Westfield Historical Society, Westfield, NJ
A Conversation, invited, curator, Micha Hamilton, The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC, South Orange, NJ (Two person Exhibition)

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2013
Booked 10, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Jazz Stories, curator, Micha Hamilton, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
ABC=Art & Business Connection, Papillon 25, South Orange, NJ (Two person exhibition)
Mail Me Art: Short & Sweet, curator, Darren Di Lieto, Croft Wingates Art Gallery, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK
Mail Me Art: Short & Sweet, curator, Darren Di Lieto, Framers Gallery, London, UK
Engaging Art SOMA, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Book Arts Roundtable Exhibit, Morristown Library, Morristown, NJ

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2012
Booked 9, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Newark Open Doors, curator, Rupert Ravens, 77 Market Street, Newark, NJ
Preview / Post View, Artist Studio Tour, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
The British Invasion, curator, Nancy Heins-Glaser, Stony’s, South Orange, NJ

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2011
Booked 8, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Art at Stony’s, curator, Nancy Heins-Glaser, Stony’s, Madison, NJ
Preview / Post View: Artist Studio Tour, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ

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2010
Sparkhouse Studio, South Orange, NJ
Art at Stony’s, curator, Nancy Heins-Glaser, Stony’s, South Orange, NJ
Booked 7, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Art of the Book, Arts Lobby Showcase, JCC MetroWest, West Orange, NJ
Creep Show, curators, Micha Hamilton & Rick Hauser, Gas Gallery, Maplewood NJ

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2009
Booked 6, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ

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2008
Booked 5, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Home: Pages from our Lives, 1978 Gallery, Maplewood, NJ

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2000
Mother’s Work, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

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Bibliography / Press

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2025
Hanna Michael, Fantastical, Ethereal, & Enchanted Elements in Contemporary Art, Titan Contemporary Journal, June
Yagid, Joy, Villagegreennj.com, Weaving Resistance: Ann Vollum’s Quiet Rebellion in Fabric, June
Villagegreennj.com, 10 SOMA Artists Awarded 2025 Annual Grants from NJ Council on the Arts, Feb
Canvas Rebel, Life and Work with Ann Vollum
Hanna, Michael, Artist Feature Catalogue, Aedra Fine Arts: winter
 

2024
2nd Seoul-Hangang Biennale Catalog
Surface Design: Hunter/Gatherer, Spring, p31
Booked 18, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, May, p31
Selman, Carol, Bookends: The Mysterious Worlds of Artists Sybil Archibald and Ann Vollum, Feb

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2023
NJ Arts Annual, Mother Nature vs Human Nature, exhibition-catalogue, Noyes Museum of Art, Stockton University, March, p30, p31
Alfa Art Gallery Catalogue, p27
au-then-tic (true to one's personality, spirit, or character), Pro Arts Jersey City
Fiber Art Now, Fall, p61
Tenuous Threads, exhibition-catalogue, Atlantic Gallery, NYC

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2022
NJ Arts Annual, Reemergence, digital-exhibition catalogue, p123-124, NJ State Museum, Trenton. NJ
Statements, Pro Arts, p41
Transformation, Creative Alchemy: Creating with Courage with Clarissa Callesen, Fiber Arts Take Two Exhibition catalog, p16-19
Dube, Ilene, With Coping Strategies and Resilience, 95 Artists Reemerge in Annual Exhibition, Discover Jersey Arts, Nov 16
Meet Ann Vollum, CanvasRebel, Sept 19
Power of IV, Essex News Daily, July 29
Power of IV Presented by the West Orange Arts Council, My Paper Online.com, Aug 1
West Orange Art Council’s Power of IV Exhibit Premieres in August, Tap Into West Orange, July 28
Power of Art Quadrupled in New Exhibit at Essex County Gallery, NJ.com, Aug 2
Power of IV Meet the Artists and Co-Curators, Carol Black Lemon & Ann Vollum, YouTube

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2021
Alfa Art Gallery Catalog, p24
Booked 17, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue,
Balthazar, Deborah, Objet Trouvé’ Art Exhibit Ignites Imaginations at West Orange Arts Center, Feb 3
WOAC Exhibit Showcases Beautiful Art Made From Found Objects, Feb 1
Objet Trouvé’ - An Exhibit of Found Objects Curated by Carol Black-Lemon, YouTube
 

2020
Booked 16, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, March, p28

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2019
The Language of Making: Visual Voices from the Textile Study Group of New York, p190

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2018
Booked 15, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, March, p36

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2017
Booked 14, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, March, p46

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2016
Booked 13, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, March, p40

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2015
Booked 12, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, March, p46

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2014
Booked 11, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, March, p48-49
A Conversation Art by Ann Vollum & Russell Christian, Curated by Micha Hamilton, Hamilton, Micha, The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC,
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They Come Out At Night, Image, NY Times, Calendar, NY Times, June 8, p.8
Closing reception on Saturday for ‘A Conversation’ at the Iris Gallery, News Record, Sep 11, p.40
Dragonflies, image for Stepping Out, News Record, Aug 28, p.24
Hersh, Sarah, A Different Kind of Bookie, Matters Magazine, Summer, p.22-25

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2013
Booked 10, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, March, p56
Mail Me Art: Short & Sweet, Darren Di Lieto, The Little Chimp Society 2013, No. 175
500 Handmade Books Volume 2, Chen, Julie, Lark Crafts September, p118
Artist Studio Tour Video

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2012
Booked 9, Book Arts Roundtable catalogue, March, p39
 

2010
Heins-Glaser, Nancy, Meet the Artist, Book Arts Special, SOMAtv, March
Dumas, Dustin, Dustin’s Kaleidoscope, Ann Vollum, SOMATV, YouTube
 

Collections

ESKFF, Jersey City, NJ
Ohio University, Alden Library, OH
Works held in private collections in the United States, England, and France
 

Professional Organizations

Surface Design Association
Textile Study Group of New York, New York, NY
ProArts Jersey City, NJ
Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Society for Embroidered Work, UK
Fiber Art Network, CA
Textileartist.org
The Book Arts Roundtable, Madison, NJ