Image: Detail from Wake by Leslie Fry, 2019, mixed media drawing
The Collection at NNEMoCA
The Collection contains over 31,000 contemporary art works from 1963 to present, a 20,000-volume reference library, and 50,000 items of ephemera all related to the visual arts. The Collection is comprised primarily of works on paper, artists’ multiples, artists’ books, zines, and artistamps. There are well over 2,600 paintings and sculpture primarily in storage. The Collection represents 40% Vermont content with approximately 90% of the works by living artists.
A diversity of artists are represented in The Collection, including artists who identify as: Indigenous, African, African-American, Latinx, Asian, Asian-American, LGBTQ, non-binary, cisgender, pangender, and more.
The Collection is primarily housed in Burlington, Vermont, while a portion of the collection is located in Barre, Vermont. Viewing and tours by appointment.
As a collecting 501(c)3, NNEMoCA offers collections a long-term home. Committed to the legacy of artists, NNEMoCA is exploring the collection and care of artists’ works in perpetuity. Artists and artists’ estates that wish to be considered should contact NNEMoCA.The museum cannot, at this time, consider Legacy projects without funds to ensure their long-term care.
Selections from The Collection
W. David Powell Gear Data 2001 Digital Blueprint
W. David Powell Cosmology of the Spectacle 2001 Digital Blueprint
W. David Powell PATHETIC FALLACY Sensitive Gravitometer, 2001 Digital Blueprint
W. David Powell Door Choices 2001 Digital Blueprint
W. David Powell HAPPINESS, MORE, SECURITY 2002 Corrugated Cardboard boxes with Silk Screened Graphic Part of modular installation from MFA Thesis Show
Mark Prent A Little Restraint 2016 Silicone, Glass Prosthetic Eyes, Synthetic Hair, Found Doctor's Bag, Found Miniature Wood Upholstered Chair, Salesman Samples of Miniature Straight Jacket and Miniature Leather Dress Shoes
Mark Prent A Little Restraint 2016 Silicone, Glass Prosthetic Eyes, Synthetic Hair, Found Doctor's Bag, Found Miniature Wood Upholstered Chair, Salesman Samples of Miniature Straight Jacket and Miniature Leather Dress Shoes
Mark Prent Midnight Ride 2016 Enamel on Bronze, Silver and Fiberglass Numbered: 4/10
Autumn Tomlinson Breakthrough 2017 Woodblock Print
Autumn Tomlinson Pattern 4: Divergent 2020 Woodblock Print
Autumn Tomlinson Incessant Noise 2020 Woodblock Print
Athena Petra Tasiopoulos Sprout 2012 Graphite, Acrylic and Watercolor on Digital Print of Historic Photo
Athena Petra Tasiopoulos Clarity 2012 Graphite, Acrylic and Watercolor on Digital Print of Historic Photo
Athena Petra Tasiopoulos Wound 2019 Vintage Papers and Encaustic on Wood
Athena Petra Tasiopoulos Limbo, Totem 2020 Vintage Papers and Encaustic
Rob de Oude Lodestar 2012 Oil and Acrylic on Panel
Rob de Oude Quadrant Tilt/1 2013 Colored Pencil on Paper
Rob de Oude Spectral Quadrant/ 1 2014 Pen on Paper
Gayleen Aiken A Big Steam Boiler 1954 Oil Paint on Canvas
Gayleen Aiken Moonlight Back of our Big Farm House 1963 Crayon and Graphite on Paper
Gayleen Aiken The Awful Big City. A Dirty Smoky City, c. late 1960s Marker and Colored Pencil on Paper
Gayleen Aiken 1972 Yearbook 1972 Handwritten Notes and Log
Gayleen Aiken 1972 Yearbook 1972 Handwritten Notes and Log
Gayleen Aiken 1972 Yearbook 1972 Handwritten Notes and Log
Gayleen Aiken 1972 Yearbook 1972 Handwritten Notes and Log
Gayleen Aiken Guidici, Chioldi, And Peerless Granite Companies 1981 Oil Paint on Canvas
Gayleen Aiken Art Music Camp 1982 Crayon and Graphite on Paper
Steve Larrabee Untitled (diner scene) n.d. Ink and Ink Wash on Card Stock
Steve Larrabee Midnight Oil, n.d. Aquatint, A.P.
Tara Jensen Untitled (Ice Cream Cone) 2008 Fabric, Stitching, Stuffing & Serigraph on Canvas
Tara Jensen Untitled (Witch 3) 2009 Colored Pencil
Rebecca Merrilees When Lilacs Last in The Dooryard Bloom c. 1990 Graphite on Paper
Bruce Davenport Southern University Jaguars Marching Band, Baton Rouge, LA - 10/2013 2013 Faber Castell Marker, Archival Ink on Paper 8th Series 13
Michael Oatman Untitled (pall bearers on blue ground) (ex. Bearers Series) 1989 Photocopier Toner, Gouache & Ink on Clay Prepared Caper
Michael Oatman Untitled (vampire women on red ground) (ex. Bearers Series) 1990 Photocopier Toner, Gouache & Ink on Clay Prepared Caper
Leslie Fry Attraction 2019 Ink, Gouache, Gesso and Shellac on Artist Board
Leslie Fry Twisted 2019 Ink, Gouache, Gesso and Shellac on Artist Board
Leslie Fry Wake 2019 Ink, Gouache, Gesso and Shellac on Artist Board
Clark Derbes Hunter 2010 Acrylic on Wood
Clark Derbes Untitled 2013 Acrylic on Wood
Clark Derbes Untitled 2013 Ceramic
Marc Awodey Yellow Girl 1987 Oil on Canvas
![Marc Awodey
Emergency
1991
Oil on Canvas [triptych]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640fbf69d8edc53f467df338/06f29b00-53a7-46bf-b9e5-d9e095c45f82/a19_Awodey.jpg)
Marc Awodey Emergency 1991 Oil on Canvas [triptych]
Elaine Chow The Tea Cup Book 1999 Artists' Book, Signed & Numbered: 4/7
Bill Ramage Didactic I 1978 Graphite on Paper
Bill Ramage Didactic I 1978 Graphite on Paper
Bill Ramage Empirical Study I 1978 Graphite on Paper
Bill Ramage Empirical Study IV 1981 Graphite on Paper
Bill Ramage Set Drop for Guys and Dolls (The Sewer), 1998 Casein on Canvas
Bill Ramage 2016 Person Portrait / Anima Image Diptychs (Person Portraits only)
![Carleen Zimbalatti
Untitled [series of 4]
2000
Acrylic & Gel Pen on Paper](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640fbf69d8edc53f467df338/9aa8be21-9ee2-481a-997c-a79ccb168e04/a21_Zimbalatti.jpg)
Carleen Zimbalatti Untitled [series of 4] 2000 Acrylic & Gel Pen on Paper
![Carleen Zimbalatti
Untitled [series of 4]
2000
Acrylic & Gel Pen on Paper](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640fbf69d8edc53f467df338/83b9e823-e09c-4b8b-8e54-fbc67c5a5167/a22.0_Zimbalatti.jpg)
Carleen Zimbalatti Untitled [series of 4] 2000 Acrylic & Gel Pen on Paper
Anne Gilman Nishtdugadacht 2004 Artists' Book, Signed & Numbered: 4/10
Oriane Stender Untitled Dollar Bill Quilt (Green Plantlife) 2002 Collage
Oriane Stender WHAT?! Dollar 2003 Collage
Oriane Stender Untitled 2012-2013 Ink Drawing on United States Currency
Oriane Stender Untitled 2012-2013 Ink Drawing on United States Currency
Oriane Stender Untitled 2012-2013 Ink Drawing on United States Currency
Thorsten Dennerline New Danish Poetry 2019/2020 Artists' Book
Lance Richbourg Untitled c. 1973 Graphite, Pen & Ink, Pastel, Charcoal, Watercolor & Acrylic
Lance Richbourg Untitled (Woman with Sombrero) c. 1973 Graphite, Pen & Ink, Pastel, Charcoal, Watercolor & Acrylic
Lance Richbourg Untitled (Woman with afro) c. 1973 Graphite, Pen & Ink, Pastel, Charcoal, Watercolor & Acrylic
Lance Richbourg Untitled c. 1973-74 (Cowboys, gunshot) Graphite, Pen & Ink, Pastel, Charcoal, Watercolor & Acrylic
Lance Richbourg Marilyn & Joe 2006 Photo Transfer with Acrylic on Canvas
Lance Richbourg July 4 2006 Photo Transfer with Acrylic on Canvas
Lance Richbourg Marilyn & Joe Sarcophagus 2006 Photo Transfer with Acrylic on Canvas
Lance Richbourg Vanitas 2006 Ink and Acrylic on Paper
Bill Wheelock Acceptable Circumstances 1992 Embossed Felted Toilet Tissue
Bill Wheelock All The Ink In A Bic Stick (Red) 1994 Red Ballpoint Pen on Vellum
Alexander Gorlizki Dumbo Rolodex 2012-2019 Pen & Ink on Rolodex cards
Teresa Celemin The Book of Half Women 2011/2019 Artists' Book
Thomas Broadbent Untitled (Blue Jay) 2018 Digital Print
Thomas Broadbent Untitled (Crow) 2018 Digital Print
Thomas Broadbent Untitled (Pigeon) 2018 Digital Print
Scott Campbell Stages, Portfolio Cover 2004 Serigraph
Scott Campbell Amalgam (ex. Stages Portfolio) 2004 Serigraph
Scott Campbell Initial Gesture (ex. Stages Portfolio) 2004 Serigraph
Scott Campbell Trace (ex. Stages Portfolio) 2004 Serigraph
Scott Campbell Pollen (ex. Stages Portfolio) 2004 Serigraph
Scott Campbell Twin Cam 2019 Gouache, Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Acrylic Paint, Artist-made Collage Elements on Panel
Drew Mattot Untitled c. 1999 Linoleum Block Print on homemade embossed paper
Drew Mattot Untitled c. 1999 Serigraph
Drew Mattot Untitled c. 1999 Serigraph
Drew Mattot MASTERS of DECEIT 2004 Artists' Book
Drew Mattot Untitled, ex. Fibers of Service (Peace Paper Project) 2022 Serigraph on Artist-made Paper made from Military Uniforms, Hospital Scrubs, and Discarded Face Masks
Drew Mattot Untitled ex. Fibers of Service (Peace Paper Project) 2022 Serigraph on Artist-made Paper made from Military Uniforms, Hospital Scrubs, and Discarded Face Masks
Don Voisine Untitled 2006 Ink on Graph Paper
Don Voisine Medic 2015 Oil on Wood Panel
Don Voisine Skip 2017 Oil on Wood Panel
Don Voisine Untitled 2017 Oil on Wood Panel
Don Voisine Untitled 2021 Oil on Paper