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HONORS

2023  Zoom interview as Artist/Educator by graduating Fine Arts students at the University of Maine at Augusta, ME
2023 Nominated for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
2022 Elected Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, NY, NY
2019 Healing Power of Colour, Award of Excellence, Art Manhattan International, NY, NY
2016 Visiting artist, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
2015 Visiting artist, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
2012 Visiting artist,  University of Maine, Augusta, Maine
2008 Visual Arts Juror, Alberta Art Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta
2003 Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant
2000 Poul S. Nielsen, Probable Realities, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Traveling Exhibition.
1997 Medicine Hat Museum & Art Gallery purchase.
1996 Selected Artist for Alberta Foundation for the Arts Tenth Anniversary Touring Exhibition.
1991 Visiting Artist, (Winter semester) University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
1991 Guest Speaker, Dept. of Visual Arts, Graduating Class, Medicine Hat College, AB.
1986 Alberta Art Foundation purchase
1984 Guest Artist, Montana Institute of the Arts “Summer Festival ‘84”, Polson, MT
1983 Merit Certificate, Second Annual International Art Competition, Holly Daly Herman Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
1982 Advisory Panel, Artist-in-the-School Program, Montana Arts Council.
1979 Artist-in-Residence Program, National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities.
1977 Individual Project Grant, Montana Arts Council.
1972 Full Graduate teaching assistantship, University of Montana
         Canadian “Aid to Student Athletes Scholarship”.
         Member, Canadian Olympic Luge Team, Sapparo, Japan.
1969 Scholarship, New York Studio School, New York, NY


BIBLIOGRAPHY

2023 The Healing Power of Nature, Manhattan Art International, New York, You Tube video, Jan. 1
2018  Memories of Olympics past,  Medicine Hat News, Feb.15
2015  Wild Rose Abstract, Medicine Hat News, April 3
2010  Response,Nanjing Museum of Modern Art, Jiangsu Post, April 24
2008  Fusion Exhibition, interview, China National Radio, May 25
          East meets West at Esplanade, Medicine Hat News, March 20
2006 Whenever Beijing / August / 9, Photo.
2006 Beijing This Month / August / issue 153, 41, Photo.
2004 Beijing This Month / July / issue 128, 48, Photo.
2004 Art in America, 2004 Annual Guide, New York, 3818, 201
2002 Art in America, 2002 Annual Guide, New York 3781, 175
2002 Flash Art / March – April / Volume XXXIV, Number 223, 112, Agenda
2002 Artnews / April / Volume 101, Number 4, 60, Photo.
1999 Hollis, Toby, “Canadian Artist Mixes Fast Life Slow Painting”, KENNEBEC JOURNAL, Oct. 12
1999 Forbes, Deborah, “Some Courtyard Realities”, MEDICINE HAT NEWS, Nov. 27
1994 Lavoie, Claude, “Poul Nielsen at Medicine Hat Museum”, CKUA ARTS ALBERTA, April, 12
”Link, Barry, “Artist Plays with Objects in Space”, MEDICINE HAT NEWS, Weekender, April 10
1991 Andrews, Hea, “Art Professors Take New Tacks”, MISSOULIAN, Entertainer, Feb. 22
1990 Murray-Wright, Sheri, “Artist Finds Roots in Remnants”, MEDICINE HAT NEWS, March 9
1989 McInally, Mike, “Artist Examines Western Images”, MISSOULIAN, Oct. 27
1988 Bannon, Anthony, “CAA National Exhibition Review”, CHAUTAUQUAN DAILY, July 5
1987 Sax, George, “Realism Theme Undersells Superior Show”, THE BUFFALO NEWS, June 8
1982 Perry, Kate, Column, MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM, March
1981 “Four Artists Living in Montana: Monteith, Nielsen, O’Leary, Waddell”,
         TELECOM (College of Great Falls) Feb. 12
         Olson, Audrey, “Poul Nielsen”, KRTB Today in Montana, January 7
1980 Nutt, Sally, “Poul Nielsen, Artists-in-The-Schools”, KFBB, Good Morning Montana, December 9, 10, 11
         Bushley, Pat, Youth Art Month, Great Falls, MONTANA ART, Spring, Vol. 32, p. 19


PUBLICATIONS

2015  Wild Rose Abstract, Cumberland, Haynes, Nielsen, Scott, Wang, Catalogue,
          Medalta Yuill Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB
2012  Cross-Cultural Exhibition, Chinese,American & Canadian Artists,  Catalogue,
          Nanjing, China,  Jiangsu Traditional Chinese Painting Institute
2006 Configurations, Blended Perspectives, Poul S. Nielsen and Yulin Wang,
         Medicine Hat, AB
2004 Amalgamated Realities – East/West, Poul S. Nielsen & Yulin Wang,
         Medicine Hat, AB
1999 Poul S. Nielsen, Probable Realities, catalogue, Medicine Hat, AB.
         Medicine Hat College.
1994 The Dakotas International Biennial, Catalogue, Vermillion, SD. University Art Galleries.
1992 “Aspects of Reality”, Barbara Amos, Poul Nielsen, Colleen Sheptstone,
          Catalogue, Calgary, AB, Muttart Art Gallery
1988 The 31st Annual Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Catalogue, Chautauqua, NY,
          Chautauqua Art Association, NY
          Artists in Schools, Retrospective Catalogue, Helena, MT. Montana Arts Council.
1987 “A catalogue of regional and national artworks selected by Mr.Douglas G. Schulz,
         Director of The Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY. The Associated Artists of Western New York.
        “Recent Realism”, Catalogue, Buffalo, NY, The Associated Artists of Western New York.
        ”The Collagraph, an experience in problem solving”, Catalogue, Missoula, MT, Univ. of Montana.
1981 First Birmingham Biennial National Juried Competition, Catalogue, Birmingham, AL
         Birmingham Museum of Art.
1980 “Four Residencies: Fletcher, Nielsen, Tallichet, Voss”, Catalogue, Great Falls, Mt,
         Paris Gibson Museum of Art.

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

Art Academy of Cincinatti, Cincinatti, Ohio
Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing, China
Ferris International Art Center, Beijing, China
Jiangsu Polytechnic University, Changzhou, China
Montana State Universlty, Bozeman, Montana
Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
Nanjing Polytechnic University, Nanjing, China
Jiangsu Institute of Chinese Painting, Nanjing, China
Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
Paris Gibson Art Center, Great Falls, Montana
University of Maine, Augusta, Maine
University of Montana, Missoula, Montana