1925 - 2022
Niewald received a B.F.A. in 1949 and an M.F.A. in 1953 from the Kansas City Art School, Missouri. He traveled and painted for extended periods in Mexico in 1951 and 1970; in Italy in 1965; and in France in 1973. From 1949 until his retirement as Professor Emeritus in 1992, Niewald taught at the Kansas City Art School. He has also taught summer programs at the New York Studio School, Yale University, Vermont Studio School, Chautauqua Institute, Boston University, and Aspen School of Contemporary Art. In 1988 he was honored with a Distinguished Teaching of Art Award from the College Art Association, and in 1991 the Kansas City Art Institute presented him with a Distinguished Teaching Award.
Niewald had solo exhibitions at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, in 1966; Doory Gates Gallery, Kansas City in 1989; the Kansas City Art Institute in 1971; and at the New York Studio School in 1995. A forty-year retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1992.
Niewald had solo exhibitions at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, in 1966; Doory Gates Gallery, Kansas City in 1989; the Kansas City Art Institute in 1971; and at the New York Studio School in 1995. A forty-year retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1992.
