About
Nancy grew up exploring the woods and local lakes with family and friends in the small central Florida town of Sebring. She was a competitive swimmer and every year spent two weeks in the mountains of North Carolina. After attending boarding school in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Nancy moved to vibrant New Orleans for college at H. Sophie Newcomb College (part of Tulane University) where, in addition to experiencing decidedly anti-war campus life, she graduated in 1972 with a B.A. in Modern European History. Needing employment, she moved to Houston, TX where she worked in banking until 1985 when she earned a JD at night from South Texas College of Law. Nancy remained in Houston working in both law and banking until retirement.
Nancy's formal art training began at The Glassell School of Art (the museum school for the Museum of Fine Art, Houston) in the 1980s. In 1995 she started a ceramic business where she designed and painted backsplashes and other large tile and mosaic projects. Retiring from corporate life, Nancy built a garage/studio where she began to paint daily in 2017. In 2018 she attended her first workshop, and she was hooked! Since then, she has crisscrossed, literally and digitally, the country avidly participating in both live and online workshops. In January 2020 she enrolled in the nationally acclaimed Whole Artist Mastery 1-year Immersion program with artist mentor Marianne Mitchell.
Nancy’s work was selected to be in the 10th Anniversary Juried Competition at Houston’s Archway Gallery in 2018, and in 2019 her paintings were exhibited in a two-person show at ThingZ Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Most of Nancy's time is spent in the studio accompanied by her dogs, Franny and Zoey, who although have the title of “studio assistant” are merely decorative and lovable companions (speed bumps).