I began working in contemporary and abstract expression in the mid 1990s. Earlier work focused on basic elements such as water and wind, fire and steel, nature and its seasons. After a hand injury left me unable to paint for over 18 months I retreated to Santa Fe New Mexico in the Spring of 2003 for a renewal both for inspiration and guidance from other expressionists that I respect greatly.
Work from this new period on canvas has brought increased enthusiasm for its effort to create multimedia spaces with energy and movement while creating dual thought through a series of antique photographs and other multi media through multi-layered acrylic. The technique of using water in different streams of force and natural texture elements with acrylic on canvas has allowed me to express several different new ideas and inspirations.
2004 and 2005 brought several popular abstract series on behaviors, whimsical animals and large landscapes. 2006 expanded the expression work to show places in my memory or places I wish existed.
2007 and 2008 will concentrate on abstract expressions of people and places.
Selected Resident Artist for April 2006-April 2008
Provence Cafe - Round About Plaza Nashville TN
Corporate and private home commissions are welcome
some corporate clients include
Vanderbilt University Gender and Women's Studies Department
Selected solo exhibitions:
Pinecone Gallery - Paducah, KY Summer 2008
" Outloud Café - Nashville, TN Spring 2008
" Maddox East Nashville YMCA Winter 2008
" Oklahoma Memories at The Gallery at The Belcourt, Nashville, TN Winter
and Spring 2007
" the works at A Thousand Faces - Nashville, TN Winter 2006
" Full Circle and Weekend Works at Urban Decor i- East Nashville Spring
and Summer 2005
" The Seven Deadly Sins at The Galley At The Belcourt - Nashville, TN
Summer 2005
" The Weekend Series at The Gallery At The Belcourt - Nashville, TN Summer
2004
" MiMi's Hall Gallery - Tulsa, OK 2002
" One Hundred Days Studio- Kitchener, Ontario 2000
" Wood Bridge Studio - Winnipeg, Manitoba 2000
" Eclectic - Nashville, TN 1999
" Your Way Café - Nashville, TN 1998
" 12th & Porter Playroom - Nashville, TN 1995
" Blue Sky Court - Nashville, TN 1994
" Critic's Pick- Nashville Scene and Nashville City Paper
" Award Winner 2005 Central South Art Exhibit, Tennessee Art League
Selected group exhibitions:
" Out of Here - Plowhaus Artist Co-op - Nashville, TN 2008
" Tomato Art Festival 2007
" Nashville Shakespeare Festival Bar'd Crawl & Art Sale 2007
" Twist Gallery Sugar & Spice Show 2006
" Palette Gallery Winter Show 2006
" Plowrageous Group Show 2006
" Tomato Art Festival 2006
" 37206 East Nashville 2006
" Ruby Green Clear Box Project 2006
" Werthan Lofts Show 2005 and 2006
" Untitled Artist Group - GLOW 12 - 2005
" Central South Art Exhibit (CSAE) 2005
" Tomato Art Festival 2005 ? Untitled Artist Group - ADAPT 2005
" Art In Bloom - The Jr League of Gallatin Art Show - 2005
" Untitled Artist Group - SHINE 2004 ? Untitled Artist Group - FACES
2004
" Tennessee Art League - 2004
" Untitled Artist Group - GLOW 11 2004 ? Untitled Artist Group - SEEDS
2004
" Untitled Artist Group - BLUE 2003
" Plowhaus Artist Co-op - Naughty or Nice Holiday Show 2003
" Plowhaus Artist Co-op - Day of The Dead Art Show 2003
" Untitled Artist Group - Musica Unveiling Art Show 2003
" Plowhaus Artist Co-op Monochromatic Works Show 2003
" Plowhaus Artist Co-op - Nashville Pride OPEN show 2002
" Other Side Gallery - Nashville, TN 2002
Critic's Pick- Nashville Scene and Nashville City Paper
Iin 2007, Ms VanReece became Nashville Shakespeare Festival's first Executive Director. She had a successful eight and half year career in entertainment, corporate and healthcare licensing for the world's largest performing rights agency, Broadcast Music Inc (BMI). She brought a total of twenty-five years experience in sales, marketing, promotion and business development. She has also successfully lobbied public officials for fairness on the federal, state and local levels. She was the president of an independent advertising agency for eight years as well as a successful personal manager forrecording artist and record producers for nine years. VanReece has won awards of excellence in print magazine advertising and has been named as one of 2,000 Notable American Women (1995) as well as being listed in the International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women (1993). She was also nominated as Cashbox Magazine's Promoter of the Year (1989). Ms. VanReece moved to Nashville in 1986 after college at Baylor University where she studied radio/TV and communications. She has served the Nashville artistic community in a variety of ways. She is a painter and published author. She was president of the board of directors for People's Branch Theater 2004-2006 and now serves on the board of directors for The Nashville Film Festival and on the Community Advisory Board for the Women's & Gender Studies department at Vanderbilt University.. She lives with her life partner, Joan VanReece in Madison, TN just 10 miles North of downtown Nashville. Their dog Scout has a secret page on this site...can you find her?
Nancy VanReece serves on the board of directors for
Memberships and affiliations:
The Untitled Artist Group
The Metro Arts Commission
The Human Rights Campaign
Tennessee Equality Project
ACLU of TN
GLAAD
NLGJA
NASHVILLE GLBT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Home Studio Madison, TN 615-830-8158 nancy@nancyvanreece.com
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Website designed and maintained by Nancy VanReece
Studio and Bio photos by Randy Flagg
Photos of some art work provided through a program of the