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         Artist Statement

I have always been interested in pattern and color - dating back to many years of sewing and working with fabric. I also formally studied weaving which was a real cornerstone in my development as an artist. However it was when I discovered the world of paint that I found a vehicle with which I could fully explore in a fresh and immediate way the ideas I had always been interested in.

I still find myself constantly referring back to that world of textiles - grids, patterns, and textures as I work to bring together the many disparate sources of my inspiration. Fabric, Sienese painting, Persian miniatures, Aboriginal paintings, and a love of doodling are among the sources that I go to as I develop my very personal vocabulary and vision.

With each painting I aim for a sense of purity and mystery, infused with light and depth painted layer upon layer until I reach the gem-like quality I am seeking.







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NANCY WAGNER
70 Ashmont Street
Portland, Maine 04103



EDUCATION:
1978-1982   Program in Artisanry/Boston University
            Textile Program
1973-1976   Windham College, Putney Vermont


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2007   "Size Doesn't Matter"
            Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, Maine
    New Etchings
            Ningyo Studios, Watertown Mass.
2006   Paintings
            Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont Mass.
2003   Journey: Caras/Photographs - Wagner/Paintings
            Trustman Gallery, Simmons College
            Boston, Mass.
2001   New Work
            Bentley College, Waltham Mass.
1998   Sight Squared
            FPAC Gallery, Boston Mass.
1996   New Work
            Huron Gallery, Cambridge Mass.
1995   Paintings on Paper
            Huron Gallery , Cambridge Mass.
1994   Recent Work
            Randall Beck Gallery, Boston Mass.
    Connections
            Buckingham Brown and Nichols Gallery
            Cambridge, Mass.
1992   Recent Work
            City Hall, Somerville Mass.
1991   Recent Work
            Randall Beck Gallery, Boston Mass.
1989   New Works
            Newton Free Library, Newton Mass.
    Monthly Artist Showcase
            Womens City Club of Boston
1988   Southwest Meets Northeast
            Coyote Gallery, Cambridge Mass.


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
1999-2006   Icons and Altars
            New Art Center, Newton Mass.
2003   Cushing Martin Gallery/Stonehill College
            Easton Mass.
2002   Layered Forms/Layered Images
            New Art Center, Newton Mass.
2000   Gallery Artists
            Kelly Barrette Fine Art, Boston Mass.
1998   ARTcetera Preview Exhibition
            International Place, Boston Mass.
1996   Assembled Visions
            Glen Urquhart School, Beverly Mass.
1995   Summer Selections
            Randall Beck Gallery, Boston Mass.
1994   Paper Prayers Six by Fourteen
            Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston Mass.
1993   Ten Years at Ucross
            Big Red Gallery, Ucross Wyoming
1992   15 Recent Grant Winners
            Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville Mass.
1991   Small Works
            Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville Mass.
    Contemporary Visions
            Kendall Center for the Arts, Belmont Mass.
1990   Portraits
            Bunting Institute/Radcliffe College
            Cambridge Mass.
1989   Gifts of Art
            Mills Gallery, Boston Mass.
1988   Mass Arts Lottery Grant Recipients
            Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville Mass.


HONORS and AWARDS:
2006   Belmont Cultural Council Grant
2001   Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Grant
1997   Massachusetts Arts Lottery Grant/Belmont Mass.
1993   Ucross Foundation / Ucross Wyoming
            artist residency
1992   Cummington Community for the Arts
            Cummington Mass.
            artist residency
1991   Massachusetts Arts Lottery Grant/Somerville
1990   Massachusetts Arts Lottery Grant/Belmont
1989   Massachusetts Arts Lottery Grant/Watertown
1987   Massachusetts Arts Lottery Grant/Somerville
1985   Massachusetts Arts Lottery Grant/Watertown


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1999   Curriculum Steering Committee
            Department of Fine and Performing Arts
            Town of Belmont Mass.
1998   Belmont Schools Arts Council, Belmont Mass.
            Committed to bringing high quality arts and
            enrichment programs into the public schools
            for nine years
1997   Visiting Artist
            Burbank School, Belmont Mass.
    Visiting Artist
            Glen UrquhartSchool, Beverly Mass.
1992   Visiting Artist
            Somerville Public Schools, Somerville Mass.
1990   Slide presentation and lecture
            Kendall Center for the Arts, Belmont Mass.
1989   Slide presentation and lecture
            Watertown Public Library, Watertown Mass.


SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
    EuroDisney
    Morgan Guaranty Trust
    Fidelity Corporation
    The Prudential Company
    Copley Real Estate Associates
    The Boston Company
    Travcorp
    MediTech


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