Nanc Gordon
Nanc Gordon is an award-winning fine art major who works in watercolor and acrylics.
She is inspired by the natural world. From the Canadian Rockies to the Florida Everglades, she pursues the beauty of flowers and plants where striking colors, exquisite patterns and surprising textures find their way into her paintings and contemporary graphic prints. Nanc is passionate about design and driven by the need to challenge herself. Her work transforms complex composition into clean, contemporary designs, each seeking to communicate the essential characteristics of the inspiration.
Originally from Boston, MA, Nanc attended Parsons School of Design in New York earning a BFA. She worked for many years as a graphic designer in New York and Boston before receiving a certificate in decorative painting from Rhode Island School of Design. Nanc owned a decorative painting business that specialized in floorcloths and contemporary furniture in Boston. After a move to Dallas, TX, Nanc became a fine art painter and hasn’t looked back.
You can view her images at www.nancgordon.com
Artist Statement
Stories have always captured my imagination. A good story weaves a mesmerizing tale and keeps me up all night reading. I use this approach in my work to design unique compositions. My main characters are geometric shapes and the supporting characters are colors, texture and pattern. I pull you in with graphic pictures and colorful surroundings that interact on the page to create a visual narrative. Working in a series, I draw the eye from piece to piece to depict a moving novel through imagery. I paint a multicast of characters and tell endless stories with my art.
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EDUCATION
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, BFA, Communications Design
AWARDS AND SHOWS
2019 34th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Irving, TX - Third Place Watercolor Award
2019 Plano Art Association Members’ Show, Plano, TX - First Place 2D Award
2019 Calm to Chaos; Light to Dark, Winter to Spring
The Gallery at North Haven Gardens, Dallas, TX
2018 The Gallery at Courtyard, Plano, TX
2018 Botanical Portraiture: A Modern Take On Classic Still Life - Featured Artist
The Gallery at North Haven Gardens, Dallas, TX
2017 125SHOW2017, The Plano Art Association, Plano, TX - Merit Award
2016 Southwestern Watercolor Society, 53rd Membership Show, Richardson, TX, Southwest Art Magazine Award
2016 Richardson Civic Arts Society Membership Show, Richardson, TX,
2015 Southwestern Watercolor Society, 52nd Membership Show, Richardson, TX,
2015 Texas Visual Arts Association, Members Exhibition, Plano, TX,
2015 Texas Visual Arts Association, Citations 2015 Exhibition, Mesquite, TX,
2014 Richardson Civic Arts Society Membership Show, Richardson, TX
2014 Southwestern Watercolor Society, 51st Membership Show, Richardson, TX,
2014 The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Membership Show, Dallas, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019 Plano Art & Wine Walk
2018 Artist Showplace, Dallas, TX, Workshop Instructor, Gold leaf
2009-2011 Collin College, Plano, TX, Adjunct Instructor, Design & Art History
Memberships: Southwestern Watercolor Society, American Women Artists
Nanc Gordon is an award-winning fine art major who works in watercolor and acrylics.
She is inspired by the natural world. From the Canadian Rockies to the Florida Everglades, she pursues the beauty of flowers and plants where striking colors, exquisite patterns and surprising textures find their way into her paintings and contemporary graphic prints. Nanc is passionate about design and driven by the need to challenge herself. Her work transforms complex composition into clean, contemporary designs, each seeking to communicate the essential characteristics of the inspiration.
Originally from Boston, MA, Nanc attended Parsons School of Design in New York earning a BFA. She worked for many years as a graphic designer in New York and Boston before receiving a certificate in decorative painting from Rhode Island School of Design. Nanc owned a decorative painting business that specialized in floorcloths and contemporary furniture in Boston. After a move to Dallas, TX, Nanc became a fine art painter and hasn’t looked back.
You can view her images at www.nancgordon.com
Artist Statement
Stories have always captured my imagination. A good story weaves a mesmerizing tale and keeps me up all night reading. I use this approach in my work to design unique compositions. My main characters are geometric shapes and the supporting characters are colors, texture and pattern. I pull you in with graphic pictures and colorful surroundings that interact on the page to create a visual narrative. Working in a series, I draw the eye from piece to piece to depict a moving novel through imagery. I paint a multicast of characters and tell endless stories with my art.
CV
EDUCATION
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, BFA, Communications Design
AWARDS AND SHOWS
2019 34th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Irving, TX - Third Place Watercolor Award
2019 Plano Art Association Members’ Show, Plano, TX - First Place 2D Award
2019 Calm to Chaos; Light to Dark, Winter to Spring
The Gallery at North Haven Gardens, Dallas, TX
2018 The Gallery at Courtyard, Plano, TX
2018 Botanical Portraiture: A Modern Take On Classic Still Life - Featured Artist
The Gallery at North Haven Gardens, Dallas, TX
2017 125SHOW2017, The Plano Art Association, Plano, TX - Merit Award
2016 Southwestern Watercolor Society, 53rd Membership Show, Richardson, TX, Southwest Art Magazine Award
2016 Richardson Civic Arts Society Membership Show, Richardson, TX,
2015 Southwestern Watercolor Society, 52nd Membership Show, Richardson, TX,
2015 Texas Visual Arts Association, Members Exhibition, Plano, TX,
2015 Texas Visual Arts Association, Citations 2015 Exhibition, Mesquite, TX,
2014 Richardson Civic Arts Society Membership Show, Richardson, TX
2014 Southwestern Watercolor Society, 51st Membership Show, Richardson, TX,
2014 The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Membership Show, Dallas, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019 Plano Art & Wine Walk
2018 Artist Showplace, Dallas, TX, Workshop Instructor, Gold leaf
2009-2011 Collin College, Plano, TX, Adjunct Instructor, Design & Art History
Memberships: Southwestern Watercolor Society, American Women Artists
