Nancy T. Van Ness Artist…

Originally a graphic designer/creative director. I mainly paint with oils and oil pastels, but love photography and watercolors as well. I find a subject that interests me or a photo
I have taken and get to work. I’m more and more drawn to the abstract. I find images and faces in my subject that start to emerge as I paint, these will become part of the composition.

I'm drawn to impressionist painting, inspired by Post Impressionism. Van Gogh, Renoir, Degas and Lucian Freud are inspirations. 

In my paintings I infuse, humor, story telling, abstract and detail elements.

Nancy’s Bio…

    Artist working in St. Louis, MO

    Originally a graphic designer/illustrator

    Graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, BFA in Design

    Owner of Wiener Dog Graphics and Nancy Van Ness Art

    MA, Master of Arts, Fontbonne University

Awards

    DMA - Direct Marketing Association Award – award winner - brochure design
    Allied Arts Council Show – award winner
    Awarded an Addy in KC, MO for advertising.
     ‘Art for the Health of It’ award winner.

Exhibitions
    Kansas City Art Institute Show

    Albrecht Art Museum Show
    Gateway Pastel Artist Show, 2021, 2020 & 2019

    Fontbonne MA Show

    42 Doors of Hope - selected artist

    ‘Dove Love’ - selected artist

    Heartland Art Club Show 2023, 2022 & 2021

    St. Louis Artist’s Guild Show – selected artist, 2022 & 2021

    ‘Pets’ – Exhibizone Show – selected artist

    ‘Luminosity’ Show – selected artist

    Jones Gallery Show – selected artist

    ‘Parenthood’ Show – Art St. Louis - selected artist

    ‘The Known and The Unknown’ – MAC – selected artist

    'Long Story Short’ Show – Webster Arts – selected artist

    ‘Contemporary Abstraction’ Hilliard Gallery Show – selected artist

    ‘Order/Disorder’ Show – selected artist

    ‘Small Works Exhibit’ JAG Gallery – selected artist

    ‘Personal History’ Art St. Louis Show – selected artist

    ‘In/Of/About Nature’ Art St. Louis Show – selected artist

    ‘Summer Show’ – MAC – selected artist

    ‘Art of Protest’ – Art St. Louis – selected artist

    ‘Creatures III’ – Art St. Louis – selected artist

    ‘Poolside’ Exhibit – JAG Gallery – selected artist

    ‘Art St. Louis XXXIX’ – Art St. Louis – selected artist

    ‘Best Day’ – B’Extraordinaire – selected artist

    ‘Small Works Exhibition’ – Heartland Art Gallery

    ‘Emptiness - 2024’ – selected artist

Memberships

    St. Louis Artist’s Guild

    Heartland Art Club

    B’Extraordinaire

    Art St. Louis

    Webster Arts

www.NancyVanNessArt.com 

visit to see more original art. 

Custom paintings also available for purchase.