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NANCY SCHEINMAN
Artist Statement
As the viewer shifts positions, the light changes, time passes, and the luster of the jewel-like copper surface fluctuates, exposing layers of image not immediately seen. The abstract and the concrete, the expected and the unexpected combine to convey a complex narrative. Mystery and secrets worked and woven with paint, nails and tacks into layers slowly revealed to the viewer. Look under the layers and perhaps you would find several paintings, with many stories. The repetitive nailing keeps me focused-grounded, linking me to the spiritual aspects of “women’s work.” The geometric arrangement of the compositional elements of my work is not unlike the free form quilts women have pieced together as part of the domestic experience for many years. Like fabric, sheets of copper, Plexiglas, paper, and antique tin are cut and collaged together, literally connecting the past with the present through the materials themselves.
My work appears at first glance to be peaceful and perhaps even romantic. However, to me this work is a show of strength, the sawing, hammering, embossing and use of acid washes, all difficult work claimed as mine. As a visual story teller, I weave together personal narratives, private dreams and internalized landscapes remembered from travels. The changing landscape through commerce and industry developing globally guarantees a different view for our descendants.
From my heart I paint these landscapes, not with any preconceived imagery or drawings as they seem to just emerge in some strange intuitive manner. With this work, I challenge the notion of historical landscape painting with the combination of painted nature, and real natural processes. My landscapes present a sense of place…a place desired.
Nancy at SOFA Chicago November, 2009
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| BORN |
1958, York, PA |
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Education |
| 1980 |
Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO, M.F.A. 1985 and B.F.A. with Honors, New York Studio School, New York, NY |
| 1979-80 |
Pellacani and Barsi, Pietrasanta, Italy |
| 1976 |
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
Museum Exhibitions |
| 2000 |
"Gardeners Delight," National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC |
| 1999 |
Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea: Florence, Italy
"Contemporary Printmakers,"
Evergreen House, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
| 1997 |
"Entre Americas: Seis Artistas Contemporaneas Norteamericanas" Museo de Arte Moderno de Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic Museo de Arte Contemporaneo,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Galeria Nacional de Arte Contemporaneo, Museo Arte Costarricense, Costa Rica |
| 1996 |
Centro Estudios Literarios Arte Romulo Gallegos,
Caracas, Venezuala
"Angels, Cherubs and Putti: The Artist’s Muses," Noyes Museum |
| 1995 |
"Winter Soltice," Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
"Singular Vision, Multiple Choices," Towson University, Baltimore, MD
"Scheinman and Gereny: Profound Visions," University of Maryland College Park, MD |
| 1994 |
"Party Line," Trenton City Museum, Trenton , NJ |
| 1987 |
"Mid Four Exhibit," Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO |
Solo Exhibitions |
2000, 2001,
1998, 1996,
1994,1993,
1991: |
Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 2000, 1999 |
Allen Sheppard Gallery,
New York, NY |
| 2001 |
The Gordon Center,
Owings Mills, MD |
| 1996-97 |
Coplan Gallery, Boca Raton, FL |
| 1995-96 |
Allen Shepard Gallery,
Piedmont, NY |
1991-92,
1995 |
Elliot Smith Contemporary Art,
St. Louis, MO |
| 1994 |
"Domestic Daydreams,"
Capitol Gallery, Washington DC |
| 1989 |
"New Paintings," School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD |
| 1987 |
Port Washington Public Library,
Port Washington, NY |
| 1985, 1986 |
"New Paintings," Seghi Gallery,
St. Louis, MO |
| 1982, 1984 |
"Works on Paper" Martin Schweig Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
| Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2002 |
"Mixed Media," Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN |
| 2000 |
"Fantastic Whimsy," Catonsville Community College, Baltimore, MD
Bender Fine Art, Atlanta, GA |
| 1999 |
"Shared Sensibilities,"
Bender Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
"Unity of Spirit, Spirit of Unity," traveling exhibition originating at the
Norman and Sarah Brown Art Gallery, JCC, Baltimore, MD, American Jewish Museum, Pittsburgh, PA,
Cultural Arts Center, Karmiel, Israel |
| 1986-98 |
Elliot Smith Contemporary Art,
St. Louis, MO
Regional Invitational Exhibition, Maryland Art Place (MAP),
Baltimore, MD |
| 1998 |
Newark Museum Benefit Exhibition, Hertz Corp., Park Ridge, NJ
"A Celebration of Arts in Maryland," Government House, Annapolis |
| 1995, 1997 |
Coplan Gallery, Boca Raton, FL |
| 1997 |
"Prints from Goya Girls Press," Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"New American Paintings,"
Open Studios Press
"Directors Choice" Allen Sheppard Gallery , Piedmont, NY |
| 1991-97 |
Benefit Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD |
| 1996 |
Feria Iberoamericana de Arte (FIA), Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1995 |
Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center,
Hong Knog (IAF)
"Exhibition of Gallery Artists," Kraushaar Galleries, New York |
| 1994 |
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Norfolk, VA Curator: Steinbaum
"New American Paintings"
Open Studios Press Curator:
Elisabeth Sussman,
Whitney Museum of Fine Art |
| 1991-94 |
Faculty Exhibit Maryland Institute College of Art Continuing Studies |
Selected Museum Collections |
National Museum of Women in the Arts,
..... Washington DC |
| Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME |
Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia,
..... Charlottesville, VA |
Distinguished Maryland Artists Collection, University
..... of Maryland, College Park, MD |
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Selected Corporate Collections |
| Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA |
| Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, MD |
| Browning-Ferris Industries, Washington, DC |
| InterAmerican Development Bank, Washington, DC |
| Maryland Casualty Insurance Company, Baltimore, MD |
| McDonalds Corporation, Chicago, IL |
| Mark Twain Bancshares, St. Louis, MO |
| The Pension Center, Inc., New York, NY |
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Awards and Honors |
| 2002, 1990 |
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant |
| 1998-2002 |
Maryland State Arts Council, AIE Visual Artist Grant |
| 2002, 1997, 1994 |
Open Studios Press Competition Winner |
| 1999 |
Invitation to Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea,
Florence, Italy |
| 1991,1988 |
City Arts Individual Artist Grants, Mayors Advisory on Art and
Culture, Baltimore, MD |
| 1987 |
Nelson Atkins Museum, "Mid Four Exhibit," Active Sponsors Award
Aaron Gallery Prize, "St. Louis Artists Today" |
| 1986 |
Merit Award, Contemporary Women Artists of St. Louis Exhibit |
| 1984 |
Merit Award, Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin |
| 1976 |
Ford Foundation Grant for study at Washington University,
St. Louis, MO |
Please contact us for other available works
info@jsauergallery.com
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"JEWELED SK Y: SILENT MUSIC OF IMMORTALS"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,500
"GOLDEN ENVY - MORNING WHISPERS"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,500
"EVENING BALANCE - BUTTERFLY DANCE"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,500
"INDIGO SERENADE"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
36" x 36"
$9,500
"(PSYCHE) ELABORATE SKY OF JAIPUR"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,500
"FRAGRANT GARDEN (OR MAYBE, THE WIND)" 2007
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
31" x 43"
$8,000
SOLD ARTWORKS
"REPEATED BY A BIRD - MELODY"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,500
SOLD
"IN SPRING OBLIVIOUS OF DUSK"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,500
SOLD
"OF UNFOLDING PATHWAYS"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,500
SOLD
"PATIENCE BEFORE THEIR DAY"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
36" x 36"
$9,500
SOLD
"WHITE BEADS OF NIGHT" 2008
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,000
SOLD
"GOLDEN NIGHT - TIME OF STARS"
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
21" x 21"
$4,500
SOLD
"EVENING MELODY - INDIGO SERENADE" 2008
Nancy Scheinman
Oil, acrylic, tin, paper, etched and inked plexiglass, canvas
and patinated and embossed copper on wood
43" x 58"
$16,000
SOLD
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