Mixed Media and Collage
Nance’s Bio:
A fine artist and former art professor, Nance (Goren) Nadel has been reimagining existing materials into thought provoking mixed media works and collages for 30 years. As a Professor of Fine Art for 26 years at The Sage Colleges in Albany, NY, Nance encouraged and challenged her students technically and conceptually. At the same time, Nance continually created new artworks and exhibited her drawings and mixed media collages in numerous solo and group exhibitions at the regional and national level where she sold her work to many public and private collectors. Since retiring from academia, Nance has been actively creating new artworks including collages, drawings, and mixed media paintings. Nance resides in Delray Beach, FL.
Artist Statement:
Mixed Media and collage are the creative vehicles I use to express and organize my ideas, emotions and surroundings. I have a curiosity and need to examine and uncover the inner workings and essence of things, to examine their intricacies and to understand their relationships in the larger setting.
My multi-layered works often reveal geometric structures, or architecturally defined spaces; interior and exterior walls, pillars, windows, doors or tiles, which create a matrix for softer more amorphous forms or objects; flowers, vines, circles and spheres.
This juxtaposition is accomplished through the utilization of various media that include handmade papers, wallpaper, printed matter, photo transfers, acrylic paint, watercolor, graphite, and fragments of my original drawings and paintings. The collage elements, when used, are adhered and covered with acrylic gels, and the finished pieces are coated with acrylic varnish which seals, protects, and serves to unify the elements. The works are on canvas or mounted on wood panels.
Using the printer to enlarge or reduce the size of my images allows me to create a sense of perspective, and to enhance the illusion of a real space. The illusion is further reinforced by printing some color images in black and white and sometimes adding hand drawn or painted details.
Intricate patterns, camouflage and detail all serve a purpose in my work – to draw the viewer in, as through a keyhole, to a world suddenly revealed. This examining and layering, the meditative and physical process of creating my work, is as important as the final pieces themselves.
Exhibitions:
Art Squared, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2021
WITVA Exhibition, Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL, 2021
Voices in Art (VIA) Exhibition, Palm Beach Cultural Council, Lake Worth, FL, 2020
New Members Exhibition, National Association of
Women Artists, New York, NY, 2019
Artistic Influences II, Coral Springs Museum of Art,
Coral Springs, FL, 2019
Art for Art’s Sake V, Nathan D. Rosen Gallery,
Boca Raton, FL, 2018
Artistic Happenings, Armory Art Center,
West Palm Beach, FL, 2017
Artful Expressions, Delray Beach Library,
Delray Beach, FL, 2017
Still Life, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce,
Delray Beach, FL, 2016
Small Works, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
Housatonic Valley Art League Exhibition,
Great Barrington, MA, 2016
Solo Exhibition, Arts Walk, Pittsfield, MA, 2016
Basel Broward, Rossetti Fine Art, Wilton Manors, FL, 2015
Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY, 2015
Delray Art League Autumn Showcase Exhibit,
Delray Beach, FL, 2015
Delray Art League Crest Theatre Exhibit,
Delray Beach, FL, 2015
Showcase Exhibition, Delray Beach Center for the Arts, Delray Beach, FL, 2015
Small Works 2002, Nexus Gallery, New York, NY, 2002
Face to Face, The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY, 1999
16th Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY, 1998
Ms…Solo Exhibition, The Sage Colleges, Albany, NY, 1997
Beyond Built, Rensselaer County Council for the Arts,
Troy, NY, 1997
A Woman’s Place: The Central Hall Gallery in the 1970’s, The Museums at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 1996
A Woman’s Place: Central Hall Gallery Artists in the 90’s, Gallery North, Setauket, NY, 1996
Warming Trends, Columbia County Council on the Arts,
Hudson, NY, 1996
Borders/Crossings/Passages, Ann Grey Gallery, Historical Society of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1996
National Works on Paper, St John’s University,
Jamaica, NY, 1995
Covering/Uncovering, Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY, 1995
Small Matters of Great Importance, Hopper House Gallery,
Nyack, NY, 1994
Through the Eyes of women, Seacliff Gallery,
Sea Cliff, NY, 1994
New Body Images: The Male Figure, Doshi Center for
Contemporary Art, Harrisburg, PA, 1994
Making Their Mark: Women in the Arts, Rear Window Gallery, Winchester, VA, 1994
Collage and Construction, Dietal Gallery, Troy, NY, 1994
Solo Exhibition, Adirondack Community College,
Glens Falls, NY, 1992
Faculty Exhibitions, The Sage Colleges,
Albany, NY, 1992, 1989, 1979—84
Solo Exhibition, The Sage Colleges, Albany, NY, 1991
Glass and Paper, Design Concepts Gallery,
Provincetown, MA, 1991
Annual Summer Exhibition, Franklin Square Gallery,
Saratoga, NY, 1991
National Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY, 1989, 1985
Contemporary Realism, Lesley Levy Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ, 1986
Small Works Exhibition, Amos Eno Gallery,
New York, NY, 1986
Drawing Invitational, Dietal Gallery, Troy, NY, 1984, 1982
National Works on Paper Exhibition, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 1984
Mohawk Hudson Regional Exhibition, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY, 1981, 1978
Drawing Invitational, Prince Georges Community College, Largo, MD, 1977
Solo Exhibition, Plandome Gallery, Manhasset, NY, 1976
Invitational Exhibition, Country Art Gallery,
Locust Valley, NY, 1976
Two-Artist Exhibition, Long Island University, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, 1976
23rd Annual Exhibition, Parrish Art Museum,
South Hampton, NY, 1976
Professional Artists Guild Exhibition, Adelphi University,
Garden City, NY, 1976
Annual Exhibition, North Shore Community Center, Great Neck, NY, 1976, 1971
Annual Exhibition, Smithtown Art League, Smithtown, NY, 1976
21st Annual Art Exhibition, Hecksher Museum,
Huntington, NY, 1976
Eight-Artist Invitational, Central Hall Gallery,
Port Washington, NY, 1975
Solo Exhibition, Gallery 14, New York, NY, 1975
Master of Arts Thesis Exhibition, Long Island University, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, 1975
Awards/Scholarships/Grants:
Award of Excellence, Housatonic Valley Art League Exhibition, Great Barrington, MA, 2016
Honorable Mention, Artists Portfolio Magazine,
Portrait Issue, 2016
1st Prize, Delray Art League Autumn Showcase Exhibition, Delray Beach, FL, 2015
Faculty Research Grant, “Translating Fine Arts Collage into Digital Textile Design”, The Sage Colleges, Albany, NY, 1996
Distinguished Faculty Award, The Sage Colleges,
Albany, NY, 1994
Certificate of Merit, National Academic Advising Association, 1991
Sabbatical, “Quilted and Woven Works on Paper”,
The Sage Colleges, Albany, NY, 1990
Faculty Research Grant, “Miniature Works on Paper”,
The Sage Colleges, Albany, NY, 1985
Purchase Award, National Works on Paper Exhibition, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 1984
Faculty Research Grant, “Non-Painted Works on Paper”,
The Sage Colleges, Albany, NY, 1982
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Long Island University, C.W. Post, Greenvale, NY, 1973-75
Education:
MFA, State University of New York, Albany, New York, 1986
MA, Long Island University, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, New York, 1975
BFA, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1970
Administration:
Program Coordinator, Division of Arts, The Sage Colleges, Albany, New York, 1997-2004
Chair, Division of Arts, The Sage Colleges, Albany,
New York, 1983-87
Director, Rathbone Gallery, The Sage Colleges, Albany,
New York, 1980-82
Teaching:
The Sage Colleges, Albany, New York, 1978-2004
Ann Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland, 1977-78
Prince Georges Community College, Largo, Maryland, 1977-78
C.W. Post College, Greenvale, New York, 1973-77
Membership:
Delray Art League
Women in the Visual Arts (WITVA)
National Association of Women Artists (NAWA)
National Association of Women Artists, Florida Chapter