Artists

Nancy Blair



EDUCATION

MFA in Visual Studies, Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, NJ
BFA, Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Corning Glass Studio, Corning, NY
Contemporary Glass Center of America, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009        Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008        Catherine Person Gallery. Seattle, WA
2005        Brevard Museum of Art. Melbourne, FL
1999        Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL
1999         Jane Frances Fine Art.  Melbourne Bch., FL
1987        Ceres Gallery. New York City
1989        Ceres Gallery. New York City
1989        South Gallery. Rutgers University
1986        Edison Hall Gallery. Middlesex Community College. Edison, NJ
1985        Walter’s Hall Gallery, Douglass College, NJ

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008        Postcards from the Edge, Visual AIDS Benefit, Metro Pictures, NYC, NY
2008        Faculty Exhibit, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2008        “Salon de Refuse Invitational”, Big House Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008        World Glass Exhibition, Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008        Personal Baggage, Tampa Airport, Tampa, FL
2008        Faculty Exhibit, Vero Beach Museum, Vero, FL
2007-2008    Ten Women In Art, Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, FL
2007    Postcards From The Edge, James Cohan Gallery, Visual AIDS Benefit, NY, NY
2007        TA Exhibit, Pilchuck Glass School Gallery, Stanwood, WA
2006     Postcards From The Edge, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., Visual AIDS Benefit, NY, NY
2006        Instructor Exhibit, Pilchuck Glass School Gallery, Stanwood, WA
2006        Speed Limit, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
2006        Southeast Center for Contemporary Art  (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC
2006        Blurring Racial Boundaries, Salem Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC
2006        Ten Women in Art, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA
2006        Ten Women in Art, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (continued)

2005        Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA, Annual Auction
2005        Artist’s Sketchbooks, Brevard Museum of Art, Melbourne, FL
2005    Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS Benefit, Robert Miller Gallery, NY, NY
2004        Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA, Annual Auction
2003        University of Miami Hot Glass Benefit, Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2003        Liquid Sand, Contemporary Glass Art, Brevard Museum of Art, Melbourne,         FL   
2003        ARTSCool Gallery Space, City Hall, Atlanta, GA
2003        Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA, Glass Now Auction
2003        Dreamweavers, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
2002        Life of the City, MOMA, New York, NY
2002        Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS Benefit, Sperone Westwater Gallery,         NY, NY
2002        Pilchuck Gallery, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2002        University of Miami Hot Glass Benefit, Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2002        National Liberty Museum Annual Auction, Philadelphia, PA
2002        Pilchuck Glass School Annual Auction, Seattle, WA
2002        History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, WA
2001-2002    Hot Glass, The Gilded Hand Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
2001        Pilchuck Glass School, Annual Auction, Seattle, WA
2001        Pilchuck Gallery, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2001        For Love or Money, Dieu Donne Papermill, NY, NY
2001        Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS Benefit, Sara Meltzer Gallery, NY, NY
2001        Snapshot, NY Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
2001        Celebrating Women, California State University, Northridge, CA
1999-2001    Faculty Exhibition, Brevard Community College, Melbourne, FL
2000        A.E. Bean Backus Gallery & Museum, Fort Pierce, FL
2000        LandEscape, Dieu Donne Papermill, New York, NY
2000        Snapshot Show, The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
2000        Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS, Andrew Kreps Gallery, NY, NY
2000        6th Wexford Artist Book Exhibition, Wexford Arts Center, Wexford, Ireland
1999        The Non-Informative Project, M. H. De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
1998        Pilchuck Glass School, Annual Auction, Seattle, WA
1997        Pilchuck Glass School, Annual Auction, Seattle, WA
1997        Pilchuck Gallery, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1990        Myths-Mythology, Mary Mount College, NY, NY
1990        One Foot Square, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
1989        A & A Gallery, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1989        The Society for Art In Crafts Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1989        Neon Sculpture Installation, Metropole, Pittsburgh, PA
1988        Holiday Invitational, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
1987        Outdoor Sculpture, Pavilion Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ
1987        Bookworks, King Stephen Museum, Marcius, Hungary
1987        9th Annual Outdoor Light Exhibition, Austin, TX
1986        Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1986        Paper in Particular, Columbia College & Missouri Arts Council

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2008        Hauberg Fellow, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2001        Scholarship Recipient, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2000-01    Brevard Community College Foundation Scholarship
2000        Scholarship Recipient, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1997        Saxe Award Nominee, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1988-1996    U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team, Inc., Sculpture reproduction commission
1988        Book Grant, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
1988        Window Installation Grant, Manhattan Community Arts Funds, New York, NY
1987        Ruth Chenven Foundation Grant, New York, NY
1987        Artist-in-Residence Grant, New York Experimental Glass Workshop, NY, NY
1986        Museum reproduction commission, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1987        National Women’s Education Association, Sculpture design for logo

PUBLICATIONS

2009        Spaces Magazine, “Featured Artist”, May
2005        Florida Today Newspaper, May
2004        USA Weekend Magazine, October
2003        Florida Today Newspaper, May
1990        East West Journal, September, Brooklyn, MA
1990        New York Magazine, June, New York, NY
1989        Manhattan Arts, September, New York, NY
1989        Woman's Newspaper of Princeton, June, Princeton, NJ
1987        Women Artists News, New York, NY
1986        Women Artists News, September, New York, NY

AUTHORED BOOKS

2004        Thank You, Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me, HarperCollins Publishers
2004        The Book of Goddesses, Chrysalis Press
2002        Goddess In A Box, Fair Winds Press
1995        Goddesses For Every Season, Element Books
1993        Amulets of the Goddess, Oracle of Ancient Wisdom

COLLECTIONS

Sir Elton John
Leslie Dills
Mark & Mora Shantzis

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Ceramic Art Society
Glass Art Society

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