NANCY M. BUSH

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PROFILE OF THE ARTIST

Nancy Bush is a native Texan, born in Austin and currently resides in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Her pursuit of art has taken her to many beautiful places in the world to study and paint a wide variety of subject matter.  “Landscape is my love and is always a challenge, spiritually and emotionally.  The variety and vastness of it can sometimes be overwhelming.  Simplification is the answer.  “Less Is More”.  The last light of the day or daybreak interests me more than other times of the day.  I also love gray cloudy days.

Trying to capture the spirit and emotion of what is happening before my eyes is the greatest challenge. “I want the viewer to feel the physicality and emotional essence of the subject matter of the painting.”

Her greatest influence in her art has come from the nineteenth and twentieth century painters George Inness, Isaak Levitan,  Bruce Crane, and Russell Chatham.

“Nothing can imitate nature, but I hope my paintings will convey a single quiet moment of the landscape in its raw beauty.”

April 13-23, 2009 - Two Person Show Astoria Fine Art Gallery, Jackson, WY

October, 2009-Founding Artist’s Show-InSight Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

October, 2009- Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach Museum, Laguna Beach, Ca

October, 2009-Albuquerque Museum Foundation Invitational Show & Sale-Miniatures and More-Albuquerque, New Mexico

December 2009-American Art Invitational-Small Gems Show-Saks Galleries, Denver, Co

January, 2010-The Museum of Western Art-Invitational-Mistresses of the West:  A Woman’s Perspective

March, 2010-Invitational, The Briscoe Western Art Museum-San Antonio, Texas

2009

March 6-8, 2009-Invitational-The Briscoe Western Art Museum, Night of Artists Show & Sale, San Antonio, Texas

2008

January, 2008-Invitational-Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale-Denver, Co

January,  2008-Invitational-South Texas Celebrity Weekend-King Ranch, Tx

March, 2008-Two person show- Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, S.C.

March 7-8, 2008-Invitational-National Western Art Foundation-“Night of Artists’-San Antonio, Tx

May 24, 2008-Invitational-Great American Landscapes Show-Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

May, 2008-Streams of Life show-Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, Tx

October 4 - December 7, 2008 Albuquerque Museum Foundation Invitational-Miniatures and More Exhibit and Sale-Albuquerque, N.M.

October 17-19, 2008-Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational-Laguna Beach Museum, Laguna Beach, Ca.

November, 2008-Whistle Pik Gallery Christmas Miniature Show-Fredericksburg, Tx

2007

January, 2007-Invitational-Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale-Denver, CO

March, 2007-Invitational-National Western Art Foundation-“Night of Artists”-San Antonio, TX

March, 2007-Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Show & Sale-Canyon, TX

March, 2007-Invitational-Desert Caballeros Western Museum Show “Cowgirl Up” –Wickenburg, AZ

May, 2007-Invitational-Texas Art Gallery Fixed Price Sale & Auction-Dallas, TX

July, 2007-Invitational-Rocky Mountain Plein Air Show and Sale-Winter Park, CO

Aug 24-25, 2007-Invitational-Gateway To The West Fine Art Auction & Show-Bozeman, MT

Nov, 2007-Invitational-Texas Art Gallery Fixed Price Sale & Auction-Dallas, TX

Nov 15, 2007-American Women Artists’ Show-LeKae Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

Dec 1, 2007-American Art Invitational-Saks Gallery, Denver, CO

Dec 8, 2007-Four Person Show-Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, TX .

2006

March 4, 2006-Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Show & Sale-Canyon, TX

April 8-30, 2006-Invitational-Desert Caballeros Western Museum Show “Cowgirl Up”-  Wickenburg, AZ.

April 21, 2006-“Horizon 2006”-Invitational Show & Sale-Lakeway, TX

April 22, 2006- Four Person Show, Jack Meier Gallery-Houston, TX

May, 2006-Texas Art Gallery-Fixed Price Draw & Sale-Dallas, TX

May, 2006-Texas Review, Whistle Pik Gallery-Fredericksburg, TX

August, 2005-Guest Artist, Western Rendezvous Of Art Show-Helena, MT

August, 2006-Invited Artist-Jackson Hole Center For The Arts Show & Sale

September, 2006-Eiteljorg Museum “Quest For The West” Show & Sale-Indianapolis, In.

2005

September, 2005-Invitational-Miniatures In The Mountains”-El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, AZ

September, 2006-Eiteljorg Museum “Quest For The West” Show & Sale-Indianapolis, IN

November, 2005-Invitational-Invitational Miniature Show-Howard Mandville Gallery-Kirkland,  WA

December, 2005-Three Person Show; Bennett Street Gallery-Atlanta, GA

December, 2005-Member Show-Plein Air New Mexico; Ventana Fine Art-Santa Fe, NM.

December, 2005-American Women Artists Member Show-Texas Fine Art Gallery-Dallas, TX.

December, 2005-Group Show; Bennett Street Gallery-Atlanta, GA.

December, 2005-Miniature Show-Whistle Pik Gallery-Fredericksburg, TX 

December, 2005-Miniature Show; Sylvan Gallery-Charleston, SC

Publications

February, 2002-American Bungalow Magazine

November, 2002-U.S. Art Magazine

July, 2003-Southwest Art Magazine

May, 2004-Art Galleries and Artists of The South, Summer 2004

Nov/Dec, 2004-Wildlife Art Magazine-“Artists Of Note”

November, 2004-Southwest Art Magazine-“The Edge Of Light”

January, 2005-Art Of The West Magazine

May, 2005-Art Talk Magazine

May, 2006-Landscapes of New Mexico-“Paintings Of The Land of Enchantment”; New Mexico Press

October, 2006-Plein Air New Mexico-The Jack Richeson Fine Art Series, Volume One-  Jack Richeson, 2006

March, 2008-Article, Western Art & Architecture Magazine

March, 2008-Article, American Art Collector Magazine

Gallery Representation

Astoria Fine Arts-Jackson Hole, WY

Jack Meier Gallery-Houston, TX

Nedra Matteucci Fine Art-Santa Fe, NM

The Sylvan Gallery-Charleston, SC

Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX

Memberships

American Women Artists-Signature Member

Plein Air New Mexico-Signature Member 

Alla Prima International