Nanci Erskine on The Creative Finder

NANCI ERSKINE Painting / Drawing / Monotypes home- 970 224-2553 cell- 970 402-7621
E-Mail: [email protected] Website: erskinestudio.com

EDUCATION
MA/ MFA University of Iowa 1987/1988
BFA University of Oregon 1983 Cum Laude
Portland Museum School 1971 Lewis and Clark College 1968-70

AWARDS / GRANTS
Creative Capital Grant, Beet Street/Creative Capital Foundation, April 2012
Honorable Mention - Rocky Mountain Biennial, (juror- Jan Ernst Adlmann), April 2004
Individual Artist Fellowship, Painting - Colorado Council on the Arts, March 2002
Merit Award - Colorado 2002 Juried Exhibition, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 2002
Individual Artist Fellowship, Drawing - Colorado Council on the Arts, January 1998
Instructional Innovation Award, Eighth Mary Scott Lecture Series, Colorado State University ,
November 1998
Merit Award - “Drawing From Perception”(juror- Rackstraw Downes) 1998
Professional Development Grants 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
Career Enhancement Grants 1995, 1996, 1997 /
Instructional Development Grants 1996, 1998

COLLECTIONS
Kaiser Permanente Clinic, Fort Collins, CO
American Century Investments, Denver, CO
Safeco Insurance Corporation, Redmond, WA
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Seattle Arts Commission Print Collection, Seattle, WA
Stonybrook School, Stonybrook, Long Island, NY
University of Oregon -Art and Architecture Building, Eugene, OR
Mundt McGregor Law Firm, Seattle, WA
Art in Public Places, City of Fort Collins, CO 2008, 2010 and 2011 commissions
Norman Lundin, Leslie Nelson, Jim Nelson, Tilman Smith, Ross and Mark Drangsholt, Gerald Patterson, Seattle; John Clopton, Texas; John MacIntyre, Laguna Beach, CA.; Cordell Taylor, Utah; Ingo Orgzall, Pottsdam, Germany; other private and corporate in California, Washington, Arizona and Colorado.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Pierce College, Tacoma, WA 2006 Davis and Cline, Ashland, OR
2005 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
Cornell College, Luce Gallery, Mount Vernon, IA
2003 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Toxic Beauty”
2002 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
2001 Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA 2000 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Dangerous Terrain"
1999 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - monotypes/paintings
1998 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - drawings
Foothills Unitarian Church, Fort Collins, CO - paintings
1997 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA “Other Regions-New Paintings About Place”
Pierce College, Tacoma, WA “Nanci Erskine -New Paintings”
US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO- “Expanse of Nature”, Drawings
1995 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Directions Gallery
1993 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
1991 Stonybrook School, Stonybrook, Long Island, NY “Looking Homeward”
1990 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
1989 Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, Claypool/Young Gallery
1988 Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA Esvelt Gallery,
1988 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Eve Drewelowe Gallery
1985 Maude Kerns Gallery, Eugene, OR

SELECTED SMALL GROUP / JURIED / INVITATIONAL
2012 Pierce College, International Print Exchange, “Heads Up”
LincolnCenter,FortCollins,CO “StudioTourSampler”
Spark Gallery, Denver, CO- “Guilty Pleasures”, William Biety, juror
Core New Art Space, Denver, CO- “Spirituality”
2011 Poudre River Ars Center, Fort Collins, CO “Art for Conservation”Legacy Land Trust
2010 Poudre River Arts Center, Fort Collins, CO “Art for Conservation”
2009 Denver International Airport and Capital Building, Denver, CO“Creative Capital”
2008 Poudre River Arts Center, Fort Collins, CO “Art for Conservation”
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA - upstairs gallery
2007 Poudre River Arts Center, Fort Collins, CO“Small is Beautiful”
2006 Armstrong Hotel, Fort Collins, CO “Art @ the Armstrong”
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA - selected gallery artists
2005 Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO“Small Gems”
Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO “Art for the Arts”
Hixon Interior Design, Fort Collins, CO
2004 Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO “Rocky Mountain
Biennial” (3pcs. juror Jan Ernst Adlmann) - Honorable Mention
Gallery East, Loveland, CO “Landscape Legacies IV”
2003 Improv Gallery, Fort Collins, CO “Landscape Legacies III”
Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, CO “Architectural Echoes” ( 7 pieces)
2002 City of Seattle Portable Works Collection, Key Tower Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Printworks 2000”
Gallery East, Loveland, CO “The Art of Protected Places”
Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO “Maker/Collector”
Republic Plaza, Denver, CO“Colorado Excellence in the Arts- 2002 Fellowship Winners”
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO “Colorado 2002-Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art”- Merit Award
2001 Cancer Lifeline, Seattle, WA“Landscape and Life”
Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO“Landscape Legacies”
2000 Harper College, Palatine, IL “Small Works: 23rd National Exhibition”(2pieces)
Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA “LaGrange National XXI Biennial”
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH “Works on Paper” (3-person)
1999 Harmony Park Gallery, Fort Collins, CO “First Biennial FATE Exhibition”
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA “En Plein Air”
Republic Plaza, Denver, CO “Black and White”
University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse, WI. “Painting Invitational” (4-person)
1998 ColoradoCollege,ColoradoSprings,CO“Landscape-Inscape”(3-personshow)
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO; “Artist Fellowship Touring Exhibit”
Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, CO; Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Golden, CO;
andCortezCenter,CO (July4throughOctober31)
Wright State University, Dayton, OH “Drawing from Perception II”- Merit Award
(juror- Rackstraw Downes)
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO “10th Annual National Art Competition”
(juror- Faith Ringgold)
Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO “Faculty Show”
1997 Republic Plaza, Denver CO “Landscape/Cityscape” (3 pieces)
Bowery Gallery, New York, NY “National Juried Show” (juror- William Bailey)
1996 One West Art Center, Fort Collins, CO “Small Works Show”
Bowery Gallery, New York, NY “National Juried Show” (juror- Gabriel Laderman)
Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA “XIX LaGrange National”
Kaiser-Permanente Hospital, Denver, CO “Business and the Arts”
Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA “A Collective Endeavor”
(curator- Chris Bruce, Henry Art Gallery)
One West Art Center, Fort Collins, CO “Colorado /Wyoming Biennial”
1995 Cheekwood Museum, Nashville, TN “Cheekwood Nat’l Contemporary Painting” (juror- Robert Ryman)
Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR “LePetit II”
Clara Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO “Faculty Show” BoweryGallery,NewYork,NY“NationalJuriedPainting“ (juror-JaneFreilicher)
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA “Landscapes”(3-person)
1994 One West Art Center, Fort Collins, CO “Pencil to Paper”(invitational)
1993 Courtyard Gallery, Washington Studio School, Washington, DC “Landscapes” (3-person)
1992 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA “Landscapes” (4-person)
Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI “Invention of Childhood” (Invitational)
Muscarelle Museum, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
“American Drawing Biennial III” (juror- Jack Beal) 1991
Olin and Smoyer Gallery, Roanoke College, Salem, VA “Drawing: The Figure”(juried)
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA “25th Anniversary Show” (6 pieces)
Whitehall Gallery, Williamsburg, VA “Annual Small Works on Paper” (juried - 5 pieces)
1990 Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL “Art at the Big Ten”
(juror- Neal Benezra, curator Hirshorn Museum, Washington, DC)
AshlandAreaArtCenter,Ashland,KY (10pieces)
1989 S.A.S. Gallery, Spokane, WA (5 pieces)
1987 Furman University, Greenville, SC “Graduate Drawing from Iowa”
1986 Museum of Art, Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Iowa College Salon”
1985 Hult Performing Arts Center, Eugene, OR “Art in the Vineyards”
1984 Humbolt State University, Arcata, CA“West Coast Works on/of Paper”
Southern Oregon State College,“West Coast Print, Painting, Drawing” (juror - Terry Melton, NEA)

GALLERY REPRESENTATION (former)
Francine Seders Gallery Ltd., 6701 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 1989 - 2009 DavisandCline,Ashland,OR 2004-2007
G2, Scottsdale, AZ
Diane Nelson, Laguna Beach, CA
Hooks/Epstein, Houston, TX

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
•ColoradoStateUniversityFortCollins,CO Drawing-IntrotoGraduateLevel,GraduatePainting& Drawing Summer Program in Italy- Drawing, 1996, Exhibitions Committee 1993-1999 Assistant Professor / 2001, 2002, 2006 - instructor
•Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA Painting and monotype workshops, individual critiques, gallery talks. 2001 March - Visiting Artist
•Southern Methodist University, Taos, NM- Visiting Artist Landscape Painting 1997- summer
•TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryWilliamsburg,VA Beginning,IntermediateandAdvancedPainting,Life Drawing I and II
1990-91 - Assistant Professor
•Morehead State University, Morehead, KY 2-D Foundations, Drawing I, Painting I, II and III; Western Art History Survey, Summer Term 1990- DrawingI-IV 1989-90 - Instructor
•Artreach Program, Spokane WA Artist in the schools, sponsored by Spokane Art School Beginning Adult Drawing, Chewelah, WA, Talented and Gifted Program, Chewelah, WA
1988-1989 Instructor
•UniversityofIowa,IowaCity,IA 1988 PaintingIandLifeDrawingII (teachingassistantw/Ben FrankMoss

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