Nancy Fletcher (b.1976) is an accomplished portrait and still-life painter based in London.  Nancy earned a BA in Visual Arts at Edinburgh University majoring in Fine Art Photography which successfully led to a professional career in London as a freelance photographer for a number of years.

Having previously been introduced to the classical tradition of drawing and painting at the age of eighteen while at Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence Nancy decided to leave London and return to her studies in Fine Art.  She completed a four year program at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence,  followed by a year studying portraiture with Michael John Angel.  Looking to continue the refinement of her skills she decided to move to New York City where she spent a year training with Jacob Collins’ at the Water Street Atelier and a year at The Grand Central Academy. 

EXHIBITIONS

June 2013  Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

May 2013  The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London

June 2012  BP Portrait Award Exhibitor

May 2012  Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

Dec 2011  Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London

Dec 2011  Winter Show Exhibition, Green Hill Centre for Art, North Carolina

June 2011  Nomads Exhibition, Green Hill Centre for Art, North Carolina

April 2011 Group Show sponsored by Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test at The Proximity Hotel, Greensboro, NC

Mar 2011  Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London ♣ Awarded ‘The Winsor & Newton’ Prize

Feb  2011   Selected works in the Gallery ‘Dare to Joust’, Barnes, London

June 2010   The Original Architectural & Antique Exhibition, Cirencester.

May 2010  The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

Mar 2009 “Jacob Collins and the Water Street Atelier”, Atlanta Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

July 2008  “Jacob Collins and the Hudson River School for Landscape” Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery, Hunter, New York

May 2008 “Works by Selected Artists of the Hudson River School for Landscape”, Silent Auction to benefit the Thomas Moran Trust, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York

Apr 2008 “Artists of the Water Street Atelier”, Bendann Gallery, Lutherville, Maryland

Jan  2008   The Water Street Atelier Group Exhibition at the Meredith Long Gallery, Houston, Tx.

Nov 2007 “Annigoni’s Legacy: An Exhibition of Drawings and Paintings from Florence Italy Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Angel Academy of Art”, London UK

May 2006  Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings at The Angel Academy of Art, Florence Italy Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings at The Angel Academy of Art, Florence Italy

Aug 2004  Solo Exhibition at the Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln UK – Fine Art Exhibition: ? Charcoal Drawings in the Academic Tradition

May 2004  Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings at The Angel Academy of Art, Florence Italy 

June 2003 Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings at The Angel Academy of Art, Florence Italy 

Apr 2000  Portfolio Gallery, Lincoln UK – exhibiting abstract colour photography 

June 1999  Coningsby Gallery, London UK 

May 1999  ‘Shadow and Light’ photographs

·  ♣  Awarded ‘Most Promising Graduate’ within faculty.

·  ♣  Won placement with leading Scottish advertising agency.

May 1998  Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Scotland – exhibited ‘Cold Feet I – III’ 

AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2014 “Honorable Mention” in the Figure and Portrait Category in the Art Renewal Center Annual Salon Competition 

2013 Portrait Society of America, Member’s Only Competition - Honorable Mention for ‘Monsignor Anthony Marcaccio of St. Pius X Church, NC’ in the Commissioned Portrait Category

2012 BP Portrait Award Exhibitor

2012 Portrait Society of America, Member’s Only Competition - Honorable Mention for ‘Elizabeth Bulmer’ Washington DC in the Commissioned Portrait Category

2012 Finalist in Figure and Portrait Category in the Art Renewal Center’s Annual Salon Competition

2011 The Winsor & Newton Award in the Royal Society of British Artist Annual Exhibition, London

2011 Finalist in the ‘Figurative’ Category, Art Renewal Center Salon Competition

2011 Portrait Society of America, Certificate of Excellence Award for my portrait ‘Don Whyles’ UK

2010 Finalist in ‘Still-life’ Category, International Artist Magazine

2010 Finalist Award in Still-Life Category for the Art Renewal Center Annual Salon Competition

2009 Finalist Award in Drawing Category for the Art Renewal Center Annual Salon Competition

2008 Finalist in Still Life Category in the Art Renewal Center’s Annual Salon Competition

2007 Finalist Award in International Artist Magazine "People and Figure” Competition

2006 Finalist Award in Drawing Category for the Art Renewal Center Annual International Salon Competition

2005 Finalist in “People and Figures Category”, International Artist Magazine ?

2005 “Top 100 Finalist Award” and “Honorable Mention” in the Art Renewal Center Annual Salon Competition for two charcoal figure drawings?

1999 “Most Promising Graduate Award” by the Faculty at Edinburgh School of Art and Sponsor, ‘Leith Graphic Design’ 

EDUCATION

2007-2009       Water Street Atelier, New York? and The Grand Central Acamedy

2007-2009       Hudson River School of Landscape Painting Workshop, New York?

?2006-2007       The Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, Graduate studies in Portraiture? ?

2002-2006       The Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, Fundamental Drawing & Painting program? 

1996-1999       Edinburgh School of Art, Scotland, BA (Hons) Visual Communications (2:1)?

Summer 1995 Charles H. Cecil, Florence, Italy, Renaissance Drawing & Painting? 

1994-1995       Newcastle College of Art & Design Foundation