Nancy C Jacques
Artist Bio
Nancy Jacques is an oil painter and photographer, who also uses mixed media and found objects in her artwork and has done so for 40 years. For the past 15 years, she has created themes of social and environmental justice, as well as figurative narrative, which reflects her varied career in and out of the art world. She taught art, became a systems counselor, and then took advanced ecological training to work on climate change issues. Nancy has realized that, for social or scientific data to be grasped, one must engage emotions for “in-sight.” So, she returned to art full-time, with one intention: through beauty and challenge, invite the heart; expand perception of our relationships to life and care for the planet.
Nancy’s artwork is held in private collections in Virginia, Kansas, and Arizona. She has exhibited work in the DC area, receiving Best in Show, and throughout Southern Arizona, where she has received two Honorable Mentions. Nancy is a member of the International Society of Experimental Artists, the Portrait Society of America, and the Southern Arizona Arts Guild. She has been a docent for the Tucson Museum of Art since 2015.
Nancy received her BFA degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, in 1976, with five years of advanced training at the Art League School, outside of Washington DC, beginning in 2009.