Nancy E. F. Halbert
Around The Block, 2024
Soft pastel
15 x 11"

Artist Statement
I have been seeing colors in blocks lately. I walk my dog everyday through my neighborhood of trees, funky decorated front porches, diverse neighbors, and eclectic houses that stand strong in Philadelphia. Walking with my Bo, helps to ground me, as I worry about the division between this" not so perfect " union. I can only hope it can continue to sit tall, even though I, feel it's "blocked" in so many ways. The beauty of the colors may be the walks only remaining redeeming feature.

Artist Bio
Nancy E. F. Halbert, a former dancer and choreographer, has a Master in Arts Education from the University of the Arts with a prior Master of Fine Arts in Dance from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. She learned to draw in paint after retiring from dancing. After studying with premier teachers in the Philadelphia area, she started to show her abstract expressionistic work in exhibitions and galleries. In 2013, she was a fellowship recipient at Vermont Studio Center and was also juried in as a featured artist in Studio Visit Magazine

Nancy has won painting awards in several shows at The Philadelphia Sketch Club. She served as the volunteer director for five years at the artist cooperative MUSE Gallery in Philadelphia. Following MUSE Gallery; she was a member of 3rd Street Gallery and is currently exhibiting with Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

Nancy has been a devoted and supportive art teacher in continuing education programs for over twenty years. She has taught painting and drawing in pastels, watercolor, oils, acrylics and art history to adults and children of all levels.

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