About Me
My passion for horses and creating art began in childhood. At around age six, I experienced an event that changed my life. I rode a pony at the Philadelphia Zoo. Those five minutes began a life-long need to know these amazing creatures. Growing up, I spent most of my time drawing, riding or learning about horses. My higher education began with an Associate Degree in Equine Science from Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Since my spare time was spent drawing and creating, I then gained formal art training and pursued a degree in art and design earning a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts (Communication Design/Illustration) at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. This began my career as a visual storyteller in design and art.
Painting, drawing and creating fills a personal creative need. It allows me to be looser and hands-on, solving different visual problems of color, value, harmony and layout. It gives me the opportunity to explore different styles and avenues of visual expression. My artistic style is ever-evolving. From abstract figurative work to hand-painted jewelry to realistic pet portraits, my artwork has varied according to my place in life, mood and bandwidth. With a minimal amount of time, one of my recent directions is painting miniature artwork for jewelry and small acrylic pet portraits. This keeps me creating in the small pockets of time I have as my husband and I raise two active boys. Even when there isn’t spare time to spare, painting and creating in different ways keeps me seeing life from a different vantage point. As a life-long animal advocate, you'll see that much of my work is inspired by the beauty, heart and spirit of animals and nature.
Exhibitions
Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts - July 2021 group show, Lebanon, Pa.
Lebanon Area Fair – 2nd place for Jewel acrylic painting and Autumn necklace - July 2019, Lebanon, Pa.
Art & Soul: Women's Expressions Art Exhibit – August - September 2015, Women's and Babies Hospital, Lancaster, Pa.
Yellow Bird Café – Solo Show - August 16 - September 13, 2013 for 3rd in the Burg, 1320 N 3rd St Harrisburg, Pa. Work also shown for the 2013 Harrisburg Gallery Walk Sept. 8, 2013.
Willow Suites Gallery – Solo Show - February 2013, 752 Willow Street, Lebanon, Pa.
Regitz Gallery, The Ware Center – 2-Artist Show - February 1 - 29, 2012, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Pa.
Art House Lounge – Spring Group Show - March 1 - April 30, 2010, 217 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
Paterson ArtWalk– New Jersey Community Development Corporation building - May 30, 2009, 32 Spruce St. Paterson, N.J.
UpFront Exhibition Space – Spring Group Show - April 1 - May 30, 2009, 31 Jersey Ave. Port Jervis, N.Y.
Dreamlight Gallery – featured solo artist at the New Light Art Exhibit - November 1 - December 13, 2008, 150 Engle St. Englewood, N.J.
Mural Mosaic - Le Cadeau Du Cheval - The Horse Gift - Panel #235 of a mural created by hundreds of equine artists to celebrate the horse.
Traveling exhibit unveiled at Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 3, 2008.
The Ninth Annual Grand National Art Show & Sale – An invitational art show running in conjunction with the Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock Show at the Cow Palace -
April 4-12, 2008, San Francisco, Calif.
New York-Tokyo Music Festival – Skateboard Art Show - September 22, 2007, Central Park, NYC
Avenue.A Japanese Restaurant Gallery Skateboard Show – August 30-September 30, 2007, 103 Avenue A, New York, N.Y.
Avenue.A Japanese Restaurant Gallery Group Show – August 2-26, 2007, 103 Avenue A, New York, N.Y.
June Art Showdown Winner – Nude themed online show at www.asingularcreation.com – June 2007
Vostok-6 - Second annual art/rock/dance festival honoring the first Russian woman in space at the Galapagos Artspace – June 16, 2007, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y.
DRIVEN- A National Invitational Exhibit of Contemporary Equine Art at Skyline Farm and Carriage Museum - October 7-29, 2006, North Yarmouth, Maine
Churchill Animal Protection Society - Art for the Dogs and Cats Benefit Auction -
October 13, 2006 & October 13, 2007, Fallon, Nev.
Celebration of Western Art at the Grand National Rodeo - April 2006, San Francisco, Calif.
Contact
For inquiries or to commission a painting, please contact me by email at nancy@nancysoulliard.com or fill out the form below.