“As a painter, my greatest desire is to evoke human presence and story telling on canvas.
In a world of emotionally removed people, sensitivity to interaction between the portraits and figures are key when the focus is on the narrative.
My paintings combine the lighting techniques of a cinematographer
with the classical methods of the old masters.
Painting in the 21st century should not be a replica of the past and the academic, but a progressive movement forward using a contemporary
subject matter, composition, and a unique style."
Nanci France-Vaz is nationally acclaimed contemporary realist portrait/figurative painter. Her paintings are infused with light and have a life like
quality. Nanci’s unique cinematic style incorporates her acting/dance background into her paintings. There is a story behind the figure and face,
which evokes a strong human presence in the environment.
The artist received her BFA at the School of Visual Arts in NYC and has exhibited in many group shows which include “Women Painting
Women”, Masters Showcase for Huntington’s Petite Gallery, Hersch Fine Art Gallery “Loved and Observed”, and two solo exhibits at The
Masters Octave in Keyport, NJ.
In 2003, she was selected to be studio assistant to James Childs at the Drawing Academy of the Atlantic. Mr Childs, an Ives Gamell student,
was very instrumental cultivating her skills in classical realism and the Boston School of Painting, at the beginning of her career.
In 2006, the artist was accepted into the copy program at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to copy a Rembrandt in the Rembrandt Gallery. The
teachers that influenced her skills and techniques are Michael Grimaldi, Dan Thompson, John Frederick Murray, and Marvin Mattelson.
Nanci is a member of the Portrait Society of America, Allied Artists of America, The Art Renewal Center, Oil Painters of America, an elected
member of the American Artists Professional League and a Monmouth Arts Partner in New Jersey.
Nanci France-Vaz is represented by Portraits North.
In a world of emotionally removed people, sensitivity to interaction between the portraits and figures are key when the focus is on the narrative.
My paintings combine the lighting techniques of a cinematographer
with the classical methods of the old masters.
Painting in the 21st century should not be a replica of the past and the academic, but a progressive movement forward using a contemporary
subject matter, composition, and a unique style."
Nanci France-Vaz is nationally acclaimed contemporary realist portrait/figurative painter. Her paintings are infused with light and have a life like
quality. Nanci’s unique cinematic style incorporates her acting/dance background into her paintings. There is a story behind the figure and face,
which evokes a strong human presence in the environment.
The artist received her BFA at the School of Visual Arts in NYC and has exhibited in many group shows which include “Women Painting
Women”, Masters Showcase for Huntington’s Petite Gallery, Hersch Fine Art Gallery “Loved and Observed”, and two solo exhibits at The
Masters Octave in Keyport, NJ.
In 2003, she was selected to be studio assistant to James Childs at the Drawing Academy of the Atlantic. Mr Childs, an Ives Gamell student,
was very instrumental cultivating her skills in classical realism and the Boston School of Painting, at the beginning of her career.
In 2006, the artist was accepted into the copy program at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to copy a Rembrandt in the Rembrandt Gallery. The
teachers that influenced her skills and techniques are Michael Grimaldi, Dan Thompson, John Frederick Murray, and Marvin Mattelson.
Nanci is a member of the Portrait Society of America, Allied Artists of America, The Art Renewal Center, Oil Painters of America, an elected
member of the American Artists Professional League and a Monmouth Arts Partner in New Jersey.
Nanci France-Vaz is represented by Portraits North.
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