Gallery - Nancy Natow-Cassidy - September 2024

Immersive and intuitive art interpreting shapes and movements.

Date

September 2024

Location

Anne Lloyd Gallery


Exhibit: September 6-27, 2024
Gallery Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sa 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Nancy Natow-Cassidy is known for her energetic colorful movement-based paintings that make your eyes dance. Born 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, she is a Chicago and Indiana Dunes based artist. She received her degree in painting from the University of Michigan, while also studying African and Modern Dance. Her influences range from Tina Turner and Ann-Margaret to Monet, Fosse, and nature. She’s worked in graphic design, prop styling, and co-owned a photography studio in Chicago. Her work is in private and corporate collections across the country.

Find her online at nancynatowcassidy.com.

First Friday Gallery Walk: Friday, September 6, 5-7 pm.
(The event is open free to the public.)

  • Anne Lloyd Gallery - 125 N. Water St.
    Music and light refreshments
  • Gallery 510 - 160 E. Main St.
  • Blue Connection - 117 N. Water St.

ARTIST STATEMENT:
Color makes me happy. I breathe deeper and my heart expands in the presence of color and organic shapes. I try to “be here now” and am filled with awe and wonder at the natural world that I have the good fortune to live within.

My work is movement based, exploring color and shape as energy and vibration. Literally moved by nature, my paintings are created when gestures express themselves with pigment. I love being enveloped by a painting, standing so close to it your eyes see nothing but color. I invite you to get up close and personal with them as well. Many of the paintings are begun on the floor, then moved to the wall. Sometimes they’re turned upside down and put back on the floor, as you might see something walking or riding by, from more than one perspective. While some pieces have an obvious top, many can be hung vertically or horizontally. I like the playfulness of looking at them multiple ways and being open to surprise. The last few years I’ve had time and space to create larger works with more freedom and gestural markmaking. I usually paint after moving, often with a long stick found in the forest, or after biking or walking through the organic shapes of trees or rocks. Living near a lake and wetlands, I study the ever-changing flints of color reflected in water. I try to discern the colors that make up the colors that we see.

Gallery Field Trips: Open to school and community groups of all ages – Includes a guided tour through the gallery exhibit and a related art project in the studio with an instructor. By appointment during gallery hours (M-F, 9 am-4 pm). Ask about available scholarships!

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