Nancy Hoehn

Every Person is a Sacred Place. Much of my work is concerned with miracles-something you might see out of the corner of your eye. You don't believe it but it bothers you. The ordinary becomes the extraordinary.

I use symbols, environment, shadow, space, and gesture to create portraits that work on multiple levels. The paintings are like modern icons; but unlike ancient icons, these people are specific, not abstract.

I began to draw and make art in elementary school. My mother was not pleased that no paper was left for homework.

I began formal training in my early 20's. Divorced mother of two, I intended to merely audit a painting class at the local college. The Dean noticed my work and persuaded me to apply and gain credits toward a degree. My passion for art made this the most enjoyable time of my academic career.

Studied Fine Art for four years at Augusta College and the University of South Carolina.
Instructors included Phil Mullen, Marge Andruk, and Clay Hagewood.

Juried Exhibitions:
1979 "Boulder Art, 1979", Boulder, Colorado; juried by Max Kasloff, New York, NY-drawing
1987 Seventh Annual Juried Exhibition, Gertrude Herbert Art Institute, juried by Jane Kessler, Currator of the Mint Museum, NC-painting
1988 Red Clay Survey, Huntsville, Alabama. Juried by Fay Gold of Gold Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia-painting
1990 Juried Exhibition for Arts, Memphis Arts Festival, Inc.; juried by William Christenberry, Professor of Art at the Corcoran School in Washington, DC-painting
1991 Arts in the Heart of Augusta, juried by Estel Curtis Pennington, Merit Award-Painting
1996 Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Ga. "Survival, Revivals and Arrivals: Contemporary Art from the Central Savannah River Area", juried by David Houston, Director of the Rudolph E Lee Gallery at Clemson University
2017 Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia juried by