Nancy Joyce

Nancy Hilliard Joyce was born in Greenville, South Carolina and was accepted into the Governor’s School for the Arts in Visual Art at the age of 16. Nancy originally moved to Asheville in 1997 after completing her Masters in Art Education from the University of New Mexico. At that time, she lived in an area along the French Broad River called “Chicken Hill” in a small one-room house which sits above what is now known as Asheville’s “River Arts District” [RAD]. Nancy worked as an artist out of her house as there was no formal RAD association at that time. In addition to working as a visual artist, Nancy also worked as an Outreach Curator at the Asheville Art Museum. She left Asheville a few years later to live and travel throughout the United States and abroad. Finally, Nancy returned to Asheville again in June of 2011 with her husband and two children.

Today, Nancy sits on the Board of Trustees at the Asheville Art Museum and is an active member of the RAD Association. She is passionate about giving back to children in need and regularly uses her art as a platform to raise money for charity and non-profit organizations. Nancy’s paintings are intricate in form and filled with layers of color, perspective, gestures and expression....