Nancy Bea Miller

 

Born:                     1963

                              New York City, NY

 

Education:

1987-91          Four Year Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.

1987                Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA.

1983-84          University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, junior year abroad program

1981-85               B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Solo Exhibitions: 

2006                Only Human 2, Manayunk Art Center, April 2-30, Philadelphia, PA

2005                People, Places and Things, Rosemont School of the Holy Child,

                              March 18- April 15, Rosemont, PA.

                        Recent Work, ArtistsÕ House Gallery, January, Philadelphia, PA, January 7-31.

2004                Paintings from the Valerie Lamb Smith Residency, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Library, 1301 Cherry Street, September 15-October 15. Philadelphia, PA,

                        Only Human, The Manayunk Art Center, June 4-26. Philadelphia, PA

2002                Recent Oil Paintings ArtistsÕ House Gallery, October 3-30th, Philadelphia, PA.

2001                Work, ArtistsÕ House Gallery, January 3-29th,Philadelphia, PA

1991                One Person, Cape May County Art League, Cape May, NJ.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions:

 

2006                Contemporary Realism, Susan Maasch Fine Art, Bangor, Maine

                        Gallery and Invited Artists, Sherry French Gallery, New York City, NY

                        Artistic Dialogue, invitational, ArtistsÕ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

                        143rd Annual Small Oils Exhibit, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

                        Painting=Poetry, Sherry French Gallery, New York City, NY

                        Full Circle/Random Journey, University of Northampton, Northampton, U.K.

                        Flowers in February, Sherry French Gallery, New York City, NY

2005                Small Works, ArtistsÕ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

                        Joining Forces, (4 person exhibit) The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA

                        Two Friends, Two Visions, Ocean City Arts Center, Ocean City, NJ

                        142nd Annual Exhibition of Small Paintings, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

                        Notre Dame de Namur Group Invitational, Wayne, PA

2004                15 Exposures, US Artists American Fine Art Show, Philadelphia, PA, October 21-24. Juror: David Cohen. (Show traveled to Richard Stockton College, Stockton, NJ, and Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA.)

                        ÒDear FleisherÉÓ an invitational benefit exhibition at the Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA

                        Looking for America (juried show of 50 American Artists) Washington Gallery, Bethesda, MD

                        Summer Group Show, Artists House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

                        Self-Portraits, Curator: Elizabeth Osborne, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA.

                        61st Annual Juried Show, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia PA.

2003                Art of the State 2003, Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, PA.

                        Annual Juried Show, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.

                        Annual Awards Exhibit, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA.

                        PAFA Fellowship Show, Yellow Springs, PA.

                        140th Annual Small Oil Paintings, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

                        Need in Deed Heart Show (invitational), Philadelphia, PA, February.

2002                Close to Home, (2 person exhibit) Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia, PA.

                        CriticÕs Choice, program and exhibition, Curator: Gerrit Henry, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA.

                        Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA.

2001                138th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

1999                Small Works, ArtistsÕ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1998                Philadelphia Cartoonists, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA.

                        Summer Group, ArtistsÕ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

1997                Exhibition of works from the Charles Crawley Collection, ArtistsÕ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

1996                Two Person Show, Burrison Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

1995                Self Portraits: Visions, Hallucinations & Reflections,

                              Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ.

                        PAFA Fellowship show, West Chester University, West Chester, PA

1994                Person Show, Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, PA.

1993                Philadelphia Self-Portrait, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA.

                        Artist's Cultural Exchange, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA.

                        Friends of the Tim Mark Endowment invitational, Media, PA.

                        Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA.

                        Contemporary Figurative Works, Artist's House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

1992                Four Artists, Artist's House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

                        Art at the Armory, Philadelphia, PA.

                        In Person 1992: A Celebration of the Human Form,

                        Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA.

                        PAFA Fellowship Show, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA.

                        Nine Women Artists, Manayunk Community Center for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.

                        Artists Choose New Artists, Main Line Center for the Arts, Haverford, PA.

1990                Fellowship Show, Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA.

1989                Hand Rehabilitation Center Competition,

                        Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

1988               PAFA Fellowship Show, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Honors/Awards (selected)

 

2006                Finalist, The ArtistÕs Magazine 23rd Annual Competition, Still Life category

                        Cover Artist, The Journal, Literary magazine of Ohio State University, Spring issue

2005                Art & Change Grant, The Leeway Foundation

                        Invited Judge, Ocean City Arts Festival, Ocean City, NJ

2004                Panelist, ÒContemporary Women in the ArtsÓ,

                              Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, June 30.

2003                Fellowship in the Arts, The Independence Foundation.

                        The Valerie Lamb Smith ArtistÕs Residency, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, alumni award.

                        The Lynch Award, Need in Deed Heart Show 2003.

                        Honorable Mention, Wayne Art Center Juried Show.

                        Honorable Mention, PAFA Fellowship Show, Yellow Springs PA.

2002                Critic-in-Residence program, chosen by critic Gerrit Henry, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA.

2001                Francis Speight Award For Excellence in the Visual Arts, Manayunk Community Center for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.

1995                Berthe Goldberg Memorial Award (second time winner), PAFA Fellowship    show.

1993                        Varda Dorell Memorial Award, Juror: Susan Moore, Abington Art Center

1991                Thomas Eakins Award for Figure Painting, PAFA.

                        Bergman Memorial for Outstanding Achievement, PAFA.

1990                Cecilia Beaux Award for Portraiture, PAFA.

                        Benjamin West Award for Technical Excellence, PAFA.

                        Berthe Goldberg Memorial Award, PAFA Fellowship Show.

1989                First Prize for Hand Drawing, Thomas Jefferson Hospital Hand Center Competition, Philadelphia, PA

 

Print (selected)

June, 2006, The Philadelphia CityPaper, ÒFirst Friday FocusÓ review by Lori Hill

October 8, 2005, Main Line Times, p.T3, ÒA Passion for PortraitsÓ by Marie Fowler, review with reproductions of the Joining Forces exhibit

October 2005, Art Matters, by Linda Dormont, p.33, feature article with reproduction on the Joining Forces exhibit

May 12, 2005, Ocean City Sentinel, ÒTwo Friends, Two Visions Glow at O.C. Art CenterÓ by Ed Wismer, p. A11. review with photograph.

May 1, 2005, The New York Times, reproduction in color and blurb, p. NJ33.

April 27, 2005, City Suburban News, pp 1 and 4, Two Friends, Two Visions article with photo and illustrations.

April 2005, Exceptional Parent magazine, p.33 and cover teaser, article and illustrations

February 2005, The Advocate, magazine of the Autism Society of America, edition one volume 38, Cover and inside story, pp. 22-25, ÒA Portrait of AutismÓ by Vanessa Collier, fully illustrated with paintings and photographs.

January 14, 2005, AroundPhilly.com, review of ArtistsÕ House Gallery show, by R.B. Strauss, with three images of paintings

January 14, 2005,  ArtBlog, ÒSnow and Swimming pools on 3rd StreetÓ, review of ArtistsÕ House Gallery show by Roberta Fallon, with three reproductions of paintings

December 31, 2004, The Philadelphia Inquirer, p.w26, full-color reproduction of a painting from the January Õ05 Artists House show.

September 8, 2004, Mothering Magazine on-line, ÒAutism in Daily LifeÓ by Katharine Beals. With three paintings reproduced in color.

June 24, 2004, ARTblog (www.artblog.com), review of ÒOnly HumanÓ by Libby Rosoff,

Three color reproductions.

June 24, 2004, Main Line Times, p.t8, review of ÒOnly HumanÓ by Marie Fowler, with one color reproduction.

June 17, 2004, The Philadelphia Inquirer, p.w35, mention of ÒOnly HumanÓ and one b & w reproduction.

October-December 2003, Preview Magazine, p.8, ÒA Lifetime of Learning About ArtÓ, article with color reproduction, by Michelle McCaffrey.

Fall 2002, Kalliope, a journal of womenÕs literature & art, Vol.XXIV, NO. 2, full-page reproductions p.36 - 45, and bio p.119.

October 6, 2002, The Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine, by Judy West,

Design Editor, p.48 (with illustration).

October 2002, Art Matters, Old City Preview, by Deborah Kravetz, p.9.

June 2002, Art Matters, Exhibitionists page by Jerry Oller, p.26, color photo.

May 2, 2002, Chestnut Hill Local, Local Artbeat feature by Marie Fowler, p.29, interview and critique, with photograph and reproduction.

April 17, 2002, City Line News, Front page, article with two reproductions.

April 17, 2002, The Review, Interview by Saranne Miller, p.3, with photograph and reproductions. March 31, 2002, The Philadelphia Inquirer, review of the ÒCriticÕs ChoiceÓ show, by Victoria Donahoe, Inquirer Art Critic.

March 2002, CriticÕs Choice show catalog, Critique by art critic Gerrit Henry, with one reproduction.

Summer 2001, Penn School of Arts and Sciences Newsletter, interview by Peter Nichols, with photograph, p.6-7.

October 8, 1998, City Paper, by Robin Rice, Cover story on the Philadelphia CartoonistÕs Show, with illustrations.

Fall 1996, Arts Happening, by Anne-Marie Mulgrew, Cover story with photographs.

May 29,1996, The Review, by Carole Boynton, p.13 and 27.

April 26,1996, City Paper, by Vance Lehmkuhl, p.46.

Fall 1995, Fellowship Perspective, by Joseph Routon, p.6.

 

Collections (selected)

 

The University of Northampton, Northampton, U.K.

The Charles Crawley Collection, Philadelphia, PA.

The Hankin Group, Chester County, PA.

Bedford Property Investors, Lafayette, CA.

 

Dr. Katharine Beals and Dr. David Musto, Philadelphia, PA

Ms. Louise Beardwood, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Laura Bloom, San Diego, CA

Dr. David Bushnell and Ms. Kim Pelkey, Philadelphia, PA

Mrs. Connie Carlson, Gladwyne, PA

Dr. Colleen Christian and Dr. Court Schmidt, Philadelphia, PA

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates, Franca, Italy

Mr. Mike Colameco, West Cape May, NJ

Mr. and Mrs. William Cuff, Chadds Ford, PA

Mr. and Mrs. Alastair Dalton, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

Dr. Julie Dorsey, New Haven, CT

Dr. John Eliason and Ms. Alex Voorhees, Philadelphia, PA

Ms. Lisa Figlioli, Greenwich, CT

Dr. Sarah Foster, Philadelphia, PA

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hashaian, Philadelphia, PA

Sra. Judy Arnold Hernandez, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Ms. Kristin Howlett, Yorba Linda, CA

Dr. Kim Kahng and Mr. David Weisner, Wyndmoor, PA

Mr. Andrew Kerr, Amsterdam, Holland

Ms. Nancy Kestenbaum, New York City, NY

Ms. Elizabeth Kostova and Mr. Georgi Kostovi, Ann Arbor, MI

Mrs. Adelaide Kuzmack, Port Jefferson Station, NY

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. and Mrs. Jean Lemmon, Naples, FL

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lunbeck, Chilmark, MA

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mann, Berkeley, CA

Mr. and Mrs. John Mayhew, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.

Mr. David Melnick, Wilmington, DE

Mr. Jeffrey Meyers, Swarthmore, PA

Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Nagle, Philadelphia, PA

Mr. and Mrs. William Nicosan, Reston, VA

Dr. and Mrs. John Powell, Leicester, England, U.K.

Dr. and Mrs. Taylor Randall, Salt Lake City, UT

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Riesenbach, Cherry Hill, NJ

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rose, Boston, MA

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Rutman, Johns Island, SC

Mr. and Mrs. Langhorne Smith, Newtown Square, PA

Mrs. Stanley P. Stern, Philadelphia, PA

Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Tabas, Haverford, PA

Ms. Deborah Valenti-Epstein, Philadelphia, PA

Mr. and Mrs. William Waddill, Orinda, CA

Mme. Sonia Weyers, Grez-sur-Loing, France

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilburn, Edgewater, MD

 

Related Work Experience

 

1991-2002       Art Conservator, Raymond M. Spiller and Associates, Philadelphia, PA.

1996                Cartoonist, Twin Toons, book of cartoons about twins, published by Laugh Line Press. (an ALA Notable book)

1988-91          Fine Arts Library Assistant, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.

1981-82           Student Intern, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA.