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 Figurative
1. Back Up, 2008, mixed media, 60" x 40"
2. Holding On, 2008, mixed media, 60" x 40"
3. Red Moves Me, 2008, mixed media, 50" x 30"
4. Fall Dancer, 2007, paint on un-stretched canvas,
      60" x 24"
5. Dancers in Motion, 2007, mixed media, 50" x 36"
6. You Can Dance, 2007, mixed media, 50" x 30"
7. Spring Dancer, 2007, mixed media on un-stretched
      canvas, 60" x 24"
8. Line Dancer, 2007, gesso, paint and charcoal on
      un-stretched canvas, 60" x 20"
9. Couple Dancing, 2007, mixed media on paper,
      20" x 26"
10. Beach Bottoms, mixed media on paper, 24" x 26" 

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Landscapes
11. Birds of St. Marks, 2007, pastel, 19" x 24"
12. Into the Trees, 2007, pastel and charcoal on ripped
        edge paper, 14" x 10"
13. Pond, watercolor, 9" x 12"
14. Aged, yet present, 2007, pastel, 14" x 16"
15. Caught in a Cluster, pastel, 14" x 16"

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Contact Information
e-mail: nefh@mac.com
www.nancyhalbertart.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
I create artwork of motion to evoke emotion.

My artwork is an honest interpretation of the first moment of seeing or that first reaction to an event, music, or memory.  It’s about capturing a moment in time, the first look; the beginning of gesture.  I was a choreographer and dancer for most of my life and my painting style reflects that experience.  I begin in my studio, as I would when I was a dancer choreographing a dance; one element moving into the next.  I start with sketching a line, which flows into drawing a form and then meets in a painting, culminating into an expressionistic, impressionistic experience. I am constantly rediscovering new ideas in this process.  I use a variety of materials including oil paint, pastel, watercolor, and mixed media to draw and paint on un-stretched canvas, as well as, stretched, and on a variety of paper.

Line, color, and directional forms are invented and invigorated into semi-abstracted figures, landscapes and still life that capture the evolving form. I aspire to capture the joy and conflict of the human form and in nature. I reflect this discord in a gestural, and painterly fashion.   I create provocative and innocence within a picture frame representing my own ideas about femininity, which because of society’s pressures ha been threatened in so many ways. I explore ways of abstracting the rules of perspective, to project my presence in an environment.   I attempt to depict a natural stillness, while knowing that everything is constantly shifting. I am charged with the energy to bring my own sense of truth and experience to the canvas. 

I have had an extensive career teaching art to students of all levels and ages.   My teaching is an integral part of my art making process.  I never stop growing as an artist by listening to others and empowering students to create in their own personal style.

Education
2002
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
MA, Teaching in the Visual Arts 

1984
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MFA, Choreography and Dance Performance

1979
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
BFA, Dance and Arts Administration

Awards and Honors
1989
City of Philadelphia Citation Award as the Executive Director of the CEC Philadelphia, PA

1987
Choreography Fellowship, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

1985
Residency Grant Recipient, Interdisciplinary Performance, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

1980
Outstanding Student Achievement Award, Expanded Arts Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Affiliations
Member, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Tyme Gallery, Havertown, PA
Member, The Art League, Paoli, PA
Member, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

Professional Experience
2005 - present
Instructor, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2004-present
Instructor, District of Haverford Township, Haverford Night School, Haverford, PA

2004-2005
Instructor, JCC Kaiserman, Wynnewood, PA

2003 -2005
Instructor, Continuing Education Department, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA

2000
Instructor, Lower Merion Township Main Line School Night, Radnor, PA

1997 - 2001
Instructor, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

1995 - 2000
Decorative Painter, murals, furniture, faux finishes and coordinated painting projects with area businesses, designers, and individual clients.

1989 - 1992
Consultant - to non-profit artsorganizations and artists in grant writing and program development in Philadelphia

1985 - 1989
Executive Director, Community Education Center (THE CEC), a non-profit educational and cultural arts center serving diverse populations and citywide independent visual and performing artists. 

1979 - 1991
Choreographer, modern dancer and teacher

Collections
Paintings and Drawings are in private collections throughout the United States

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2008
New Members Show, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Merion Art and Repro, First Friday Main Line, Ardmore, PA

Jewel of India, First Friday Main Line, Ardmore, PA  

Two-person

2008
Blending Forms: paintings and pottery, Tyme Gallery,
Havertown, PA

Group

2008
Anniversary Show, Muse Gallery,Philadelphia, PA

2007
IDENTITY, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA

Viking Culinary, First Friday Main Line, Bryn Mawr, PA

Faculty Show, Main Line Art, Haverford, PA

Artsisters, Gyphon Cafe, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

Artsisters, Wellness Center, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA

Works On Paper, The Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

2006
Painting the Unclothed Figure, Fine Arts Gallery, Exton, PA

Faculty Show, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

The Art League, American College, Bryn Mawr, PA         

Artists Guild of Delaware County, Darlington Arts Center, PA

2005
Faculty Show, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

Member Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2004
Member Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2002
Juried Graduate Show, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA