Nan Ring

“elephantine”

A “Fresh Air Montclair exhibition” 220 Glenridge Ave., Montclair NJ 07042

Special thanks: Parlor Hair Studio

Curated by Mary Z

ABOUT NAN RING

Nan Ring is a visual artist and author who lives in West Orange, N.J., and works in East Orange, N.J. at her art studio in the Manufacturers Village building. Ring has been called an “intimist” a word coined by a mentor who understood her obsession with the intimate, small moment. She makes art about the ephemeral nature of life and interiority, while addressing questions about community and the places we live including our very skin. She works in painting, photography and mixed media, often combined with her original poetry. The handmade, meditative process is an important aspect of the work to Ring because it speaks to the need today for stillness and reflection in a world dominated by speed, drama and spectacle. 

 Nan Ring has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards for her fine art, such as the Vermont Studio Center Artist’s Fellowship Award in Painting, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation/NEA Fellowship Award in Works on Paper, and a New York Foundation for the Arts Artists’ Fellowship Award in Drawing. She has been awarded artist-in-residence fellowships Hambidge Center, GA, Castle Hill, MASS,  I-Park Foundation, CT, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Soaring Gardens, PA, Ucross Foundation and Brush Creek Foundation, both WY, chaNorth, NY, Djerrassi, CA, the Montalvo Center for the Arts, CA, and The Vermont Studio Center. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited at The Painting Center, New York, N.Y., Susan Eley Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY, Alfa Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, 14C Art Fair, Jersey City, N.J., The Visual Arts Center, Summit NJ, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, 73 See Gallery, Montclair, NJ, Crane Arts Center, PA, The Drawing Center, New York, N.Y., The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, N.Y., Gallery Henoch, New York, N.Y., and P.S. 122 Gallery, New York, N.Y., among others. Her work is included in prominent public collections such as Prudential Insurance, Coca Cola, Phillip Morris, and others. Ring is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Walking On Walnuts, Bantam, 1996, filled with thirteen of her drawings, (national media, regional bestseller.) Ring earned her MFA in Painting from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa., and is a BFA graduate of Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts.

ALL imageS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

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Individual images available: 9 x 12 - $100. 11 x 17 - $200. 15 x 21 - $300.

Entire Installation available: $4000