Me and the boss, AnnieBee
"Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is a task no longer; it is joy; it is art."
William Bliss Carman
The great American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "The Earth laughs in flowers...." Texas artist Nancy Medina, CAE, has found a way to express that statement through her art. Nancy is an award-winning artist and art instructor for the Dallas Arboretum whose oil paintings are in homes and private collections around the world. She is known for her bold, impressionistic backyard flowers and large container gardens that are immediately eye-catching. She is described by American Art Collector as "...one of today's best floral and botanical artists."
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Nancy's love of art and gardening originated on her childhood farm in Scurry, Texas, where her parents were organic gardeners. Her earliest memories are of standing barefoot beneath 11 foot sunflower stalks in her family's garden. Nancy studied art history and illustration at the University of London and oil painting and color theory at Texas A&M University. Today she resides with her husband and their 4 pugs in Flower Mound, Texas, where she paints daily from Flower Mound Art Studio.
Nancy has worked professionally in design and publishing for over 20 years. Her original oil paintings have been featured in print and Web publications and on the covers of magazines. Nancy is a member of the prestigious Daily Painters Gallery, the original international gallery of 150 artists who produce new daily works of art for collectors across the globe. Her work is represented by galleries in Texas and California. Nancy is the Managing Editor of Visual Language magazine, a signature member of Contemporary Fine Art International, a member of Associated Creative Artists of Dallas and an associate member of the Oil Painters of America. She is a featured artist and flower painting instructor for the Dallas Arboretum, which has used her paintings on the covers of their promotions and awarded her in their annual juried Garden Gallery competitions. When she is not in the art studio, Nancy is a volunteer for Dallas Fort Worth Pug Rescue, the largest pug rescue charity in the nation. You can contact Nancy directly at nancy@nancymedina.com.
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Featured Cover Artist ~ May 2012 Issue of Visual Language
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Memberships
Signature Member ~ Contemporary Fine Art International, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, Irving Arts Association, Trinity Art Guild, American Women Artists, Associated Creative Artists, Dallas Society of Visual Communications, Daily Painters Gallery, Women in Publishing, Society for National Association Publishing, Society for Scholarly Publishing, American Society for Association Executives, Council of Science Editors
Awards
Spring 2013 - Honorable Mention, Contemporary Fine Art International Tapestry of Life Juried Show, Garden Breeze Sunflowers, 16X20
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May 2013 - Second Place, Contemporary Fine Art International Flower Power Juried Show, French Tulips, 16X20
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January 2013 - First Place, Contemporary Fine Art International Elegance Juried Show, Cuties and Hydrangeas, 16X20
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January 2013 - People's Choice First Place, National BoldBrush Competition, Cuties and Hydrangeas, 16X20
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October 2012 - Best of Show, Shining Stars 2012 Annual Show, Dinner Date Daisies and Sunflowers, 16X20
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September 2012 - People's Choice First Place, National Boldbrush Competition, Crepe Paper Poppies, 16X12
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May 2012 - Irving Arts Association Annual Member Show, Honorable Mention, Violas and Pansies, 16X20
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February 2012 - Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery, Jury's Special Selection, Serenity Garden Poppies, 30X30
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February 2012 - Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery, Jury's Featured Selection, Tulip Path, 14X11
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September 2011- Second Place, Shining Stars 2011 Annual Show, Gentle Slumber Rose Bouquet, 11X14
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September 2011 - People's Choice First Place, National Boldbrush Competition, Rosy Outlook, 8x8
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August 2011- First Place, Works on Canvas, 26th Annual Open Juried Show, Mid Cities Fine Artists - Silent Serendipity White Poppies, 16X20
June 2011 - First Place, Trinity Arts Guild National Show, Still Life Category, Wish Carnations
June 2010 - Finalist, Bold Brush Painting Competition, People's Choice - Most Popular, Wild Abandon-Sunflower (out of 580 entries)
June 2010 - First Place, Trinity Arts Guild National Show, Oil and Acrylic Category, A Quiet Morning
May 2010 - Third Place Overall, Irving Arts Association 55th Annual Member Juried Show, From the Heart-Sunflowers
March 2010 - Honorable Mention, Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery Juried Art Show, Pansy Panorama
Selected Exhibitions
February 2012 Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery Juried Show, Walk With Me Tulips
May 2011 Trinity Arts Guild National Juried Show, Silent Serendipity White Poppies
May 2011 Trinity Arts Guild National Juried Show, Citrus Tableau
May 2011 Trinity Arts Guild National Juried Show, Wish Carnations
November-December 2010 - Expressions 2010, National League of American Pen Women Dallas Branch Juried Show, From the Heart Sunflowers, Parasol Sunflower, and Penny Lane.
September 2010 - Unconditional Love Juried Pet Art Show, Pug Love
May 2010 - Irving Arts Association 55th Annual Member Juried Show, Studio Zinnias
May 2010 - Trinity Arts Guild National Juried Show, Black Grapes and Lilacs
May 2010 Trinity Arts Guild National Juried Show, A Quiet Morning, Geraniums
March 2010 Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery Juried Art Show, Queen of the Night Tulips
March 2010 Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery Juried Art Show, Arboretum Dancers
March 2010 Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery Juried Art Show, Purple Obsession Iris
September 2009 Eighth Annual Juried Wildlife Art Competition, Irving Arts Association, Mister Blue-Great Blue Heron
July 2009 Unconditional Love Juried Pet Art Show, Irving Arts Association, Shop Girl
July 2009 Unconditional Love Juried Pet Art Show, Irving Arts Association, Winnifred Wigglepants
October 2008, Featured Artist, Artology Online Magazine - Emergency Medicine News
August-September 2008, Dallas Arboretum Garden Gallery Juried Show, Canna Lilies
April 2008, "Bountiful", Cover art for the Journal of Emergency Nursing by Nancy Medina
March 2008, Featured Artist, Society Life Magazine
May-June 2007, "Cottage on Egret Lane", Cover art for Science Editor Magazine by Nancy Medina
One-Woman Art Shows
April 2013, Painting in the Garden on Coronado Island, Art and Frames by Wood Gallery, Coronado, CA
April 2012, Painting in the Garden on Coronado Island, Art and Frames by Wood Gallery, Coronado, CA
April 2011, Painting in the Garden on Coronado Island, Art and Frames by Wood Gallery, Coronado, CA
April 2010, Painting in the Garden on Coronado Island, Art and Frames by Wood Gallery, Coronado, CA
May 2009, Flower Mound Performing Arts Theater, Parker Square, Flower Mound, Texas
April 2009, Painting in the Garden on Coronado Island, Art and Frames by Wood Gallery, Coronado, CA
November 2007, Flower Mound Performing Arts Theater, Parker Square, Flower Mound, Texas
November 2006, Flower Mound Performing Arts Theater, Parker Square, Flower Mound, Texas
November 2005, Flower Mound Performing Arts Theater, Parker Square, Flower Mound, Texas
Getting kisses from a good looking guy!
