Nancy Lorenz Paintings
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Silver Water (8 of 12 panels)
mother of pearl inlay, gilder's clay, silver leaf on 12 wood and aluminum panels, 8'8" x 18'6", 2010
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Commission for the Ambani Residence, Mumbai
gold leaf, silver leaf, mother of pearl inlay on panel, 15' x 19', 2009
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Rain Study
silver leaf, resin on panel, 5" x 7", 2008
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Reclining Buddha
gold leaf, copper, pigment on panel, 8" x 10" 2010
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Studio Shot
New York City
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Studio Shot
New York City
The paintings of Nancy Lorenz juxtapose luxurious materials and a reverence for fine craft with the looser gestures of abstract expressionism. A kind of reinterpreted Japanese aestheticism is often fused with incidental marks and unrestrained brushwork. Having lived in Tokyo for five years, the artist has admired and incorporated the idea that decorative materials, such as mother of pearl inlay, lacquer, and gold leaf, can be used in a painterly, sublime way.
After living in Japan, Nancy Lorenz earned a BFA in Painting and Printmaking. In 1988 she received her MFA in Painting from the Tyler School of Art, studying in Philadelphia and Rome.
Lorenz received a John Simon Guggenheim award in 1998, and participated in the Cill Rialaig artist in residence program in Ireland in 2008 and 2010. She lives and works in New York City, with her husband and two children.
Selected Public Commissions
Selected collections include The Gucci Towers in Tokyo and Hong Kong, the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the Mandarin Oriental in the Time/Warner center in NY, the Muscat Hilton in Oman, Oregon University Hospital in Portland, the Senayan Hotel in Jakarta, the US Consulate in Istanbul, and special projects for Bottega Veneta.
Selected Private Collections
Selected collections include those of Paul Allen, Yves Carcelle, Cindy Crawford, Tom Ford, Thomas Friedman, Nathalie de Gunzberg, Mariska Hargitay, Elton John, Rachel Kohler, Nathan Lane, Tomas Maier, Joel Silver, Joe Roth, William Sofield, and Beth de Woody.
The Beauty Process Winkleman Gallery Curatorial Research Lab, New York City, May 6-July 11, 2011
A Desert in the Ocean: The View from Cill Rialaig (group show) Lesley Heller Workspace, New York City, June 26-August 26, 2011
Silver and Stones PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon, July 5-30, 2011
PARIS: Chahan Galerie
PORTLAND: PDX Contemporary Art
