“Nancy Lorenz creates highly finished, abstract work out of luxury materials; her work is sensual, exploratory, tactile, and playful. Inspired by traditional Japanese forms, materials, and craftsmanship, as well as through her own awareness of twentieth-century art practice, she seeks to revisit and re-imagine the art object, to somehow ‘make it new.’”
— Justin Spring
American art and culture writer
Nancy Lorenz is a visual artist and John Simon Guggenheim Fellow who lives and works in New York City. She earned her BFA in Painting and Printmaking at the University of Michigan and her MFA in Painting at the Tyler School of Art. Her work has been exhibited at numerous museums and galleries, including a mid-career retrospective at the San Diego Museum of Art in 2018. Lorenz’s most recent exhibitions were at ADAA The Art Show (New York), Gavlak Gallery (Palm Beach), PDX Contemporary Art (Portland), and a 2023 site-specific installation at Chiesa degli Artisti (The Church of the Artists) in Rome. She frequently collaborates with leading international architects and designers including William Georgis, Peter Marino, Michael Smith, and William Sofield. Lorenz’s work can be seen in public spaces around the world - including Chanel, Dior, and Tiffany’s stores - as well as in numerous private collections. An upcoming exhibition at the Taubman Museum is scheduled for 2027 and will feature the artist’s ongoing exploration of the Periodic Table of Elements.
