About Nancy Newman
Nancy Newman is an award winning artist and teacher, living in Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Nancy studied at the Newmarket School of Fine Art and the Haliburton School of the Arts for several years. She has taken workshops with many wonderful artists including Gordon Mackenzie, Art Cunanan, Tom Lynch, Pauline Holancin, Jake Mol, Sterling Edwards, Karen Vernon, Jean Pederson and Alvaro Castagnet.
Nancy has participated in many juried and solo shows including the Toronto Watercolour Society’s Aquavision, Art Aurora, Artlinks and the Society of York Region Artists, where she has received several 1st Place Awards, Honourable Mentions and People's Choice Awards. Nancy's work has been exhibited at the Ethel Curry Gallery in Haliburton, The Blue Mountain Foundation of the Arts, Southlake Regional Health Centre, the Skylight Gallery in Aurora, Nielson Park Creative Centre, the North Toronto Community Centre, the Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery, the Thornhill Golf and Country Club, York Region Celebration of the Arts, Markham and Vaughan Art in the Park, Collingwood Art in the Park, the Artist Walk Series in the Village at Blue Mountain and the Chairman’s Dinner for the Arts 2009.
Nancy is the President of the Toronto Watercolour Society and the Society of York Region Artists, and a member of the Georgian Bay Association for Creative Arts and the Central Ontario Art Association. She has been the guest instructor at several art societies including The Don Valley Art Club and the Willowdale Group of Artists. Nancy is an arts instructor for Nipissing University, Haliburton School of the Arts, and the Town of Aurora. She has presented at several arts conferences and has been a guest on “Daytime” TV in Collingwood and York Region, and was featured in the Era-Banner Newspaper.
ARTS EDUCATION:
WORKSHOPS: Alvaro Castegnet, Margaret Roseman, Pauline Holancin, D.D. Gadjinski, Art Cunanan, Jake Mol, Jean Pederson, Marc Gagnon, Sergey Malina, Sterling Edwards, Tom Lynch, Karen Vernon, Kai-Liis McInnis, Tim Packer, Gord MacKenzie
COURSES: Haliburton School of the Arts 1997 – 2005
Visual Arts Specialist 2004
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Skylight Gallery, Aurora: 2009, 2007, 2004, 2002
Everything Chocolate, Newmarket, 2008
Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery , 2002
Southlake Link Gallery, 2002
JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
Toronto Watercolour Society Aquavision, Toronto, 2010 Spring, 2009 Fall, 2009 Spring, 2008 Fall, 2008 Spring 2007
Chairman’s Dinner for the Arts in York Region, 2009
Art Aurora 2001 - 2010
SOYRA Society of York Region Artists, 2001-2010
NON-JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Creativity and Diversity, Richmond Hill Performing Arts Centre 2009
Society of York Region Artists, various shows 2000-2010
Creative Spirit 2009, 2010 at the Sharon Temple
Railside Gallery Haliburton Instructors Exhibit 2008, 2010
Artslinks Education Centre Aurora and Skylight Gallery Aurora 2002
ART SHOWS and OTHER EXHIBITIONS
Markham Art in the Park, 2005, 2004
Vaughan Art in the Park, 2005
Artist Walk Series, Village at Blue Mountain 2007, 2006
Collingwoord Art in the Park 2006, 2005, 2004
Timberlane Athletic Club Charity Auction 2008
Chamber of Commerce Aurora Charity Auction 2009
Cottage Dreams Cancer Recovery Initiative Auction, 2008
Haliburton School of the Arts Instructors Auction 2010, 2009, 2008. 2007
AWARDS:
First Place Watercolours Society of York Region Artists: 2010
Bronze Medal Award Toronto Watercolour Society Aquavision Fall 2008
First Place Watercolours, Society of York Region Artists 2008, 2001
Honourable Mention, Art Aurora, 2001
Honourable Mentions, Society of York Region Artists 2009,2006, 2005, 2003
People’s Choice Award, Society of York Region Artists 2010, 2006 (Spring), 2006 (Fall), 2005, 2001
REVIEWS:
Feature Article, The Era Banner Newspaper
Daytime TV, featured Guest, York Region, Collingwood
PROFESSIONAL AFFLILIATIONS:
Toronto Watercolour Society, President for 2010-2012
Society of York Region Artists, President
Central Ontario Art Association, member
East Central Ontario Art Association, member
Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (associate member)
Georgian Bay Association for Creative Arts, member
Ontario College of Teachers
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Nipissing University, Instructor, Arts Education
Haliburton School of the Arts, Instructor, Watercolour
Town of Aurora, Instructor, Drawing and Watercolour
St. George Artist Group, Presenter
Don Valley Art Club, Presenter
Scarborough Art Guild, Presenter
Niagara-on-the-Lake Pumphouse Art Club, Presenter
Ontario Society for Education in the Arts, Presenter
Power of Literacy through the Arts Conference, YRDSB Presenter
Art in Education National Symposium, Presenter
Willowdale Group of Artists, Guest Instructor