Nancy Beard

Nancy Beard is a native of Wisconsin and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.  Beard has since continued advanced studies a the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the University of California at Davis.  She has traveled extensively and currently resides in Illinois.  Beard has painted in a variety of media, but her primary interest is watercolor.  Her subject matter shows her personal vision in reference to human experience.  Her paintings show the delicate and bold aspects of the medium.  Her compositions are rigorous, complex and show the true language of paint.  Nancy's work can be seen in both regional and national art exhibitions.  Her paintings are in public and private collections in California, New Jersey, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.  Her images have also been collected on an International scale and are in collections in Germany, Japan, Korea, and the United Kingdom.  She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society.