About Me
🖼️ Nancy L. Moore, OSA SCA FCA.
🍁 Nancy L. Moore was born in Ajax, Ontario. She is currently based in Newtonville, Ontario
🎓 Nancy is a graduate of the Graphic Design Program at George Brown College. She continues to further her artistic development by attending a variety of workshops and classes.
🎨Nancy grew up in a household where art and creativity were always encouraged. She gives credit to her late father, Wayne Moore, an artist who loved nature, who gave her a solid foundation on which to build.
🖌️ Since 1997 she has been the co-owner of "Seastar Images Inc.", a graphics company located in Ajax, and although still involved in the graphic design industry, her passion has always been fine art.
👩🏼🎨 Nancy says: "As an artist, I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to paint and draw without boundaries. While i enjoy experimenting with different mediums, I have been drawn to working in acrylics lately. My style is largely experimental, with an emphasis on abstracting nature and landscapes. I never set out to replicate an image, but instead, strive to convey a mood or evoke an emotion using loose lines, rich textures and bold colours."
🏛️ Nancy is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Society of Canadian Artists, Ontario Society of Artists and Artist Network, Toronto. Her art has been exhibited at galleries in Cobourg, Port Perry, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Collingwood, London and Toronto.
🫶Nancy has donated her artwork to several community causes. Recently she donated the proceeds from the sale of prints of her Remembrance Day painting, "The Poignance of Poppies", to benefit those who have served our country.
Gallery Representatives:
Smith & Smith, Lunenburg, NS
Westland Gallery Wortley Village, London, ON
Brights Gallery Blue Mountain, ON
Summer and Grace Gallery Oakville, ON
Crown and Press Gallery Hamilton, ON
Awards
July 2020 - Society of Canadian Artists; Elected Members' Juried Online Exhibition: Antoinette Stevens Award for Best Acrylic
June 2019 - Society of Canadian Artists; OPEN International Juried Exhibition: Award of Merit
May 2014 - Colborne Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition; Mayor's Choice Award
November 2010 - Pineridge Juried Exhibition; Award of Merit
Contributions to the Artistic Community
I have donated painting for annual Drawing for Art Fundraiser, Whitby Station Gallery, Ontario, for the past 6 years.
I was a guest Curator and Juror for the "Ordinary No Ordinary", Art & Photography Exhibition through Tall Sequoia Gallery (Online), August 2020.
I have donated artwork to the Art of Giving charity auction organized by United Way and York Region to benefit those in need, 2017 & 2020.
I was one of two guest jurors for the Belleville Juried Art Show in September 28, 2019.
I was commissioned to paint the "farewell gift" of Deputy Chief Tom Carrique as he embarks on his new position as Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police, 2019.
In April 2019 I participated as a Wild Card Artist in the TV program, Landscape Artist of the Year Canada, in Cobourg ON (Marble Media) September 22, 2019. (Televised Feb, 2020)
I was invited to be the guest feature artist and I donated artwork for the 32nd Annual Sportsman Night run by the Cobourg Rotary Club, February 2017
I helped run and organize the Uninstructed Figure Drawing class in Port Hope and Cobourg, 2016 - 2019
I was a guest competitor in a local portrait competition (subject Lou Rinaldi, MPP) run by Spirit of the Hills, Nov. 2017
Memberships & Affiliations
Federation of Canadian Artists, FCA
Society of Canadian Artists, SCA
Ontario Society of Artists, OSA
Artists Network Toronto, ON
A Gift of Art Gallery Newcastle, ON
Station Gallery Whitby, ON
Art Exhibitions
2022 Solo Show, Westland Gallery, London (August 8, 2022)
https://www.westlandgallery.ca
2022 The Artist Project Toronto, (April 21 - 24) the Queen Elizabeth building - Exhibition Place, ON
2021 Together Again, Art Casa, Toronto, Sept 11 - Jan 11
www.canadianartconcepts.com
2021 Drawing for Art, Station Gallery, Whitby, Sept 30
https://www.stationgallery.ca
2021 Rooted and Refreshed, Westland Gallery, London, Aug 10 - 28
2021 Square Foot Show, Westland Gallery, London, Nov 24 - 30
www.westlandgallery.com
2021 Square Foot Show, Online April 21 & Nov 3
www.squarefootshow.com
2021 TOAF, July 2 - July 11
www.torontooutdoor.art
2021 Riverdale Artwalk, Toronto, June 18 - July 02
2020 TOAF Toronto Online Art Fair, based in Toronto, ON
2020 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2019 Society of Canadian Artists
www.societyofcanadianartists.com
2019 The Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Nathan Philip Square, Toronto
2019 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2018 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2018 Riverdale Artwalk, Jimmie Simpson Park, Toronto, ON
2017 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2016 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2015 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2015 The Northumberland Hills Studio Tour, Northumberland
www.northumberlandstudiotour.com
2015 “REversion - A Figurative & Portrait Art Exhibition” Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 “Connections” Arta Gallery, The Distillery District, Toronto, ON
2015 Solo Show – A Gift of Art Gallery, Newcastle, ON
2014 Solo Show “Moments and Destinations” The Kent Farndale Gallery,
Port Perry, ON
www.scugoglibrary.ca/artgallery/
2013 Solo Show “Painted Ladies” Impresario Gallery, Cobourg, ON
www.impresarioartisanmarket.ca
Publications/In Print
2022 - OSA Breath. Heart. Spirit.
2022 - Westland Gallery, Square Foot Calendar
2020 - Artists' Network Commemorative Art Book
2020 - Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine (in print and on-line version)
Run by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada - Quebec
2018 - Published in MAAM (Musee des Arts et Affaires de Montreal)
2014 - Northumberland Arts Annual (including cover)
Biography
Born in Ajax, Ontario I grew up in a household where art and creativity were always encouraged. I credit my late father, Wayne Moore, an artist who loved nature, with giving me a solid foundation on which to build. Truth be told, both of my parents were quite creative and always encouraged being artistic; lucky for me.
I graduated from George Brown (Toronto) Graphic Design Program and since 1997, I’ve been the co-owner of Seastar Images Inc. a graphics/signage company that services the GTA and surrounding area. Although I continue to be involved in the graphics industry, my real passion has, and always will be, fine art.
I further my artistic development by attending a variety of workshops and classes. I feel one never knows what path one's artistic future might take, so it's important to learn new skills.
As an artist, I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to paint and draw without boundaries. While i enjoy experimenting with different mediums, I have been drawn to working in acrylics lately. My style is largely experimental, with an emphasis on abstracting nature and landscapes. I never set out to replicate an image, but instead, strive to convey a mood or evoke an emotion using loose lines, rich textures and bold colours.
I feel it’s important to contribute to the artistic community. For the past six years, I have donated paintings for the annual Drawing for Art Fundraiser, at the Station Gallery in Whtby, Ontario. I have donated artwork to the Art of Giving charity auction organized by United Way and York Region to benefit those in need in 2017 and 2020. I was also invited to be the guest feature artist and I donated artwork for the 32nd Annual Sportsman Night run by the Cobourg Rotary Club in February 2017.
I was proud to donate my first Remembrance Day poppy print, The Poignance of Poppies, for my good friend’s FUNdation, @scgfundation, who donated the proceeds to those who served our country. Prints are still available.
I enjoy showing across southern Ontario including galleries in Cobourg, Port Perry, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Collingwood, London and, of course, Toronto.