Nancy Sansom Reynolds received her MFA in sculpture from George Washington University in Washington, DC and has exhibited throughout the United States for 35 years. During that time her work has evolved from colorful, surreal, relief paintings to her current abstract, organic plywood sculptures. She has participated in over 130 exhibitions, including solo shows in venues such as the American Institute of Architects (Washington, DC); The Corcoran Museum of Art (Washington, DC); Addison/Ripley Fine Art Gallery (Washington, DC); Boritzer Gray Hamano Gallery (Santa Monica, CA); Kiang Gallery (Atlanta, GA); Anton Gallery (Washington, DC); Gallery Materia (Scottsdale, AZ); and art centers in the eastern and western US. Her work is part of numerous public and private collections across the United States and in Europe, Africa and Asia. Her sculpture has been commissioned for many public spaces including the UMICH Cardiovascular Institute (Detroit, MI), the Dartmouth University Medical Center (Lebanon, NH), Nokia Headquarters (New York, NY) the St. Regis Hotel (San Francisco, CA); The Washington, DC Convention Center; Mandalay Bay Hotel (Las Vegas, NV); MGM Grand Hotel (Detroit, MI), Liberty Investments (Denver, CO); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom (Los Angeles, CA); The Marriott Hotels (Indianapolis, IN and Miami, FL); and the U.S. Embassies in Nepal and Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, Africa. She has been a finalist or semi - finalist for public art projects in California, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Atlanta, GA.
Sansom Reynolds’ work has been well received by art critics nationwide and has been the subject of comprehensive reviews in: ArtNews, Art in America, The Washington Post, Sculpture magazine, American Craft magazine, the Los Angeles Times, ArtPapers, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, New Art Examiner, Art New England, American Style, Interior Design magazine, Scottsdale Life magazine, and numerous other publications. Her unique process and artwork has been featured in a 30 minute documentary that has aired on Maryland Public Television. She has taught as an Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Instructor of Art at Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, the University of Maryland, College Park, Yavapai College, Clarkdale, AZ, and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. She is currently represented by Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC, Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solano Beach, CA, and Gilman Contemporary, Ketchum, ID.
EXHIBITIONS
Select Solo Exhibitions
2010 Addison Ripley Gallery, Washington, DC
2007 Addison Ripley Gallery, Washington, DC
2006 Art Resource Group, Newport Beach, CA
2004 Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 Addison Ripley Gallery, Washington, DC
2001 Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
Boritzer Gray Hamano Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2000 Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA
American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC
B&B Italia USA, Washington, DC
1999 Marvin Center Theatre, Washington, DC
Anton Gallery, Washington, DC
1998 Doll-Andstadt Gallery, Burlington, VT
Boritzer Gray Hamano Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Anton Gallery, Washington, DC
1996 Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
1995 School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
1994 Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC
1989 Main Street Gallery, Napa, CA
1982 Dimock Gallery, Washington, DC
1978 Marvin Center Theatre, Washington, DC
Select Group Exhibitions and Curated Exhibitions
2009 Faculty exhibition, Northern Arizona University Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
2008 "Small Works," Susan Street Gallery, San Diego, CA
2007 "Hothouse", Susan Street Gallery, San Diego, CA. Curated four person show.
2005 "SOFA", New York, NY. Represented by Bentley Gallery/Bentley Projects,
Phoenix, AZ. Catalog.
2004 "SOFA", New York, NY. Represented by GalleryMateria, Scottsdale, AZ.
Catalog.
Three person show, Gensler Architecture, Santa Monica, CA. Curated by Stacey
Cavin.
"New Artists", Bentley Projects/Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
"25th Anniversary Show," ERL Originals, Winson-Salem, NC
2003 "SOFA", New York, NY. Represented by GalleryMateria, Scottsdale, AZ
"Your Turn: Collecting Wood Art", Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI. Curated
show.
"Collectors of Wood Art", Santa Fe, NM. Represented by GalleryMateria.
2002 "SOFA", New York, NY. Represented by GalleryMateria, Scottsdale, AZ
"Curator's Choice", Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC. Catalog.
"Washington Sculptors Group", 111 Sculpture Space, Washington, DC, Catalog.
2001 "SOFA", New York, NY. Represented by GalleryMateria, Scottsdale, AZ
"New Work in Wood", Robert Hull Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT. Curated six person show.
Catalog.
"Out of Tradition", Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington. Catalog.
"Between the Lines", Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA
"Emotional Attachment", Washington Artists Museum, DC
"Seven Artists," District Fine Arts, Washington, DC.
2000 "In Good Form", Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA
"Washington Sculptors Group", Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ. Catalog.
"Vernissage 2000", Doll - Anstadt Gallery, VT. Also 1999, 1998, 1997
"Summer Show", BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Also 1999, 1998, 1997
1999 "New Work", Anton Gallery, Washington, DC
"WPA/Corcoran Auction and Exhibition", Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC. Also 1998. Catalog.
1998 "Traces", Anton Gallery, Washington, DC. Four person show. Also, "Water", and
"Painted Objects".
"Alumni Centennial Exhibition", Frostburg State University, MD
1997 "Landscapes: An Exhibition of Sculpture", Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC. Catalog.
"Intrinsic Nature", Anton Gallery, Washington, DC; American University, DC;
Roanoke College, VA; Frostburg State University, MD. Curated, traveling six person exhibition.
Catalog.
"Light and Form", Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA. Three person curated exhibition
"Small Works"; "Verticals", "Images of Eden", Anton Gallery, Washington, DC
"Five from Washington", Washington Square, DC
"Summer Show", Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996 "Sources", Boyden Gallery, St. Mary's College, MD. Six person show. Catalog.
"Invitational Exhibition", Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD
"Sculpture Now 1996", Washington Square, DC. Also 1995, 1994
"Irene Leach Memorial Exhibition", Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
"Commonwealth Collects", Virginia Beach Center for the Arts, VA
"In Pursuit of Excellence", Rockville Arts Place, MD
"Land, Sky, Body, Spirit", Anton Gallery, Washington, DC. Four person show.
"Dozen," Mill River Gallery, Ellicott City, MD
1995 "Elusive Source", Hemicycle Gallery, Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC. Curated, five person
exhibition. Catalog.
"Indeterminate Origins", Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD. Curated, five person exhibition.
Catalog.
1994 "Across Borders/Sin Fronteras" Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC.
Catalog.
"Drawing on Form", International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC. Catalog.
"Juried Exhibition 1994", Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA. Catalog.
"10th Anniversary Show", Washington Square, DC
1992 "Woodworking", Brea Civic and Cultural Center, Brea, CA
"27th Annual Exhibition", San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA. Catalog.
1991 "Seven Western States Open", Long Beach Arts Center, Long Beach, CA.
"International Exhibition", Gallery 57, Fullerton, CA
1990 "Matrix International Show", Barbara McDonald Gallery, Sacramento, CA
"5th Annual Sculpture Show", Long Beach Arts Center, Long Beach, CA. Second place award.
"Exhibition", Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA
"Regional Exhibition," Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA
1989 "Seven Western States Open", Long Beach Arts Center, Long Beach, CA.
"In High Gear/Survival in the 90's," SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Catalog.
"Bay Area Artists," Eye Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1981 Invitational Sculpture Show", Lansburgh Building, Washington, DC
"Essentially Sensuous"; and "Collector's Corner", Gallery 10, Washington, DC
1979 "Label: Women", James Forrestal Building, Washington, DC. Catalog.
1978 "Western Maryland Artists", Baltimore Museum of Art, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts,
University of MD, Columbia Museum, Salisbury State College, other Maryland sites. Catalog.