About Nancy
My Journey Started Here
I have always created albums and books of photographs of my and my family’s lives. So, having a camera at hand is nothing new to me. Then in 2019 I was accepted into the Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition. To be included with such talented and accomplished artists felt like a turning point for me. It was then that I started to think seriously about what I was doing with my photography. It was also at this point I started proudly referring to myself as an artist.
This image was my entry into the Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition and is called “Windows”.
What I Learned Along the Way
My artist path is short compared to many of the artists I know. I learn so much as I walk along it Mostly, I have learned that there is so much more to learn.
I think that is the nature of an artistic path. And that is the part that is so much fun for me. Discovering new ways to see. Seeing something new.
I have always had a passion for travel and photography. Since retiring from my psychotherapy private practice in 2022 that passion has grown into a new career. I guess I don’t believe in retirement!
I do what I do now, travel and photography, because I love it and it makes my brain and my soul happy.
It’s that' simple.
Why I Do What I Do
Exhibitions & Awards
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2025
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
BNSA Fundraiser
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2025
International Color Awards
Nominee\Wildlife
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2025
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2025
refocus Color Photography
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2024
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA
Juried Exhibition: OF TIME AND PLACE, Entry: “Journey”, Winner of Curator’s Award
Juror: Gene Kennedy
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2023
Black & White Spider Awards
Nominee: Portrait
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2023
16th International Color Awards
Nominee: Amateur Still Life
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2022
17th Black & White Spider Awards
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2022
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA
Juried Exhibition: TWELVE: Objects As Subjects
Juror: Kirkman Amyx ,Professor of Photography at Sierra College in Rocklin, California
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2022
Yolo Arts, Woodland, CA
Art Farm Juried Exhibition
Juror: Kurt Fishback
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2022
refocus One Shot
Juried Contest/Nominee/Wildlife Category
https://refocus-awards.com
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2022
Artists for Amnesty
Group Exhibition
John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, Davis, CA
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2021
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA
Juried Exhibition: TWELVE: Closer Encounters
Juror: Kathryn May, Professor of Photography at Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA
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2021
The Artery Gallery, Davis, CA
Group Exhibition: Six Women Artists
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2020
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA
Juried Exhibition: TWELVE: Hindsight 20|20
Juror: Sharmon Goff, Chair of Design and Photography Dept. at UCS-Sacramento
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2020
Yolo Arts, Woodland, CA
Juried Exhibition: Art Farm
Juror: Randall Sexton
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2019
Yolo Arts, Woodland, CA
Juried Exhibition: Art Farm
Juror: Veronica Passalacqua, Curator, C. N. Gorman Museum at UC Davis
Honorable Mention
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2019
Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA
Juried Exhibition: 9th Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition
Juror : David Pagel, Art Critic for Los Angeles Times
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2018
Yolo Arts, Woodland, CA
Juried Exhibition: Art Farm
Juror: Paul Kratter
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2017
Yolo Arts , Woodland, CA
Juried Exhibition: Art Farm
Juror: Frank Ordaz
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2017
Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA
Juried Exhibition: Animal House: It's a Zoo Out There
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2016
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA
Juried Exhibition: TWELVE: It's About Time
Juror: Chris Frase
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2016
Yolo Arts, Woodland, CA
Juried Exhibition: Art Farm
Juror: Emma Acker
