NANCY BEA MILLER—SHORT RESUME
610-368-0346 info@nancybeamiller.com
EDUCATION:
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, MFA 2014
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 4 Year Certificate
The University of Pennsylvania, B.A in English
The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Exchange Student
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
F.A.N. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
Gallery 222, Malvern, Pennsylvania
gWatson Gallery, Stonington, Maine
Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (closed 2015)
Newman Saunders Gallery, Wayne, PA (closed 2016)
Sherry French Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, NY (closed 2009)
HONORS:
Best of Show, Art of the Flower, Philadelphia Sketch Club, April 2023
Invited Speaker, Howard Pyle Studio Association, Wilmington, DE, March 2023
Honorable Mention, Animal Plein Air, Whitemarsh Art Center, March 2021
First Runner Up, Animal Portraiture, Portrait Society of America Competition, 2020
People’s Choice Award, Gallery222, Dueling Brushes, Dec 2019
Best 100 Figurative Painters, Buzzfeed, 2018
Best Transparent Watercolor Award, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Works on Paper exhibition 2016
The Faculty Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2014
Philadelphia Flower Show: Artist-Floral Designer collaboration (First Place) 2014
Merit Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2012-14
Award of Merit, Just Desserts Exhibition, Main Line Art Center 2011
Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 23rd Annual Art Competition 2006
Art & Change Grant, The Leeway Foundation, December 2005
Invited Judge, The Ocean City Arts Festival, Ocean City, NJ, August 2005
Panel Member, Contemporary Women in Art, PAFA, June 2004
The Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts, 2003
The Valerie Lamb Smith Artist Residency 2003
The Lynch Award, Need in Deed Invitational 2003
The Francis Speight Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts 2002
PRINT (selected):
Fine Art Views, “Bravura Brushstrokes” March 28, 2022
The Washington Post, This is the painting I’d take home, if I could, by Sebastian Smee, December 9, 2020
The Inspired Painter Podcast, Guest Interview, episode 33, Januuay 2021
Fine Art Connoisseur, Weekly newsletter, The Maine Event, February 16, 2020
Preview Magazine, interview, “Always the Artist” Fall 2012
Southwest Art Magazine, article on Food Painters, November 2008
The Chelsea Clinton Times, review of Still Moments exhibit, June 2008
En Punto, two page feature with reproduction, spring 2008
Artful Blogging Magazine reproduction, spring 2008
Art Matters, Full page Review of Joining Forces show p. 13, October2005
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Best Bet, Weekend Section, September 18, 2005
The New York Times, reproduction & blurb p.13 (NJ), Sunday, May 1, 2005
The City Suburban News, article with photos, April 27, 2005
Montgomery County Town & Country Living, spring issue 2005
Mothering Magazine on-line, “Art and Autism” article & reproductions, September, 2004
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/18/04, Weekend Section, reproduction
Main Line Life, 7/23/03, interview and reproductions
Preview Magazine, Winter 2003, p.8, article and reproduction
Kalliope a journal of Women’s Art & Literature, Fall 2002, pp 36-45 and 119
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/31/02, review of Critic’s Choice exhibit
Penn School of Arts & Sciences alumni magazine, Summer 2001 interview and photo pages 6 and 7
EXHIBITIONS (selected:)
2024
The Maine Event, Gallery 222Malvern, February
2023
Solo Show, New Paintings, F.A.N. Gallery, March
The Art of the Flower, Philadelphia Sketch Club, April
Summer Works, gWatson Gallery, July-August
Small Works, Abend Gallery, December
2022
Small Works Group Show, Gallery B, November-December
Solo Show: New Paintings, F.A.N. Gallery, April
Gallery Artists Group Show, F.A.N. Gallery, Dec 2021-January
2021
Small Works Group Invitational, Abend Gallery, December
12th Annual Figurative Exhibition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Nov/Dec
The Woodmere Annual, Woodmere Art Museum, May-June
Close To Home. Group Invitational, Gallery 222, March
2020
The Maine Event, Group Invitational, Gallery 222, February
2021
Philadelphia Stories 15th Anniversary Exhibition – Cheltenham Arts Center Nov -December 2019
2019
Solo Show, Gallery 222Malvern April
The Art of the Flower, Philadelphia Sketch Club 2018
FAN Gallery Small Works group invitational 2017
Solo Show, Gallery 222, Malvern, PA 2016
Montgomery County Community College Faculty Exhibition 2015
2014
Annual Student Exhibition, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art, Alibi, Anonymous We, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Year of the Woman, Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA April
Art, Alibi, Anonymous We, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
The Philadelphia Story, Asheville Museum of Art, Asheville, North Carolina, 1/26-6/9
2012
Still Life Invitational. Artists’ House Gallery,Philadelphia, PA
2011
One Person Show, Recent Work, Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA,. May
2010
One person Show Episcopal Academy, Devon, PA March-April
2008
One Person Show, Recent Work, Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, September 3- 28,
One-person show, Still Moments, Sherry French Gallery, NYC, May 28-June 21
Invitational, Flowers in February, Sherry French Gallery, NYC, Feb
2007
One-Person Show, Genre of Inclusion, Alternative Choices, Philadelphia, PA, March
One-Person Show, Rosemont School of the Holy Child, April 3-30
Painting=Poetry, Invitational, Sherry French Gallery, NYC, March 28-April 24
New Artists 2007, The Elm Tree Gallery, Franklin, TN February 2-23
2006
One-Person Show, Recent Work, Artists’ House Gallery, May 2011
One Person Show, Recent Work, Episcopal Academy, Spring 2010
One-Person Show, The Cake Frenzy, Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA October 3-30 2008
Painting=Poetry, Group Invitational, Sherry French Gallery, NYC, April 2008
One-Person Show, Only Human ll, Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia, PA,
April 2-30 2007
Flowers in February, Group Invitational, Sherry French Gallery,
Small Works, Group Show Invitational, Artists’ House Gallery, December 3-25
Four person show, Joining Forces, The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Two Person Show, Two Friends, Two Visions, Ocean City Arts Center,
Ocean City, New Jersey May 7-30
One-Person Show Rosemont School of the Holy Child, Rosemont, PA. March
One-Person Show, Recent Work, Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, Jan 7-30th
2004
15 Exposures, USArtists Exhibition, US Armory Building, Philadelphia then traveled to two more locations. juror: David Cohen of ArtCritical, 10-12/04
One-Person Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Library, 9/15-10/15
Looking For America: 50 American Artists, Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD, 9/5-10/4,
One-Person Show, Only Human, Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia PA
2003
Art of the State, Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
PAFA Fellowship Show, Yellow Springs, PA
2002
One-Person Show, Recent oil paintings, Artists House Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Two person Show, Close To Home, Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Critic’s Choice Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford. PA,
critic:/juror Gerritt Henry of The Village Voice