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Email Address: nanananacook@hotmail.com Website: http://www.NanaCook.com
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| Biography: | |
| Canadian artist & writer, Nana Cook, lives in Nanoose Bay, BC. Although known primarily for her paintings of the American Southwest - a land she has loved & explored since childhood, Nana is also compelled to paint the dramatic beauty surrounding her in the Pacific Northwest and has created an extensive body of work featuring the region’s extraordinary arbutus trees. Nana worked in the arts for over twenty years before beginning to paint with acrylics in 1997. She chose acrylics as the quick drying medium makes an ideal choice for her spontaneous plein air painting while she travels the Southwest - by foot, car, Harley, horse or kayak & it also suits her purposeful studio work. Nana paints the moments that etch their mark on her being and infuses her paintings with dramatic colour, exciting perspective, humour, spirituality and thought provoking subjects. Nana’s first exhibit was with her mother, Southwest artist Charlotte Madison. The show held in 2003, was titled, "Women on the Loose - An Exhibit of Southwest Art", in reference to their annual, mother & daughter painting trips to Arizona, New Mexico and beyond. In the years since her first exhibit Nana has shown her paintings in numerous exhibits in Canada, the United States and China. |
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| Shanghai Duolun Modern Art Museum, Shanghai, China. | |
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Art Gallery of Greater Victoria - Art Rental and Sales 1040 Moss Street Victoria, B.C. 250-384-4101 aggv.bc.ca Artfitterz 1925 Bowen Road Nanaimo, B.C. 250-585-5506 artfitterz.com Mark Penney Gallery Ucluelet, B.C. www.markpenneygallery.com Nanaimo Art Gallery 150 Commercial Street Nanaimo, B.C. 250-754-1750 nanaimoartgallery.com Qualicum Frameworks Gallery 673 Fir St. Qualicum Beach, B.C. 250-752-7350 info@qualicumframeworks.com The Old School House Arts Centre Qualicum Beach, B.C. (250) 752-6133 theoldschoolhouse.org |
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| 2012 4th Annual Paintings by the Numbers Fundraiser Nile Creek Enhancement Society 2011 TD Art Gallery Paint-In Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Small Works Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Journeys The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, B.C. 2010 Small Paintings Group Show Artfitterz, Nanaimo Mosaic The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Summer Small Works Show Art Gallery of Greater Victoria TD Art Gallery Paint-In 2010 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Summer Showcase Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo, B.C. Art in Fashion and Bloom The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach National Winter Juried Art Show The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Grand Opening Group Show - Gallery Artists Artfitterz, Nanaimo, B.C. 2009 Women on the Loose II-Three Generations The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Sidney Fine Art Show Sidney, B.C. 22nd Annual Moss Street Paint-In Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Summer Small Works Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Les Fleurs au Printemps The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Cottages The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, B.C. 2008 Sidney Fine Art Show Sidney, B.C. Sooke Fine Arts Show Sooke, B.C. 2007 Artfest 2007, Nanaimo�s Originals Only Nanaimo, BC Originals Only 2007 Comox, BC 2006 Artsfest 2006, Nanaimo�s Originals Only Nanaimo, BC Some Art Artist Space, Nanaimo, BC Momentum - Contemporary Works by Chinese & Canadian Women Artists Nanaimo Art Gallery, Campus Location, Nanaimo, BC Urban Eyes Nanaimo Art Gallery/Artist Space,Nanaimo, BC Art Inspired by the American Southwest Cook Studio Gallery, Nanoose Bay, BC 2004 Women’s Declaration Shanghai Duolun Modern Art Museum, Shanghai, China. 2003 Women on the Loose: An Exhibit of Southwest Art Rogue’s Gallery, Parksville, BC. |
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| -Island Arts Magazine- Feature Artist -Momentum - Contemporary Works by Chinese and Canadian Women Artists -Driftwords 2005 -Women’s Declaration - Contemporary Women Artists’ Exhibition -Travelers’ Tales Guides Grand Canyon: True Stories of Life Below the Rim -G.B. and the Strange Canadian Painter Lady -Delta Community Arts Council: An Illustrated Directory of Delta Artists Anniversary Edition 1969 - 1989 |
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| Associations: | |
| Mountain Artists Guild - Prescott, Arizona Art Gallery of Greater Victoria - Victoria, B.C. Nanaimo Art Gallery - Nanaimo, B.C. The Old School House Arts Centre - Qualicum Beach, B.C. |
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| Contact Information: | |
| Nana Cook - 250-468-7745 nanananacook@hotmail.com | |
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Charlotte Madison Charlotte Madison, Nana's mother, is an artist & author, who for decades has roamed the American Southwest, reliving her adventures with paint and pen. Morgan A Cook Artist Morgan Cook is the grandaughter of Charlotte Madison and the daughter of Nana Cook. Morgan is known for her thought provoking abstract mixed media, and her emotional figurative work. Nanaimo Art Gallery Original art work by established & emerging artists known locally, nationally & internationally Qualicum Frameworks Gallery One of Vancouver Island’s most extensive collections of fine art awaits at Qualicum Frameworks Gallery. From Ken Kirkby’s powerful, patriotic Inukshuks to D.F. Gray’s riveting pastels to Joe Rosenblatt’s outrageously playful oils to the masterful landscapes of Bill Townsend, visitors will discover a fine representation of established and emerging West Coast artists. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Artfitterz Artfitterz Picture Framing & Art Gallery The Old School House Arts Centre Mark Penney Gallery This fine art gallery is located in Ucluelet, B.C., on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The paintings of Ken Kirkby, Bruce Muir, Carole Finn, Charles Villiers, Dianne Michelin, Jacqueline Windh, Jeff Edwards, Joan Larson, Marla Thirsk, Nana Cook, Peggy Burkosky, Richard Hoedl, Rob Elphinstone, Teresa Knight and Terry Jackson adorn the walls of this oceanfront gallery. | |
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| Jun 16 to Jun 16 Don’t be Afraid of the Dark: Creating Vivid Colour on Black Gesso with Nana Cook Location: Opus, Victoria, Sat, June 16, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM “Because my paintings are quite vivid, viewers are often surprised to learn that much of my work begins on a black gessoed support – whether it is an arbutus lit by the setting sun or a desert landscape.” Join Nana at Opus Victoria as she shows how to easily achieve and maintain brilliant and dramatic colours on black gesso using opaque and transparent paint, and to embrace the idiosyncrasies of this often maligned product.Jun 20 to Jul 08 Opening Reception Jun 22 Noon until 2pm "Natural Response" co-exhibit by Nana Cook and Leona Petrak. Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo, BCJun 23 to Jun 24 During Nanaimo’s popular Art Walk, Nana Cook will in attendance at the Nanaimo Art Gallery from 11am until 5pm. In addition to her exhibit, "Natural Response" Nana will unveil her latest flock of gulls. | |
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