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Nancy Nightingale

Nancy Nightingale
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Nancy Nightingale is an Artist based in Edinburgh, who graduated from Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh in 2018, specialising in Painting.

Within her work Nancy observes how changing daylight transforms spaces through elongated shadow forms. Currently, the focus of Nancy’s practice is the translation of light and shadow within spaces possessing a cinematic quality into textured mark making. Directing the viewers’ eye using the frame, linking the interior with the exterior, is a tool Nancy often uses to invite potential narrative. The construction of space is made with sensitivity to materiality, imitating visual moments containing both harsh and subtle light . The artist’s main body of work is often process-led which allows for a controlled restriction of information given to the viewer by removing detail. Materials are used as a tool for creating visual noise, where quieter moments exist within subtle changes in texture. By abstracting the original space, Nancy is able to capture the mood without the need for explicit definition.
STUDY

BA (Hons) Painting Degree from The University of Edinburgh
Foundation Year at the Royal Drawing School

EXHIBITIONS

2022 - Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (Now Online Exhibition)
‘REVERB’ - Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibition - 19 March - 29 April, 2022
View online here

2020/2021 - Visual Arts Scotland, Online Exhibition
‘F L O W’ - Members’ Winter Exhibition - 1 Dec, 2020 - 21 Jan, 2021

2020 - Marram Arts, Online Exhibition
‘On The Table’ - with walk through virtual space - 22 May - 1 Sept 2020

2019

2019 - Dock Street Studios, Dundee
‘Little Originals’ Exhibition, 7th-28th Dec 2019

Patriothall Gallery, Stockbridge, Edinburgh: 6th-22nd Sept
'Encounter' - In Collaboration with Sophia Pauley

2018

Kobi & Teal, Frome
‘Making Space’ - Exploring Architecture and Art, Aug 1st - Sept 22nd

Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow
‘Best of Degree Show 2018’, Jul 19th-
‘Rise’, Oil on Canvas, 140x200cm. 2019. - Work in context
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  • ‘Rise’, Oil on Canvas, 140x200cm. 2019. - Work in context
  • Installation
ECA Degree Show Piece 2018
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  • ECA Degree Show Piece 2018
  • Installation
'Untitled', Film Still
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  • 'Untitled', Film Still
  • Video
Water Soluble Wax Crayon Drawing on Paper, Part of Degree Show Installation (60 x 42cm)
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  • Water Soluble Wax Crayon Drawing on Paper, Part of Degree Show Installation (60 x 42cm)
  • Drawing
Untitled
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  • Untitled
  • Drawing
'Restaurant' Water Soluble Wax Crayon Drawing on Paper, Part of Degree Show Installation (60 x 42cm)
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  • 'Restaurant' Water Soluble Wax Crayon Drawing on Paper, Part of Degree Show Installation (60 x 42cm)
  • Drawing
‘Partition’, Water Soluble Wax Crayon on Sunn Hemp Handmade Paper, 58 x 80cm. 2022
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  • ‘Partition’, Water Soluble Wax Crayon on Sunn Hemp Handmade Paper, 58 x 80cm. 2022
  • Drawing
‘Barred’, Water Soluble Wax Crayon on Paper, 42 x 30cm
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  • ‘Barred’, Water Soluble Wax Crayon on Paper, 42 x 30cm
  • Drawing

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