Painting

Interpretations Series

Cathedral Series

Contact Information

Lewes, DE
e-mail:
www.nergaard-nammack.com
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Artist Statement

For each force there is a reciprocal force.
I have a primary image in my mind which develops into the rest of the picture field. I have to work actively on the field to abstract my comprehension of what I feel, and imagine forms and colors that will be in equilibrium on the canvas. I consider myself a colorist working with abstract forms and colors. My paintings are non representational. The important thing for me is to arrange these forms and colors on the pictorial field to achieve a balanced composition. I work simultaneously with positive and negative shapes, placing equal importance on both. I always think of the whole and not the parts and have to have the canvas completely covered in a short time. Empty spaces distract me. I balance all relationships as they are developed and intuitively search for a complete image. One part of the painting triggers an idea for the rest. My non representational forms will flow as part of a rhythmical interplay.

The result is a vibrant, balanced composition. My art is doing.

I work in series of paintings, Series not included in this collection can be seen at my website www.nergaard-nammack.com

Education

Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes, Spain

Selected Honors and Awards

2011
Honorable Mention, Juried Exhibition, City Hall, Alexandria VA

2010
Honorable Mention, Juried Exhibition, Fisher Gallery, Alexandria VA

Honorable Mention, Juried Exhibition, Rehoboth Art League, DE

2006
Top Artists, Delaware Beach Life

1998
Artist Residency Grant, Fundacion Valparaiso, Spain

Collections

Paintings included in Corporate, Private and University Collections

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2009, 2006, 2003, 2001, 1999
Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC

2007
This Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA

2007, 2001, 1999
Rehoboth Art League, Delaware

2005, 2004, 2002, 1999
Arts Council, Fairfax County, VA

2002
Pavilion Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ

1998
Peninsula Gallery, Lewes, DE

Dumbarton Concerts Gallery, Washington DC

Delaware Division Arts, Wilmington DE

1994
Grand Opera House Gallery, Wilmington, DE

1989
The Art League, Alexandria VA

1988
Gallery West, Alexandria VA

Group

2011
Landscapes, Biggs Museum, Dover, DE
Juried Exhibitions

The Salon des Refuses, Penn and Brush, NY
Juried Exhibitions

View Points, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Juried Exhibitions

2011, 2010, 2009
Art Connections, George Segal Gallery, Montclair, NJ
National Juried Exhibitions

2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
Bishop’ Stock Gallery, Snow Hill, MD

2010
VMRC, Harrisonburg, VA
Juried Exhibitions

2010, 2009
Philip Morton Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE

2010 from 2001
The Artists’ Exchange, DE

2010 from 2000
Artists’ Coop, Salisbury, MD

2009
Timeless, Bethesda, MD
Juried Exhibitions

2009, 2008, 2005, 2000
Peninsula Gallery, Lewes, DE

2008
EGO, Art Alliance, Newark, DE
Juried Exhibitions

2006, 2000
Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD

2000
The Ward Museum, Salisbury, MD