For the past twenty five years Nancy Guzik has been quietly perfecting not only her skills, but the focus of her work. The result is an engaging warmth and honesty of expression. Her underlying themes are always of faith, and trust, and love.

As Nancy's technique has matured, her inner search remains as a constant. Her work cannot be described simply in words, because the images she creates are her messages. Nancy seeks to reveal how extraordinary the most ordinary of things are. It is the quiet wisdom of this insight that drives her art.

Nancy studied at The American Academy of Art in Chicago and The Lyme Academy of Fine Art in Old Lyme, Connecticut. However, it was her close association and ensuing relationship with Richard Schmid, that brought her painting to its full potential. Nancy and Richard married in April of 1998.

Her art has been recognized with many awards, including The Award of Excellence from the Women Artist's of the West, a national art association at their 38th annual exhibition in Chicago. She also won the Grand Prize from International Artist Magazine, three Gold Medals from the Palette & Chisel Academy, and First Prize from the Midwest Pastel Society.

Nancy’s work has also been celebrated in major art publications such as International Artist, Art of the West, Art Talk, and Southwest Art. As one of the directors of the Putney Painters of Vermont, she has transformed the careers of many aspiring painters.

Selected list of exhibitions:

• The Richard Schmid Art Auction, Bellvue, Colorado West
• Wind Fine Art Gallery, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
• The Governor's Invitational Show, Loveland, Colorado
• Settler's West Invitational, Tucson, Arizona
• The Boston International Fine Art Show, Boston, Massachusetts
• The Harvard Club, Boston, Massachusetts
• Salon d'Arts, Denver, Colorado
• The Manchester Invitational Exhibition, Manchester, Vermont
• Palette & Chisel Academy, Chicago, Illinois
• The Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vermont
• The Hollister Corporation, Libertyville, Illinois
• The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont
• The Village Arts of Putney, Vermont

In addition her paintings grace the collections of art lovers worldwide

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