Nancy E. F. Halbert will be presenting "A Painted Diary" at Knapp Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2nd through the 25th. The former choreographer has translated an energetic, kinetic language into a painted dance. The paintings include figures that present themselves in a moving dialogue between the viewer and the artist.
Halbert's painting style is a quick, yet thoughtful blend of art materials. Her love of drawing in paint creates a contrast between movement and stillness. She uses fabrics, wallpaper rollers, pieces of notable paper that help to render a sense of place for the lone figures who sit within an environment of Halbert's personal journey.
Nancy E. F. Halbert is a resident of Havertown, Pennsylvania. She has taught drawing and painting at the Main Line Art Center in Haverford PA, Creutzberg Campus for Adult Education in Radnor, PA, Woodmere Art Museum and in her studio at Sherman Mills located in East Falls. She has a Master's in Teaching Art from the University of the Arts and a Master's in Choreography from Temple University. She is a member and the volunteer director of the artist cooperative, MUSE Gallery in Philadelphia. She has recently showed her paintings in ICO Gallery in New York, NY, the Betsy Meyer Memorial Show at the Main Line Art Center, and Tyme Gallery in Havertown, PA.
Halbert's paintings are in private collections in Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Australia.