Nancy is is largely self taught, and paints still life in a pared back style with contemporary elegance.
She became a full time artist in 2020, after a 30 year career in the charity sector.
Nancy began exhibiting in 2019 and since then has exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists in London, RWA in Bristol, Affordable Art Fairs in Battersea and Hampstead (London), Fresh Art Fair, Manchester Art Fair and Edinburgh Art Fair. She shows her paintings in galleries throughout the UK and sells work internationally.
Doorway Gallery is the first to represent her work outside the UK.
Nancy aims to capture an essence rather than a literal interpretation of each subject. She enjoys exploring new methods of mark making. To paint a dandelion, for instance, she might use needles to capture their distinctive petals whereas poppies require a technique using ‘palette knives’ made from recycled plastic.
Artist Statement
Nancy Chambers is a British artist creating still-life paintings with a pared-back style and
contemporary elegance.
Nancy describes her painting style as ‘creating calm from the chaos of paint’.
‘I enjoy not just the colour but the textural quality of paint and I work with both to achieve the
finished painting. With a dandelion, for instance, I paint with needles to capture their distinctive
petals and for my pears I paint in many thin glazes to achieve depth as well as detail.
She says ‘My inspiration comes from capturing fleeting moments in nature. I'm captivated by
the pied beauty of a pear, the sheen of a pomegranate and the bloom on a plum. Spending time
with nature, in my garden or walking, fuels my creativity and continually inspires my art. In the
studio I will distil each subject to its purest form, with the aim of making work which is elegant
and uncluttered.’
‘I draw inspiration from the still life paintings of Dutch masters but I think you can draw a line
from my work back to mid-century British artists including Barbara Hepworth and Mary Feddon
who mastered how to capture simplicity and purity in their artworks.’
Artist Biography
Showing early promise, Nancy was encouraged to take art exams early so she could focus on
academic subjects. With hindsight, she believes this to be poor advice – pushing her down an
academic path which took her away from her first love of painting. A career in charities followed but
Nancy continued to paint and hone her skills, attending courses in Bristol and St Ives.
In June 2019, she exhibited her work for the first time at an open studios event in Bristol. Her work
quickly gathered a following and she began exhibiting in galleries in the Cotswolds, Hampshire,
Cambridgeshire and Scotland the same year.
With the global pandemic of 2020 and thanks in part to the Artist Support Pledge her work gained an
international following and she began shipping work to the USA, the Middle East and Australia.
In 2021 she had work selected by judges for prestigious public exhibitions (the Royal West of
England Academy of Art, Broadway Arts Festival, Bath Society of Artists) and in 2024 had work
included in the Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Open Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in
London. Nancy exhibits widely across the UK at art fairs and is represented by 12 UK galleries.
Qualifications
Self-taught artist - no art qualifications since A Level (taken 2 years early at age 16)
MA (Distinction) Design for Disabled People
Post Graduate Certificate in Education
BA (Geography)
Group and Solo exhibitions
2024
Graystone Gallery Winter Exhibition, Edinburgh (Dec 24 – Jan 25)
North Bristol Arts Trail (Nov 24)
Manchester Art Fair (Nov 24) with Hatch Gallery
Royal West of England (RWA) Postcard Exhibition (Oct - Nov 23) - by invitation
West Bristol Arts Trail (Oct 24)
Art Surrey (Oct 24)
Blenheim Palace Stables Café (Sep 24 – Jan 25) with Kingfisher Art
Edinburgh Art Fair (Sep 24) with Linton 59
Bocabar Bristol Still Life exhibition (Aug 24)
Festival Exhibition at Grayston Gallery, Edinburgh (Aug 24)
Tarpey Gallery Open 24 (Jul – Sep 24)
SMart Culture Summer Exhibition, Shepton Mallet (Jul – Sep 24)
BS9 Art Trail, Bristol (Jun 24)
Bloom Exhibition, Hatch Gallery, Christchurch (Jun – Jul 24)
Sussex Art Fair, West Sussex (May 24)
Spring Show at DNG Gallery, Auchterader (Apr – May 24)
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham (Apr 24) with Linton 59
Spring Show at Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh (Apr – May 24)
Spring Show at The Corsham Gallery, Wiltshire (Apr 24)
Solo Exhibition, Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (Mar 24)
Bath Art Fair (Feb 24)
2023
Winter Exhibition at Highgate Contemporary (Dec 23)
Art Fair East with Punchbowl Gallery (Dec 23)
Art and People Precious Postcards (Dec 23)
Highgate Contemporary Art Postcard Exhibitions (Nov - Dec 23)
Edinburgh Art fair with Linton 59 (Nov 23)
Manchester Art Fair with Hatch Gallery (Nov 23)
North Bristol Arts Trail (Nov 23)
Hadfield Fine Art Winter Exhibition (Nov 23)
Royal West of England (RWA) Postcard Exhibition (Oct - Nov 23) - by invitation
Art Surrey, Epsom Racecourse (Oct 23)
Artfully Oakhaven, fundraising exhibition, Lymington, Hampshire (Sep 23)
Solo exhibition at Kingfisher Art, Chipping Norton (Aug - Sep 23)
Nature’s Canvas exhibition at Tap Art Gallery, Shenfield, Essex (Jun-Jul 23)
Hadfield Fine Art Summer Show (Jun 23)
Flower Exhibition, Hatch Gallery, Dorset (Jun 23)
Sussex Art Fair, Goodwood Racecourse, Sussex (May 23)
Reveal Art Fair, Glasgow, with Linton 59 Gallery (May 23)
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, with Punchbowl Gallery (May 23)
RHS Wisley in Surrey, Craft In Focus, (Apr – May 23)
Fresh Art Fair Cheltenham, with Linton 59 Gallery (Apr 23)
Contemporary Art Fair, Esher, Surrey with Punchbowl Gallery (Mar 23)
Bath Art Fair, Bath (Feb 23)
2022
Art Fair East with Clifton Fine Art (Dec 22)
Highgate Art, London, Postcard Exhibition (Nov 22) – 3 works selected
Edinburgh Art Fair, with Linton 59 Gallery (Nov 22)
North Bristol Arts Trail (Nov 22)
Manchester Art Fair, with Punchbowl Gallery (Nov 22)
Redland Art Show (Nov 22)
Winter Show, Hadfield Fine Art, The Cotswolds (Nov 22)
Royal West of England Academy Postcard Exhibition (Nov 22) – by invitation
West Bristol Arts Trail, Bristol (Oct 22)
Contemporary Art Fair, Harrogate, with Bils & Rye Gallery (Oct 22)
Contemporary Art Fair, Surrey (Sep 22)
Food Exhibition, Hatch Gallery, Dorset (Sep 22)
Fresh Art Fair, Ascot, with Punchbowl Gallery (Sep 22)
Clevedon Arts Club Open Exhibition, Somerset (Aug 22)
Clifton Arts Club Special Exhibition, Bristol (Jun 22)
BS9 Arts Trail, Bristol (Jun 22)
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham, with Clifton Fine Art (Jun 22)
Flower Exhibition, Hatch Gallery, Dorset (May 22)
Sussex Art Fair, Chichester (May 22)
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, with Linton 59 (May 22)
Hadfield Fine Art Spring Show, The Cotswolds (Apr 21)
Contemporary Art Fair Newbury (Apr 22)
Contemporary Art Fair Surrey (Mar 22)
Bath Art Fair (Feb 22)
Hadfield Fine Art Winter Exhibition, The Cotswolds (Feb 23)
2021
Royal West of England Academy Postcard Exhibition 2021 – by invitation (Dec 21)
Winter Exhibition, Hadfield Fine Art, the Cotswolds (Dec 21)
Bath Contemporary Artists Fair (Dec 21)
Art Fair East with Clifton Fine Art (Dec 21)
Royal West of England Academy Annual Open – 2 works selected (Nov 21 – Mar 22)
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, with Linton 59 Gallery (Nov 21)
Manchester Art Fair, with Punchbowl Gallery (Nov 21)
Redland Art Show, Bristol (Nov 21) – artist collective
Contemporary Art Fair Windsor (Nov 21)
West Bristol Arts Trail (Oct 21)
Contemporary Art Fair Surrey (Sep 21)
Bath Contemporary Artists Fair (Sep 21)
BS9 Arts Trail, Bristol (Sep 21)
Henley Regatta, with Punchbowl Gallery (Aug 21)
Fresh Art Fair Cheltenham, with Linton 59 Gallery (Aug 21)
Contemporary Art Fair Newbury (Jul 21)
Bath Contemporary Artists Fair (Jul 21)
Broadway Arts Festival – selected for juried exhibition (June 21)
2020
Redland Art Show, Bristol (Nov 20) – artist collective
Hampshire Art Show, Nadia Waterfield Fine Art – by invitation (Jan-Feb 20)
Bath Art Fair (Feb 20)
Artist Support Pledge – throughout 2020
Spring Show, Hadfield Fine Art, Severnhampton, The Cotswolds (Feb 20)
2019
BS9 Arts Trail, Bristol (Jun 2019)
