Nanci Hersh is a contemporary mixed-media artist whose work is informed by the experiences, relationships, and places in her life. Her dynamic expressive two-dimensional work, as well as her sculptures and installations, are explorations of the grace, beauty, and interconnectivity of our lives. She has always found her center in and near water growing up near the Jersey shore, living surfing in Hawai’i for many years, and currently, her backyard pond in beautiful Chester County, PA, is a sanctuary to sit, meditate, practice yoga, and paint. Life in and around the pond, as well as, nearby White Clay Creek where she loves to hike is continually moving and changing with the weather, the seasons, as well as moment to moment. Constantly in flux, with life shifting above and below the surface, nets, webs, and nests are created with mixed media and found objects to hold, filter, and catch the minutiae of our lives. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States including:“Portraits from the Zoom Room, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ.“Taking a Line for a Walk, Park Towne Place, Philadelphia, PA>“Farthest from Ordinary” and “Riverfront 20/20” at The Delaware Contemporary“50 States/200 Artists” at the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, NM“Eons Beyond the Rib” at Seraphin Gallery in Philadelphia, PA“PaperWork” at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie“The Demoiselles Revisited” at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, NYCMultiple solo exhibitions in PA, NJ, DE, and HI. Nanci has received numerous honors including three purchase awards from the State Foundation of Culture and the Arts, Hawai’i, and three Leeway Foundation Art & Change Grants. Her work is included in the Public Collections of Museum of Encaustic Art, Johnson & Johnson, Leland Portland Cement, and OSI Pharmaceuticals to name a few.