Nancy Calcutt is a mixed media painter whose artwork has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across the United States, winning numerous awards and honors. Calcutt earned a Bachelor of FIne Arts degree in Painting from Austin Peay State University and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of Mississippi. Calcutt is a seasoned art professional as well as an experienced art teacher, having taught for many years at colleges and universities.
Calcutt's awards and honors include two Best of Show awards, an artist development grant, a purchase award from the Pastel Society of America and artwork that is part of permanent collections such as Binney & Smith Corporation.
Calcutt has had one-person shows at several galleries in the United States, including Bry Gallery at the University of Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana, Mississippi Cultural Crossroads Gallery in Port Gibson, Mississippi and the City Hall Rotunda Gallery in Paducah, Kentucky. Her work has been featured in many juried group exhibitions including, the Pastel Society of America, New York, New York, the National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society, Osage, Missouri, the Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana, the Leu Gallery/ Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, Cottonlandia Museum, Greenwood, Mississippi, Janice Mason Art Museum, Cadiz, Kentucky, the American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, Kentucky and the M. Francis Doggrell Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee. In addition, her work has been included in the prestigious Larson Biennial National Drawing Competition. One of Calcutt's most distinct honors was to have her work travel to Australia with the "Works on Paper Exchange Exhibit" at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2003, Calcutt and her musician husband moved to Paducah, Kentucky to be part of Paducah's nationally recognized Artist Relocation Program.
Curriculum Vitae
Calcutt's awards and honors include two Best of Show awards, an artist development grant, a purchase award from the Pastel Society of America and artwork that is part of permanent collections such as Binney & Smith Corporation.
Calcutt has had one-person shows at several galleries in the United States, including Bry Gallery at the University of Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana, Mississippi Cultural Crossroads Gallery in Port Gibson, Mississippi and the City Hall Rotunda Gallery in Paducah, Kentucky. Her work has been featured in many juried group exhibitions including, the Pastel Society of America, New York, New York, the National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society, Osage, Missouri, the Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana, the Leu Gallery/ Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, Cottonlandia Museum, Greenwood, Mississippi, Janice Mason Art Museum, Cadiz, Kentucky, the American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, Kentucky and the M. Francis Doggrell Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee. In addition, her work has been included in the prestigious Larson Biennial National Drawing Competition. One of Calcutt's most distinct honors was to have her work travel to Australia with the "Works on Paper Exchange Exhibit" at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2003, Calcutt and her musician husband moved to Paducah, Kentucky to be part of Paducah's nationally recognized Artist Relocation Program.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1993
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, 1990
GALLERIES
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GALLERIES
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COLLECTIONS
Pastel Society of America, NY, NY
The Harriet Person Memorial Library, Port Gibson, MS
Binney & Smith Corporation, Easton, PA
SELECT AWARDS
Best of Show, 34th Annual Central South Exhibit, Nashville, TN, 1999
Best of Show, 69th Annual Exhibit, Woman's Club of Paducah, Paducah, KY, 2004
Third Place in Fine Art, 2016 Dogwood Art And Photography Contest, 2016
Second Runner Up for Best of Show, LowerTown Art & Music Festival, Paducah, Kentucky, 2008
Poster Design Contest Winner, LowerTown Art & Music Festival, Paducah, Kentucky, 2008
Purchase Award, 34th Annual Exhibit, Pastel Society of America, New York, New York, 2006
Third Place in Painting, 20th Annual Mississippi Artists Exhibit, Vicksburg, MS, 2000
Artist Development Grant, Mississippi Arts Commission, 1998
First Place in Painting, 17th Annual Vicksburg Art Association Exhibit, Firehouse Gallery, Vicksburg, MS, 1997
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1993
Honorable Mention, The Nude: A Celebration of the Human Form, Memphis, TN.,1993
Purchase Award, Binney & Smith, Easton, PA, 1989
SELECT EXHIBITS
Impressions- Mayfield Graves Art Guild Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, Paducah City Hall, November 20- December 15, 2023
Yeiser Annual Members Exhibit 2020- Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Jan 23-Feb 29, 2020, Opening reception, Jan 23, 2020, 5-7 pm
1857 Hotel 2nd Annual Community Artist Exhibit- Paducah, KY, July 10 - October 5, 2019, Opening reception: July 10th, 5-7 pm
Yeiser Annual Members Exhibit 2019- Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Jan 8, 2019- Feb 16, 2019, Opening reception, Jan 12, 2019, 5-7 pm
Participating Artist 2018- Lower Town Arts & Music Festival, Paducah, KY, May 18 & 19, 2018
1857 Hotel Community Artists Exhibit- 22 Artists- The 1857 Hotel, Paducah, KY, Apr 18- July 6, 2018
Dancers & Dreamers- New Paintings by Nancy Calcutt, Art Guild of Paducah, KY, Nov 21-Dec 21, 2017
Legacy 2: Lower Town, Past and Present, Paducah School of Art & Design, Paducah, KY, Oct 2017
Meet the Artists Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, Paducah, KY 2017
Affordable Art Show/ Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Nov 2016
Art in the Vineyard/ Art Guild of Paducah, Purple Toad Winery, Paducah, KY, Sept 2016
Meet the Artists Exhibit- Paducah School of Art & Design, Paducah, KY, Sept 2016
1857 Hotel Group Exhibit/ Art Guild of Paducah, Paducah, KY, June 2016
2016 Dogwood Art & Photography Contest, City Hall, Paducah, KY, April 2016
Member Exhibit, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, 2011
SELECT AWARDS
Best of Show, 34th Annual Central South Exhibit, Nashville, TN, 1999
Best of Show, 69th Annual Exhibit, Woman's Club of Paducah, Paducah, KY, 2004
Third Place in Fine Art, 2016 Dogwood Art And Photography Contest, 2016
Second Runner Up for Best of Show, LowerTown Art & Music Festival, Paducah, Kentucky, 2008
Poster Design Contest Winner, LowerTown Art & Music Festival, Paducah, Kentucky, 2008
Purchase Award, 34th Annual Exhibit, Pastel Society of America, New York, New York, 2006
Third Place in Painting, 20th Annual Mississippi Artists Exhibit, Vicksburg, MS, 2000
Artist Development Grant, Mississippi Arts Commission, 1998
First Place in Painting, 17th Annual Vicksburg Art Association Exhibit, Firehouse Gallery, Vicksburg, MS, 1997
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1993
Honorable Mention, The Nude: A Celebration of the Human Form, Memphis, TN.,1993
Purchase Award, Binney & Smith, Easton, PA, 1989
Impressions- Mayfield Graves Art Guild Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, Paducah City Hall, November 20- December 15, 2023
Yeiser Annual Members Exhibit 2020- Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Jan 23-Feb 29, 2020, Opening reception, Jan 23, 2020, 5-7 pm
1857 Hotel 2nd Annual Community Artist Exhibit- Paducah, KY, July 10 - October 5, 2019, Opening reception: July 10th, 5-7 pm
Yeiser Annual Members Exhibit 2019- Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Jan 8, 2019- Feb 16, 2019, Opening reception, Jan 12, 2019, 5-7 pm
Participating Artist 2018- Lower Town Arts & Music Festival, Paducah, KY, May 18 & 19, 2018
1857 Hotel Community Artists Exhibit- 22 Artists- The 1857 Hotel, Paducah, KY, Apr 18- July 6, 2018
Dancers & Dreamers- New Paintings by Nancy Calcutt, Art Guild of Paducah, KY, Nov 21-Dec 21, 2017
Legacy 2: Lower Town, Past and Present, Paducah School of Art & Design, Paducah, KY, Oct 2017
Meet the Artists Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, Paducah, KY 2017
Affordable Art Show/ Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Nov 2016
Art in the Vineyard/ Art Guild of Paducah, Purple Toad Winery, Paducah, KY, Sept 2016
Meet the Artists Exhibit- Paducah School of Art & Design, Paducah, KY, Sept 2016
1857 Hotel Group Exhibit/ Art Guild of Paducah, Paducah, KY, June 2016
2016 Dogwood Art & Photography Contest, City Hall, Paducah, KY, April 2016
Member Exhibit, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, 2011
Annual Alumni Exhibit, Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, 2010
"Women's Work", Mentor House Gallery, LowerTown Arts District, Paducah, KY, 2009
"Healing Angels", Heart of Healing Gallery, Paducah, KY, 2008
Actors Theatre of Louisville, "Artists of LowerTown," Louisville, KY, 2008
Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, New York, NY, 34th Annual Exhibit, 2006
Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, Illinois, Interpretations, two artist exhibit, 2006
Janice Mason Art Museum, Cadiz, KY, LowerTown Artists of Paducah, 2005
American Academy of Equine Art, Fall Open Juried Exhibit, Lexington, KY, 2005
City Hall Rotunda Gallery, Paducah, KY, 70th Annual Woman's Club Art Show, Featured artist, 2005
Leu Gallery, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennesee, 37th Annual Art Exhibit, 2002
Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana, New Work, Solo Exhibit, 1999
Cultural Crossroads Gallery, Port Gibson, MS Under the Hand of Gold, Solo Exhibit, 1999
Leu Gallery, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, 34th Annual Central South Exhibit.,1999
Meridian Museum of Art, 24th Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian, MS, 1997
The National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society, Osage, MO, Annual Juried Exhibit '98, 1998
Cottonlandia Museum, Greenwood, Mississippi, 17th Juried Fine Art Exhibit, 1998
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana, The 25th Annual Juried Competition, 1998
M. Francis Doggrell Gallery, Memphis, TN, The Nude: A Celebration of the Human Form, 1993
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, Larson Biennial National Drawing Competition, 1993
MFA Thesis Exhibit: Lessons From the Wolf, University of Mississippi, Oxford, 1993
Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia, Works on Paper Exchange Exhibit, 1992
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor, Paducah School of Art & Design, Paducah, KY, 2008
Consultant, Paducah School of Art & Design, WKCTC, Paducah, KY, 2007
Adjunct Faculty, Watkins College of Art & Design, Nashville, TN, 2001-2002
Head of Visual Art/ Asst. Professor of Art, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS, 1995-2001
Visiting Asst. Professor of Art, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN, 1993-1994
Visiting Asst. Professor of Art, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1993-1994
Graduate Assistant, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1990-1993
Adjunct Instructor, Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN, 1986-1990
PUBLICATIONS
Paducah Life magazine, "Last Word" , Summer issue 2020
The Boston Globe, article, "Art Community Thrives in a Kentucky River Town," by Diane Daniel, October 28, 2007. Read Article >>
The Boston Globe, article, "Art Community Thrives in a Kentucky River Town," by Diane Daniel, October 28, 2007. Read Article >>
The Tennessean,newspaper article, Nashville "Paducah's siren call lures artists to town" Libby Callaway, June 10, 2007 Culptural Pursuit magazine, "Poetry: Cosmic Grapevine on a pastel drawing by Nancy Calcutt, Summer, 2007, Capital One Corporation, Hyattsville, MD, Black History Month, February ,2007
The Southern Scene, newspaper, Metropolis, Illinois, "Local artists donate to Paws-itively Posh, Project Hope's silent auction fundraiser." January 30, 2006
Parenting & Family magazine, "On the Lower Town Art Scene," August, 2005
Kentucky Living magazine, " Paducah's Lower Town Artists," December, 2005
Then & Now: Lower Town, Paducah," book by Char Downs and Jay Downs Siska, Arcadia Publishing, 2005
Posh Magazine, "Doggone Good Art," September/October, 2005
The Paducah Sun, newspaper, "Painting pets with their people: Lower Town artist Nancy Calcutt spotlighted during annual Paducah display," April 17, 2005
The Paducah Sun, newspaper, "Drawn to the Arts. Lowertown transplant wins top prize in 69th Woman's Club art show," April 25, 2004