About

ARTIST STATEMENT

Lorentz is deeply inspired by nature. After a pandemic move to Tilghman Island, Maryland, she became mesmerized by the stunning Chesapeake Bay and immersed herself in the classic plein air painting method. Lorentz also works in studio and often incorporates glitch effects into her plein air paintings. These effects explore our complex relationship with the natural environment as we advance at break-neck speed into a high-tech future.

The human form has always captivated Lorentz - so much so that she has held a parkour certification, co-founded a non-profit to train special populations in the "Art of Movement" from 2015 - 2022. During this period, she facilitated three collaborative visual art exhibitions highlighting the energetic parkour-based movement of participants. Stepping away from that role, she re-focused on her art including paintings of her youngest daughter's Irish Step Dance performances.

BIOGRAPHY

Nancy Lorentz received a B.A. from Millersville University and an M. Ed. from Marymount University. She also attended Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture. She continues to study art through various in-person and on-line classes and workshops. She has worked as a graphic artist, completed commissioned paintings, and taught classes for artists of all ages. Lorentz is the mother of three amazing children. Originally from Pennsylvania, she has called Rhode Island, France, Germany, and Belgium home, but now lives in Alexandria, VA and Tilghman Island, MD with her beloved husband and German Shepherd dogs. 

MEMBERSHIPS

• Plein Air Painters of the Chesapeake Bay
• The Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD
• The Art League, Alexandria, VA
• Vienna Arts Society, Vienna, VA
• The Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County, PA
  

AWARDS & JURIED SHOWS

“Rehearsal Break” (mixed media on canvas board) Wim and Whimsy Exhibit, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, September 2024, Judge: Elissa Armstrong, VCU Art Professor 

 “Under the Stars, Above a River” (oil on canvas) Landscape Exhibit, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, June 2024, Judge: Carlton Fletcher 

Honorable Mention “Veil Over San Domingo Creek” (oil on canvas), The Art League, Alexandria VA, Apr 2024, Judge: Margaret Winslow, Curator of Delaware Art Museum 

Honorable Mention, "Lady Choptank Rolling Past Tilghman Island at Dawn" (Mixed Media Assemblage), SMAL Mixed Media Show, Jan 2024, Judge: Holly Jackson, Mixed Media Textile Artist 

1st Place “Deer on Langdon Farm” (oil on canvas) SMAL Nov. 2023, Judge: Meg Walsh, Instructor at Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD

Newport Outdoor Art Festival, Newport, RI, 1996

All-Media Membership Show, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, June 5 - July 1, 1991, Judge: Jeremy E. Adamson, Curator, Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art. "Gate" (Oil on Canvas) and "Fenster" (Oil on Canvas) 

All-Media Membership Show, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, May 8 - June 3, 1991, Judge: Dr. Jeff Donaldson, Acting Dean, College of Fine Arts, Howard University. "Yellow Edifice" (Oil on Canvas)

PRESS

Dorchester Banner (October 24, 2023) In Plein Sight: Harriet Tubman's Landscape by Debra R. Messick 

NoVA Magazine (February 12, 2020) Meet the Local Seniors Proving When It Comes to Good Health, Age Is Just a Number by Jennifer Zeleski

TEDx Talk (October, 2019) Are You Trippin': Parkour and Falls Prevention "In a TEDx Talk that challenges you to reimagine parkour and aging, Nancy Lorentz describes her own parkour journey, how one program has now been proven safe for senior citizens, and why we should all be doing it." 

Vice News (September 12, 2029) These Old People Love Doing Parkour! (And Nobody Broke A Hip) by Kathleen Caulderwood, Oliver Noble, and Michael Shade

Washington Post (November 22, 2015) As Parkour Grows Up, Its Devotees Mature by Victoria St. Martin 

The Green Light (Fall, 1996) Point Houses Featured in Artist‘s Current Work, by Anita McAndrews, p. 9