About Nancy O'D.
Nancy O'D. Wilson is a Baltimore native and artist working in both painting and sculpture. Using lace inherited from her grandmother as the backbone of her medium, Wilson explores feminine gender issues within a formal framework, fusing disparate materials into an unexpected yet cohesive whole. Wilson earned her MFA from the Hoffberger School of Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art, she continues to live and work in Baltimore Maryland.
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Ladders
Composed with clothing and scraps of vintage fabric, the stuffed ladders and bound forms re-use remnants of the everyday. In these sculptures, the materials of our domestic lives are combined to conjure memories of a certain time and place.
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Narrow Climb46" x 5" x 1" Ladder, stuffed fabric
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Green Ladder24" x 9.5" Ladder, stuffed fabric
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Red Ladder24" x 9.5" Ladder, stuffed fabric
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I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise20" x 5" Ladder, stuffed fabric
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Blue Ladder24" x 9.5" Ladder, stuffed fabric
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Betsy's LadderFabric, Wood, Poly-foam, Stuffing, Clothes 36 x 12 in
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Stuffed Ladder no. 3Fabric, Wood, Poly-foam, Stuffing, Clothes 96 x 16 in
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Lace Ladder no. 2Lace, Wood, Acrylic 72 x 12 in
Stuffed Chairs
Composed of clothing and scraps of vintage fabric, the stuffed ladders and bound forms re-use remnants of the everyday. In these sculptures, the materials of our domestic lives are combined to conjure memories of a certain time and place.
Paintings
Lace, like a woman, is made of exquisitely strong fiber. By incorporating my own dresses and my grandmother's laces into my work, I feel a connection to the past. The fabrics tease the mind by holding their original image, yet allowing for the creation of something new.
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Flower RollLace, Acrylic and Stuffing - F 17"x23"
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GerminationLace and Acylic - F17"x23"
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Wind BlownLace and Acrylic on Canvas 14 x 17 in
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Sweeping CloudLace and Acrylic on Canvas 14 x 15 in
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Purple DressMixed media on canvas - 36" x 48"
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Bird BathLace and Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 36 in
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SunspotsLace and Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 18 in
Baker 2017
Painting and Sculpture
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Blue Chair32" x 15" x 3" Chair back with fabric stuffing in negative space.
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Pink Chair #339" x 16" Chair back with fabric stuffing in negative space.
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Bound Form #115" x 17.5" Fabric, acryllic and wood.
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Bound Form #215" x 17.5" Fabric, acryllic, and wood.
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Homage #120" x 16" Lace, acryllic, and wood.
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Homage #220" x 16" Lace, acryllic and wood.
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Homage #320" x 16" Lace, acryllic and wood.
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Collage Dress2' x 3' Fabric, acryllic and lace.
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Sun36" x 48" Acryllic and lace
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Broken Heart18" x 18" x 12" Shoe stuffing, fabric, fur and pins.