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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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  • Runner
    Runner
    52" x 36" Lace and acrylic on canvas.
  • Purple Flower
    Purple Flower
    10" x 8" Acrlyic and lace on canvas
  • Fern
    Fern
    10" x 8" Acrylic and Lace on Canvas.
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    • Other Forms

    • Nature/Nuture 1
      Nature/Nuture 1
      Fabric and found objects - 24"x24"x7"
    • Red Lace
      Red Lace
      33" x 35" Stuffed fabric, acrylic, lace and string.
    • Star Spangled Banner
      Star Spangled Banner
      17" x 21" Acrylic, lace
    • Catch a Cloud
      Catch a Cloud
      48" x 48" Mixed media
    • Bronze Wrap
      Bronze Wrap
      Fabric, stuffing, acrylic and strapping - 18"x8"x4"
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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.
    • Narrow Climb
      Narrow Climb
      46" x 5" x 1" Ladder, stuffed fabric
    • Green Ladder
      Green Ladder
      24" x 9.5" Ladder, stuffed fabric
    • Red Ladder
      Red Ladder
      24" x 9.5" Ladder, stuffed fabric
    • I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
      I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
      20" x 5" Ladder, stuffed fabric
    • Blue Ladder
      Blue Ladder
      24" x 9.5" Ladder, stuffed fabric
    • Betsy's Ladder
      Betsy's Ladder
      Fabric, Wood, Poly-foam, Stuffing, Clothes 36 x 12 in
    • Stuffed Ladder no. 3
      Stuffed Ladder no. 3
      Fabric, Wood, Poly-foam, Stuffing, Clothes 96 x 16 in
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    • Lace Ladder no. 2
      Lace Ladder no. 2
      Lace, Wood, Acrylic 72 x 12 in
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    • 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.
    • Stuffed Chair no. 1
      Stuffed Chair no. 1
      39" x 18" Wood, stuffed fabric
    • Stuffed Chair no. 4
      Stuffed Chair no. 4
      39" x 18" Wood, stuffed fabric
    • Stuffed Chair no. 5
      Stuffed Chair no. 5
      39" x 16" Wood, stuffed fabric
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    • 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.
    • Flower Roll
      Flower Roll
      Lace, Acrylic and Stuffing - F 17"x23"
    • Germination
      Germination
      Lace and Acylic - F17"x23"
    • Wind Blown
      Wind Blown
      Lace and Acrylic on Canvas 14 x 17 in
    • Sweeping Cloud
      Sweeping Cloud
      Lace and Acrylic on Canvas 14 x 15 in
    • Purple Dress
      Purple Dress
      Mixed media on canvas - 36" x 48"
    • Bird Bath
      Bird Bath
      Lace and Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 36 in
    • Sunspots
      Sunspots
      Lace and Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 18 in
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    • Baker 2017

    Painting and Sculpture
    • Blue Chair
      Blue Chair
      32" x 15" x 3" Chair back with fabric stuffing in negative space.
    • Pink Chair #3
      Pink Chair #3
      39" x 16" Chair back with fabric stuffing in negative space.
    • Bound Form #1
      Bound Form #1
      15" x 17.5" Fabric, acryllic and wood.
    • Bound Form #2
      Bound Form #2
      15" x 17.5" Fabric, acryllic, and wood.
    • Homage #1
      Homage #1
      20" x 16" Lace, acryllic, and wood.
    • Homage #2
      Homage #2
      20" x 16" Lace, acryllic and wood.
    • Homage #3
      Homage #3
      20" x 16" Lace, acryllic and wood.
    • Collage Dress
      Collage Dress
      2' x 3' Fabric, acryllic and lace.
    • Sun
      Sun
      36" x 48" Acryllic and lace
    • Broken Heart
      Broken Heart
      18" x 18" x 12" Shoe stuffing, fabric, fur and pins.
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