NANCY WHITE CASSIDY
(603) 662-2074
nwcassidyfineart@gmail.com www.nancycassidy.com
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2005 Master of Fine Art in Visual Art (MFA) Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), School of Visual & Performing Arts
Highest Honors, GPA: 3.98/4.0.
1996 Bachelor of Art in Visual Art (BA) Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), School of Arts & Sciences
Magna cum laude, GPA: 3.75.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
The Cassidy Gallery At Jackson Village - Conway, North Conway, Jackson, NH
Hado-Mark Gallery - Lenox, MA
Larkin Gallery - Harwich Port, MA
Jackson Art Studio & Gallery - Jackson, NH
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012-2022 The Cassidy Gallery, Jackson/North Conway/Conway, NH
2008 The Creative Space Gallery, Washington Depot, CT
2006 White Silo Winery Gallery, Sherman, CT
2004 Gunn Memorial Library, Washington, CT
2003 Middlebury Public Library, Middlebury, CT
2002 New Milford Hospital Regional Cancer Center, New Milford, CT
2001 Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury, CT
2000-2001 Ground Zero, South Norwalk, CT
1997 Bank St Gallery, New Milford, CT
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Invitational Group Show, Whitney Center, Jackson, NH
2025 “Finding a Way”, Larkin Gallery, Harwich Port, MA
2024 “Radiant Voices: Showcase of Contemporary Women Artists”, Visionary Art Collective, NYC
2024 “Danforth Annual Exhibition”, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
2024 “The Lift of Blue”, AVA Center, Lebanon, NH
2024 Invitational Group Show, Omni Mt Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, NH
2022 “Skies”, Fusion Art International Competition, Santa Fe, NM
2020 “Strong Women Move Mountains”, Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg, ME.
2012-2022 The Cassidy Gallery Group Exhibition
2010 The Silo Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm Exhibition, New Milford, CT
2010 Roxbury Congregational Art Show, Roxbury, CT
2008 Illustrating Connecticut, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT
2006 WCSU MFA Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, NYC
2003-2005 Alumni Exhibition, Western CT State University, Danbury, CT
2003 Academic Artists Exhibition, Springfield, MA
2001 BCC 25th Anniversary Faculty Exhibition, Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT
2000 Hopkins Vineyard Exhibition, New Preston, CT
1999 Connecticut Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, Wallingford, CT
1997-1999 Richter Center for the Arts, Danbury, CT
1999-2007 WAA Faculty Exhibit, Washington Depot, CT
1998 Pastel Society of the West Coast, "Pastels Only" Juried Show, CA
1996-1997 Artwell Member's Show, Torrington, CT
1995 Bannister Art Gallery, Works on Paper Juried Show, Providence, RI
AWARDS
2012 Jackson Art & Artisans Festival, 2nd Place Award, Acrylics
2000 Hopkins Vineyard Juried Show, 2nd Place Pastels
1999 Richter Center for the Arts, Members Show, 2nd Place, Pastels
1998 Richter Center for the Arts, Members Show, 3rd Place, Pastels
1998 Richter Center for the Arts, Fall Members Show, 1st Place, Pastels
1997 Goshen Fair, 1st Place, Drawing; 1st Place, Oils; 2nd Place, Oils
1997 Richter Center for the Arts, Members Show, 2nd Place; Hon. Men., Drawing
1996 Richter Center for the Arts, Members Show, 2nd Place, Drawing
1995 & 1996 Ethel Appel Memorial Award for Printmaking, WCSU
RESIDENCIES
2025 KIRA, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada (2 weeks – upcoming)
2025 Chateau Orquevaux, Orquevaux, France (2 weeks)
2025 VCCA-Mt San Angelo, Amherst, VA (2 weeks)
2024 Golden Apple Artist Residency, Harrington, ME (2 weeks)
2023 Golden Apple Artist Residency, Harrington, ME (2 weeks)
2023 South Porch Artist Residency, Summerville, SC (3 weeks)
2022 Golden Apple Artist Residency, Harrington, ME (2 weeks)
2019 Monhegan Island, ME with Jackson Art Studio & Gallery (1 week)
2000 Wisdom House Artist/Writers Retreat, Litchfield, CT (1 week)
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE – STUDIO ART
1996 – Present Studio artist & freelance illustrator/graphic artist Conway, NH., New Milford, CT Paintings in acrylics & mixed media, commissions for private collections.
Illustration Clients: Harcourt Educational, Click Magazine, Augsburg Fortress, Lifeway, McGraw-Hill, Continental Press, Carson Dellosa, Center for Applied Linguistics, Oxford University Press, Brookfield Craft Center.
My work is in private collections worldwide as well as in the permanent collection of Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE – GALLERY/AGENCY DIRECTION
2012 –2022 The Cassidy Gallery at Jackson Village, Conway – No. Conway - Jackson, NH Sole proprietor, exhibitor, artist/artisan representative. I represented fifty fine artists (including myself) & crafts-persons from throughout New England. I visited artists’ studios quarterly to select/return work, designed the gallery layout, the website, newsletter, advertising and maintained all the accounting, contracts & gallery records.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE – TEACHING
Present NW Cassidy Fine Art, Conway, NH – private lessons in drawing, painting
2016 Jackson Art Studio & Gallery, Jackson, NH – Drawing
2005 – 2012 Private drawing lessons with comedienne Joan Rivers at her CT home
2010 Art Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (online) – Drawing
2002 – 2006 Fletcher Farm School for Arts & Crafts, Ludlow, VT – Drawing, perspective
2006 Wooster Community Arts Ctr, Wooster School, Danbury, CT – Illustration
2005 Western CT State University, Teaching Assistant, Danbury, CT – Drawing I
2003 – 2005 Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT – Illustration, pastels
1996 – 2010 Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, CT – Drawing, pastels
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE – PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS & DEMONSTRATIONS
2024 NW Cassidy Fine Art Open Studio Tour & Demo, Conway, NH
2023 Jackson Art Studio & Gallery, Artist Demonstration, Jackson, NH
2022 The Cassidy Gallery, Painting Demonstration, Conway, NH
2015 BNI Presidential Partners, Presentation, North Conway, NH
2014 The Cassidy Gallery, Painting Demonstration, Conway, NH
2014 The Loon Center, Presentation, Moultonborough, NH
2013 The Cassidy Gallery, Painting Demonstration, Conway, NH
2007 Watertown School District, CT, Art Teacher Development Workshop
2006 GE Real Estate Professional Teambuilding through Drawing Workshop, NYC
2005 Region 15 Southbury, CT Art Teacher Development Workshop
2005 Avon Arts Association Demonstration, Presentation & Workshop, Avon, CT
2003 Housatonic Art League, Presentation & Demonstration, New Milford, CT
2003 Newtown Meeting House, Presentation, Newtown, CT
2001 Brookfield Craft Center, Presentation & Demonstration, Brookfield, CT
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Mutual Art, Danforth Annual Exhibition-Autumn 2024
Mt Washington Valley Vibe Magazine, Winter 2021-2022 edition
Portland Press Herald, September 25, 2020
Housatonic Museum of Art, Illustrating Connecticut, March 5, 2019
Boston Design Guide, December 19, 2016
CT Insider, April 5, 2011 Patch News, August 31, 2011
Danbury News-Times, Sept 2, 2004 & Jan 6, 2005
Newtown Bee, Oct 10, 2003
Waterbury Republican-American, November 14, 2001
Litchfield County Times, November 16, 2001