NANCY GUZIK

Biography:
For the past twenty eight years Nancy Guzik has been quietly perfecting not only her skills, but the focus of her work. The result is an engaging warmth and honesty of expression. Her underlying themes are always of faith, and trust, and love. As Nancy's technique has matured, her inner search remains as a constant. Her work cannot be described simply in words, because the images she creates are her messages. Nancy seeks to reveal how extraordinary the most ordinary of things are. It is the quiet wisdom of this insight that drives her artNancy studied at The American Academy of Art in Chicago and The Lyme Academy of Fine Art in Old Lyme, Connecticut. However, it was her close association and ensuing relationship with Richard Schmid, that brought her painting to its full potential. Nancy and Richard married in April of 1998.
Her art has been recognized with many awards, including the Award of Excellence by the Women Artist of the West, Grand Prize from International Artist Magazine, three Gold Medals from the Palette & Chisel Academy, and First Prize from the Midwest Pastel Society. Her painting, “Oscar” was chosen for the 2009 cover for The Portrait Society of America’s Journal that also featured her figurative works. In addition, Guzik’s art has been celebrated in major publications such as International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Artist, Art of the West, Art Talk, and Southwest Art. As one of the directors of the Putney Painters of Vermont, she has helped transformed the careers of many aspiring painters.