Nancy Halbert
Teaching Philosophy
Nancy has been a devoted and supportive art teacher in continuing education programs in the area for over twenty years. She has taught painting and drawing in pastels, watercolor, oils, acrylics and to adults and children of all levels. She lectures on Monet, Van Gogh and the development of Modern Art. She empowers her students to create art in their own unique style while gaining the necessary skills to develop unified compositions. She also teaches lessons in her home studio in Philadelphia.Nancy has been a devoted and supportive art teacher in continuing education programs in the area for over twenty years. She has taught painting and drawing in pastels, watercolor, oils, acrylics and to adults and children of all levels. She lectures on Monet, Van Gogh and the development of Modern Art. She empowers her students to create art in their own unique style while gaining the necessary skills to develop unified compositions. She also teaches lessons in her home studio in Philadelphia.
"My unique and diverse teaching skills build confidence, expand the students’ imagination and develop critical thinking skills. I give my students responsibility from the beginning to take pride in their assignments and to encourage a sharing of their work with others through valuable critiques. I provide individual attention and accommodations for students with different learning styles."
Biography
Nancy E. F. Halbert, a former dancer and choreographer, has a Masters in Art Education from the University of the Arts with a prior MFA in Dance from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. She was a fellowship participant of Vermont Studio Center, juried in as a featured artist in Studio Visit Magazine, and a prize winner of The Philadelphia Sketch Club’s Small Oil and Works on Paper Shows. She has been a member of several artist coops in Philadelphia, PA including, MUSE Gallery, 3rd Street Gallery and currently, her work can be seen at Cerulean Art Gallery.
Her contemporary figure and landscape paintings have been juried to exhibit in such prominent shows as Winged Woman: The Art of Arlene Love and Contemporary Parallels, The Painted Bride Art Center, 2018, The Woodmere Art Museum's Contemporary Art Show, 2009, 2012, Philadelphia, PA; the Betsy Meyer Memorial Show at the Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA; The Hospital of University of Pennsylvania’s Celebration of Life Show in 2013 and 2015; James Oliver Gallery, Art/nude Philly, 2013, a benefit for the Abramson Cancer Center, and other shows in Pennsylvania, including Goggleworks in Reading Pennsylvania and Key West, Florida. Her paintings are in collections in Australia and the United States, including New York Presbyterian Hospital and Jefferson Hospital. She has created several commissions of the landscape and the figure in her own expressive and abstract style, while meeting the client needs.