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Nancy Johnson

Teaches at 92nd Street Y

While attending the Universtiy of Massachusetts, Nancy Johnson was awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation for her outstanding undergraduate work and a Strathmore Paper Award for her excellence in drawing. After receiving her MFA degree Nancy taught painting and drawing at several institutions including Mount Wachusett Community College, Westfield State College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As an adjunct at the University of Massachusetts Nancy participated in launching the first Summer Abroad Program in La Napoule, France and Brugge, Belgium where she and her colleagues instructed a group of 35 BFA students in painting and drawing. Nancy’s work ranges from paintings of the still life, and portrait to works based in the abstract expressionist tradition. Her work has been exhibited in Maine, Massachusetts and New York. Nancy is currently represented at the 440 Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews of Nancy Johnson

(11 Reviews)
  • Portrait Painting

    Reviewed by Kathy M. on 7/7/2023
  • Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils (Int/Advanced)

    Reviewed by Patricia D. on 7/5/2023
    I am always happy with class at the Y. This was particularly rewarding because, very small , 5 students. I learned a lot about color & was encouraged to develop shades of various colors from the primary colors & then learned about all the color pencils & how to apply them. Ie. The old masters pallet. We had demos. To demonstrate Application of color to portraits . Also worked on portraits. As usual we had an excellent model & one can’t do a good portrait without a good model. Nancy J. is a hands on teacher who try’s to give you space to develop style BUT ( you better get those measurements correct) All done with patience from a teacher who has tremendous talent. Love workshops ! Would like more of them. Would also like pay for the day ! I can’t always be in NY . But would love to attend a class when there.
  • Portrait Drawing

    Reviewed by Duane N. on 2/8/2021
  • Figure Drawing

    Anonymous review on 12/12/2020
    Comments (verbatim) by the instructor about the female model in a leotard : "If you can imagine where the nipple is..." ; "You can really see where the belly button is by (the indentation in) the cloth..."; "You can see through the cloth there is a shadow." A question: why the leotard in an adult figure drawing class at all? Is this a YMHA thing? A ZOOM thing? Or at least there should be "clothed model" or "in costume" alert in the course description.
  • Bright Marks: Working with Colored Pencils

    Reviewed by Janet R. on 7/18/2020
  • Bright Marks: Working with Colored Pencils

    Reviewed by Janet R. on 7/10/2020
  • Bright Marks: Working with Colored Pencils

    Reviewed by Carmela M. on 6/20/2020
    The class was nothing like what the course description stated. I made it through one full class and an hour of the second class. I have a lot of colored pencil experience and this class was disappointing to say the least. When I expressed my concerns to the instructor she basically told me to go ahead and try to get a refund. Of course that was denied. Even more unfortunate was this was a Mother’s Day gift from my son. I can not say enough bad things about this course or your organization. Originally I was planning to continue signing up for more courses but that will not be happening now. Buyer beware!
  • Portrait Drawing

    Reviewed by Joanne A. on 6/8/2020
  • Drawing Boot Camp

    Reviewed by Aminah G. on 8/17/2018
  • Drawing Boot Camp

    Anonymous review on 7/21/2017
  • Drawing Boot Camp

    Reviewed by Rajalakshmi J. on 7/22/2016

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