MFA in Painting and Drawing
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1987
Resume
Education
Master in Art Education
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1984
BA in Art Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1974
Employment
Artist
Current
Professor Emerita
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, title awarded, 2017
Professor of Art
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 1990-2014
Art Therapist
Rogers Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc, WI, 1989-1990
Art Teacher
Badger Middle School, West Bend, WI, 1983-1984
K-8 Art Teacher
Lomira Public School, Lomira, WI, 1974-1981
Solo Shows
Confronting Cultures
Alfons Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2017
Nancy Lamers: Solo Exhibition
AlterEgo Gallery, Kewaskum, WI 2017
Nancy Lamers: Solo Exhibition
Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI, 2016
Nancy Lamers: 30 Years and Growing
Alverno College Arts and Cultures Gallery, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2015
No Set Parameters
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2008
Historical Reflections
Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 2007
Nancy Lamers, Spaces and Places
University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, Waukesha, WI, 2002
Nancy Lamers in Italy
Alverno College Arts and Cultures Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2002
Nancy Lamers Paintings
Artistry, Mayville, WI, 2001
Nancy Lamers: The Unknown
Vanguard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2001
Multiple Personalities: Nancy Lamers
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2001
Two Person and Group Exhibitions, 2000 - Present
Tagliere con affetto
Bacc Italia, Assisi, Italy, 2026
WOW-Women of Wisconsin
Alverno College Arts and Cultures Gallery, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023
PostcARTs
ArtBacc Italia, Assisi, Italy, 2013, 2014, 2015
The 'Exquisite Uterus Project: The Art of Resistance'
UW Oshkosh, October 2012, Woman-Made Gallery Chicago, IL, February 2013, UW-Madison, March 2013
THE POWER of TEN
THE Fine Art Gallery, Marshall Building, Third Ward, Milwaukee, WI, 2013
HeartFelt
THE Fine Art Gallery, Marshall Building, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Art d’triomphe
THE Fine Art Gallery, Marshall Building, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek S.C.
Milwaukee, WI, May, 2012-2013
Director’s Invitational – Alverno and Friends
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Artists, Art and Empowering: School Sisters of St. Francis and Alverno College Faculty
Alfons Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, August 2012
Creative Inspirations Gallery
Yearlong work on collaborative journal project with eleven artists, 2011-2012
Figure it Out, The Figure is In
Rosenblatt Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2011
Milwaukee Pocket Collection
Featured Artist, February 2011
Faculty Exhibition
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010
4 Students of Adolph Rosenblatt
Rosenblatt Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2010
Wisconsin Visual Artists
Marshall Building, November 2010
Exhibitions
Wisconsin Visual Arts Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, April and October 2010
Tori Tasch Artist Books and Nancy Lamers Paintings
Carroll University, Waukesha, WI, 2008
Ventidue
Palazzina Franchi, Bastia Umbra, Italy, 2008
Two Cultures/One Spirit
Saitama Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan, 2008
Bare Walls
DeLind Gallery of Fine Art, Milwaukee, WI, 2008
Nancy Lamers and Fabrizio Bertolini
Spazio Esposizioni Monache Benedettine, Bastia Umbra, Assisi, 2007
Compleanno and Company
Monache Benedettine, Bastia Umbra, Italy, 2006
Mostra d'Assisi
Ex Chiesa di S. Antonio, Assisi, Italy, 2006
Nancy Lamers' Paintings
Cranston, Milwaukee, WI, October 2005 - January 2006
Two Cultures/One Spirit
St. Norbert College, DePere, WI and West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI September/October 2005
Unencumbered by the Mundane: Nancy Lamers and Vito Valenti
Mt. Mary College, Milwaukee, WI, 2005
Cambio Festival, 7 Artists in Assisi
Palazzo di Assisi, Assisi, Italy, 2005
Wisconsin Watercolorists 2005
Bresler Eitel Art and Framing Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2005
Nancy Lamers and Martha Hayden
Schauer Art Center, Hartford, WI, 2004-5
New Friends, New Works
Grava Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2004-5
Faculty Exchange Exhibition
Chester College, Chester, UK, 2002
Best of Secura
Appleton Art Gallery, Appleton, WI, 2000
Rendering Symbols and Codes: The Work of Nancy Lamers, Pacia Sallumi and Jean Stamsta
West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI, 2000
Selected Juried Exhibitions, 2000 - Present
Minimalism
The Art Bar, Milwaukee, WI, 2021
WVA (Wisconsin Visual Artists) Artist Showcase
Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI, 2021
The 'BIG' Show
The Arts Mill, Grafton, WI, 2020
Annual Winter Exhibition
Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI, 2015 (award)
Watercolor Wisconsin
Wustum Art Museum, Racine, WI, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 (award), 1993, 1994 (award), 1996, 1999 (award), 2002-3, 2003-4 (award), 2011 (award), 2015 (award)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 2008
Visual Mix, Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Annual Exhibition
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, 2004 (award)
Personal Visions
Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, WI, 2002
Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Centennial Exhibition
West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI, 2000 (award)
Awards, Purchases, and Grants
Watercolor Wisconsin
Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, WI, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2003-4, 2011 (award), 2015 (award)
Alverno College Faculty Fellowship
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
Council of Independent Colleges, Grant for the study of Renaissance Workshop Practices in Renaissance Italy
Birmingham, AL, 2010
Alverno College Asian Initiative Grant for study in China, Japan, and South Korea
2003-04
Visual Mix, Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Annual Exhibition
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, 2004
Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Centennial Exhibition - Best of Show
2000
Fredrick Layton Fellowship
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1986-87
Wisconsin Women in the Arts
1984, 1987
Midwest Watercolor Society
1984
Men and Women in the Arts
1982
Collections
Over 50 Private Collections
International
Wisconsin Bell
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Art Commission
Milwaukee, WI
Il Centro Sportivo, Bastia, Italy
Bastia, Italy
Comune de Bastia Umbra, Italy
Bastia Umbra, Italy
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI
Juror of Exhibitions/Awards
Waupaca Art Exhibition
Danes Hall, Waupaca, WI, 2022
Neville Public Museum, 2012 Members Annual Exhibition
Green Bay, WI 2012
Manito Art League Annual Exhibition
Manitowish Waters, WI, 2009
Racine Artists Guild
Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI, 2008
Elm Grove Women's Club High School Scholarship Competition
Elm Grove, WI, 2008
Racine Art Festival
Racine Festival Park, Racine, WI, 2007
The Wonder of Light, League of Milwaukee Artists
Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI, 2006
Annual Mid-Winter Show
Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI, 2005
AC Artist's Association
Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI, 2000
Fourth Congressional District Annual Student Exhibition
Milwaukee, WI, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Fond du Lac Area Artist's Association Annual Exhibition
Fond du Lac, WI, 1994
Scholastic Art Awards
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 1991
Presentations and Professional Activities, 2000 - Present
Panel Discussion
WOW-Women of Wisconsin Exhibition, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2023
Presentation of Current Work
Wisconsin Visual Artists, Milwaukee, WI, 2017
Panel Discussion
Alfons Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Women in Art
Washington Park Senior Center, Milwaukee, WI, 2011
Council for Independent Colleges, Grant and Presentation of Renaissance Art in Italy
Birmingham, AL, 2010
Consultation on Outcome Based Learning in Visual Art
Hong Kong, Institute of Education, Hong Kong, 2009, 2010
Abstract Reader
Center for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design (CLTAD), London, UK, International Conferences, 2008, 2010
Project Girl
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2008
Presentations on 1) representations of women throughout art history and 2) problems of representation in the art of Nancy Lamers
Artist in Residence, Theresa Public School Grades K-5
Theresa, WI, 2008
Teaching Asia Through the Arts, Workshop for High School Teachers
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2005, 2007
Examining Student Learning: Using Curriculum-Embedded Assessment for Program Assessment
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2007
Assessment Workshop
Artist Talk
Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 2007
Integrated Communication Workshop (art history focus)
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 2007
Handling Difficult Issues and Ideas in the Classroom
Alverno College Institute, Milwaukee, WI, January 2006
Two Cultures/One Spirit
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, October 2005
Arranged visit of 4 Japanese artists, their demonstrations, and assisted with the planning and organizational flow of the day's events
Art Matters
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, March 2005
Organized and presented by Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors, the Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences, the Art Department and Aesthetic Engagement Ability Department
Keynote Speech: Who Are Our Students?
Center for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2004
Other Professional Activities
Painted and exhibited
Assisi, Italy, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 (exhibited), 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2023
Traveled and studied
Vietnam, 2012-13
Led student group to study art and religion
China, 2007, 2011, 2013
Traveled and studied
India, 2010-11
Led student groups to study art history
Italy, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010
Traveled
Hong Kong, 2009, 2010
Traveled, exhibited, and studied
Japan, 2008
Traveled and studied art history, consultated with art education teacher
American School, Belgrade, Serbia, October 2006
Traveled and studied indigenous art
Alaska, 2006
Traveled
Honduras, Central America, 2005, 2006
Studied
Japan, South Korea and China, June - July, 2004
Traveled
Peru, 2002
Toured, studied art history, archaeology, mythology and the classics
Greece, May-June, 2002
Traveled
Chile, 2002
Toured and studied art and religion associated with Day of the Dead rituals
Mexico, 2000
Sabbatical 2000, lived and painted
Chiavari, Italy, April - June, 2000
Sabbatical 1999, lived and painted
Todi and Assisi, Italy, September - December, 1999
Studied Italian 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Visited faculty of Chester College, Art Department and local schools
Chester, UK and London, UK, 1997
Participated in Studio Art Workshop International
Assisi, Italy, June - July 1996
Toured
Italy, 1996
Toured
Spain, 1993-94
Toured
France, 1993