Nancy Bolton-Rawles
Currently resides on the Oregon Coast.
Prior to Oregon she resided in No. California for 30+ years in the hostorical “Mother Lode” areas of CA: Auburn, Grass Valley, and Nevada City.
She spent her childhood in So. CA in San Fernando Valley and Thousand Oaks.
(Retired) Co-Owner of Intent Design Studio, LLC
Media (Primary):
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Collage, and Photography
Art Interests:
- Floral
- Still Life
- Landscapes
- Cityscapes
- Abstracts
- Collage
- Altered Books
- Paperclay – bas-relief
- Ceramics
Nancy is always open to new media and always experimenting.
One Person Exhibitions:
Sweet Café, Eagle Point, OR 2005-2006 “Intuitive Abstracts”
Eagle Point Library 2005 June – August (two-person exhibit with husband Bruce Rawles – digital and 3D digital artist)
Group Exhibits:
- Drift Inn Gallery – June 2019
- City of Yachats Oregon: Banner for downtown main street 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Douglas County Libraries, Castle Rock Branch, CO 2014
- Eagle Point Library 2006 Summer children’s show, Children’s Summer – Reading Theme: Paws, Claws, Scales & Tales
- 20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA December 2003
- 20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA June 2003
- 20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA December 2002
- Sierra College, Rocklin CA. Student Juried Show 2003
- Sierra College, Rocklin CA Student Juried Show 1996
Awards and Honors:
Sierra College Student Juried Show 2003
Affiliations:
Yachats Arts Guild 2019 – Present
Past Affiliations:
- Auburn Arts Council, Auburn, CA
- Castle Rock Artist Guild, Castle Rock, CO
- Eagle Point Library Arts Council – Board Member
- Nevada County Arts Council, CA
- Pioneer Arts, Nevada City, CA
- Upper Rogue Valley Artists, So. Oregon
Education:
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
2003 – Sierra College: AA – Fine Arts
2003 – Sierra College: AA – Applied Arts: Illustration
2003 – Sierra College: AA – Applied Arts: Design
Continued Studies:
- Acrylic Landscape Painting – William Hook – Scottsdale, AZ – 2022
- Paper Clay Art workshop – Rogene Manas – Eugene, OR , 2020
- Photography and photographing Works of Art and Altered Book Art – Workshop: Corrine Stubson
- Acrylic Painting: “Loose and Juicy Aquamedia” workshops: Robert Burridge
- Oil Painting: Painterly, mixed media, and abstract workshops: Robert Burridge
- Acrylic Painting: Intuitive Abstract Workshop with Lauryn Taylor
- Various other studies at Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
Life-long study and practice in the arts.
Nancy lives with her husband, Bruce Rawles, and their two cats, Cooper and Sophie, on the central Oregon coast.