{"id":2862,"date":"2024-04-08T21:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T01:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/?page_id=2862"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:47:42","slug":"the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/the-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1736 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Copy-of-Nancy-Bio-Pic_Croppedpiconly.png\" alt=\"Copy of Nancy Bio Pic_Croppedpiconly\" width=\"280\" height=\"284\"><\/p>\n<p>American Watercolor Society<br \/>\nCentral Florida Watercolor Society<br \/>\nFlorida Watercolor Society<br \/>\nGeorgia Watercolor Society<br \/>\nLouisiana Watercolor Society<br \/>\nRhode Island Watercolor Society<br \/>\nSouthern Watercolor Society<br \/>\nTallahassee Watercolor Society<br \/>\nTransparent Watercolor Society<br \/>\nWomen in Watercolor<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">nancy@nancydias.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s never too late to be what you might have been&#8221; George Eliot<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Rhode Island, Nancy and her husband currently reside in The Villages, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The artistic challenges to her creativity and originality are what she enjoys the most. Nancy finds inspiration from everywhere, trying to see the world differently and looking for interesting angles or unique perspectives while striving to create something uncommon and challenging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy telling stories using shapes, values and colors that are exciting and interesting. Not having anything recognizable just adds to the challenge. Creating layers and dimension with transparent watercolor allows me to use my instinct to shape the story and direction of my painting.\u201d Nancy Dias<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Signature Member Status:<\/strong>&nbsp;\n<ul>\n<li>Florida Watercolor Society<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana Watercolor Society<\/li>\n<li>Georgia Watercolor Society<\/li>\n<li>Tallahassee Watercolor Society<\/li>\n<li>Acrylic Painters USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Artists Magazine First Place Annual Art Competition Exhibition Abstract Division \u2013 2019 Short Circuit<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>February 2026 Juried into the CFWS Annual Exhibition -\u201cAerial View\u201d<\/li>\n<li>May 2025 Juried into RIWS National Watermedia Show \u201cExploration\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>April 2025 Juried into TaWS Tri-State Water Media Exhibition-\u201cAerial View\u201d<\/li>\n<li>April 2025 Juried into CFWS Members Exhibition \u201cNot So Secret Life of Plants\u201d Lacy Tree Philodendron.<\/li>\n<li>March 2025 Juried into LWS 55th International Exhibition- \u201cPartners\u201d<\/li>\n<li>February 2025 Juried Into CFWS CityArts Factory Exhibition \u201cNever Forget\u201d<\/li>\n<li>February 2025 Juried into CFWS Annual Exhibition -\u201cCamouflage\u201d &amp; \u201cCascade\u201d<\/li>\n<li>August 2024 Juried into 2024 TaWS Brush Strokes &#8211; \u201cCamouflage<\/li>\n<li>August 2024 Juried into 2024 GWS Member Show &#8211; \u201cAerial View\u201d<\/li>\n<li>July 2024 Juried into 5th Annual Women in Watercolor International Competition &#8211; \u201cExploration\u201d Abstract Finalist Award<\/li>\n<li>May 2024 Juried into FWS Annual Exhibition \u201cNever Forget\u201d<\/li>\n<li>May 2024 Juried into RIWS National Watermedia Show \u201cShort Circuit\u201d<\/li>\n<li>May 2024 Juried into TaWS TriState Water Media Exhibition-\u201cCascade\u201d &amp; \u201cSlow Leak\u201d<\/li>\n<li>March 2024 Juried into LWS 54<sup>th<\/sup> International Exhibition- \u201cAerial View\u201d<\/li>\n<li>February 2024 Juried into CFW Annual Exhibition-\u201cAwakening\u201d<\/li>\n<li>January 2024 Juried into RIWS Zooming In Show-for \u201cOn Set\u201d<\/li>\n<li>November 2023 Juried into RIWS Negative Spaces Show-for \u201cMagnolia Spray\u201d<\/li>\n<li>September 2023 Juried into RIWS Complimentary Colors Show for \u201cOdyssey\u201d <em>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/em><\/li>\n<li>October 2023 Selected for the RIWS 2024 Calendar<\/li>\n<li>July 2023 Juried into the 4th Annual Women in Watercolor International Competition for \u201cShort Circuit\u201d <em>Ampersand Award<\/em><\/li>\n<li>April 2023 Juried into the 2023 Tallahassee 35<sup>th<\/sup> Tri-State Water Media Exhibition for \u201cAwakening\u201d<\/li>\n<li>February 2023 Juried into 2023 LWS 53<sup>rd<\/sup> International Exhibition for Odyssey. Earned Signature Status.<\/li>\n<li>January 2023 Juried into 2023 CFWS Annual Exhibition for Odyssey<\/li>\n<li>July 2022-Juried into 2022 GWS Member Show for \u201cAwakening\u201d<\/li>\n<li>July 2022-Juried into 2022 FWS Annual Exhibition for \u201cEndeavor\u201d<\/li>\n<li>May 2022-Awarded Sheila Varn Memorial Award TaWS 34<sup>th<\/sup> Tri-State Exhibition for \u201cOdyssey<\/li>\n<li>April 2022-Juried into TaWS 34<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Tri-State Exhibition for Odyssey<\/li>\n<li>March 2022-Awarded 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place CFWS Annual Exhibition for \u201cEnergy\u201d<\/li>\n<li>February 2022-Juried into 2022 Annual Exhibition GWS for \u201cEndeavor\u201d<\/li>\n<li>January 2022-Juried into 2022 Annual Exhibition CFWS for \u201cEnergy\u201d<\/li>\n<li>September 2021-Juried into 2021 Acrylic Painters USA Juried Exhibition for \u201cNew Beginning\u201d<\/li>\n<li>June 2021- Juried into the 2021 Georgia WC Society Member Exhibition for \u201cEnergy\u201d<\/li>\n<li>April 2021- Juried into the TaWS 2021 Tri State Juried Water media Exhibition for \u201cPoint of View\u201d<\/li>\n<li>March 2021-Juried into the 2021 LWS Annual 51<sup>st<\/sup> International Exhibition for \u201cShort Circuit\u201d<\/li>\n<li>December 2020- Juried into the 2021 CFWS Annual Exhibition for \u201cFantasy Garden\u201d<\/li>\n<li>September 2020 \u2013 Juried into the FWS Annual Exhibition for \u201cOdyssey\u201d<\/li>\n<li>August 2020 \u2013 Juried into TaWS 2020 Brush Strokes Members Exhibition for \u201cEndeavor\u201d<\/li>\n<li>June 2020- Juried into the 2020 Georgia WC Society Member Exhibition for \u201cTilting at Windmills\u201d<\/li>\n<li>March 2020- Juried into the 2020 43<sup>rd<\/sup> SWS Annual Juried Exhibition for \u201cTilting at Windmills\u201d<\/li>\n<li>February 2020-Juried into the 2020 LWS Annual 50<sup>th<\/sup> International Exhibition for \u201cEndeavor\u201d<\/li>\n<li>December 2019- Juried into the 2020 FWS On Line Show for \u201cTilting at Windmills\u201d<\/li>\n<li>December 2019- Juried into the 2020 CFWS Annual Exhibition for \u201cRespite at Palmetto Bluff\u201d<\/li>\n<li>October 2019-Received Signature Status-TaWS-from Tallahassee Watercolor Society<\/li>\n<li>October 2019-3rd Honorable mention : TaWS 2019 Brush Strokes Members Exhibition for \u201cEnergy\u201d<\/li>\n<li>August 2019 \u2013 Juried into TaWS 2019 Brush Strokes Members Exhibition for \u201cTilting at Windmills\u201d &amp; \u201cEnergy\u201d<\/li>\n<li>July 2019- First Place Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition Exhibition for \u201cShort Circuit\u201d<\/li>\n<li>July 2019- Juried into the 2019 Georgia WC Society Member Exhibition for \u201cKaleidoscope\u201d<\/li>\n<li>May 2019- 3rd Award Of Excellence: TaWS 31st Juried Water Media Exhibition for \u201cShort Circuit\u201d<\/li>\n<li>March 2019- Award Of Merit: Central Florida Watercolor Society 20th Anniversary Exhibition for \u201cShort Circuit<\/li>\n<li>March 2019- Juried into the TaWS 2019 Tri State Juried Water media Exhibition for \u201cShort Circuit\u201d<\/li>\n<li>January 2019-Juried into Acrylic Painters USA 2019 Annual Show &#8211; \u201cOn Set\u201d<\/li>\n<li>January 2019-Juried into the CFWS Annual Exhibition &#8211; \u201cKaleidoscope\u201d &amp; \u201cShort Circuit.<\/li>\n<li>January 2019-18 \u2013 Juried into the FWS On Line Show &#8211; \u201cKaleidoscope\u201d<\/li>\n<li>July 2018 \u2013 Juried into the TaWS 2018 Brush Strokes Members Exhibition &#8211; \u201cRespite at Palmetto Bluff\u201d<\/li>\n<li>June 2018 \u2013 Juried into the FWS Annual Exhibition &#8211; \u201cShort Circuit\u201d<\/li>\n<li>May 2018 \u2013 Juried into the TaWS Tri State Exhibition &#8211; \u201cKaleidoscope\u201d<\/li>\n<li>March 2017 \u2013 Honorable Mention Leesburg Art Association Spring Show &#8211; \u201cExploration\u201d<\/li>\n<li>February 2016 \u2013 Selected for permanent collection for The Villages of Fenney Recreation Ctr., \u201cMagnolia Spray\u201d<\/li>\n<li>December 2016 \u2013 Juried into the FWS On Line Show &#8211; \u201cJoy\u201d<\/li>\n<li>May 2016 \u2013 Juried into the FWS Annual Exhibition &#8211; \u201cExploration\u201d<\/li>\n<li>March 2016 \u2013 Best of Show Leesburg Art Association Spring Show &#8211; \u201cDiscovery\u201d<\/li>\n<li>November 2015 \u2013 1st Place from FWS On Line Show &#8211; \u201cDiscovery\u201d<\/li>\n<li>October 2015 \u2013permanent collection The Villages Rohan Rec. Ctr., 7\u2019x6\u2019 mural \u201cEvening Star at Lake Sumter Landing\u201d<\/li>\n<li>November 2014 \u2013 Juried into the FWS On Line Show &#8211; \u201cAutumn Spray\u201d<\/li>\n<li>November 2014 \u2013 Juried in Toast Of The Arts-Ocala Art Group, Appleton Museum for \u201cLacy Tree Philodendron\u201d<\/li>\n<li>November 2013 \u2013 Juried into the FWS On Line Show &#8211; \u201cInterlude\u201d<\/li>\n<li>November 2012 \u2013 Juried into the FWS On Line Show &#8211; \u201cJourney\u201d<\/li>\n<li>October 2012&nbsp; \u2013 Selected into the Villages Invitational Painters Exhibit-Body of Work&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Watercolor Society Central Florida Watercolor Society Florida Watercolor Society Georgia Watercolor Society Louisiana Watercolor Society Rhode Island Watercolor Society Southern Watercolor Society Tallahassee Watercolor Society Transparent Watercolor Society Women in Watercolor nancy@nancydias.com &#8220;It&#8217;s never too late to be what you might have been&#8221; George Eliot &nbsp; Originally from Rhode Island, Nancy and her husband [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1736 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Copy-of-Nancy-Bio-Pic_Croppedpiconly.png\" alt=\"Copy of Nancy Bio Pic_Croppedpiconly\" width=\"273\" height=\"276\">\n\nAmerican Watercolor Society\nCentral Florida Watercolor Society\nCitrus Watercolor Society\nFlorida Watercolor Society\nGeorgia Watercolor Society\nLouisiana Watercolor Society\nSouthern Watercolor Society\nTallahassee Watercolor Society\nTransparent Watercolor Society\nWomen in Watercolor\n\nnancy@nancydias.com\n<blockquote>\"It's never too late to be what you might have been\" George Elliot<\/blockquote>\nOriginally from Rhode Island, Nancy and her husband currently reside in The Villages, Florida.\n\nThe artistic challenges to her creativity and originality are what she enjoys the most. Nancy finds inspiration from everywhere, trying to see the world differently and looking for interesting angles or unique perspectives while striving to create something uncommon and challenging.\n\n\u201cI enjoy telling stories using shapes, values and colors that are exciting and interesting. Not having anything recognizable just adds to the challenge. Creating layers and dimension with transparent watercolor allows me to use my instinct to shape the story and direction of my painting.\u201d Nancy Dias\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Signature Member Status:<\/strong>&nbsp;\n<ul>\n \t<li>Florida Watercolor Society<\/li>\n \t<li>Louisiana Watercolor Society<\/li>\n \t<li>Georgia Watercolor Society<\/li>\n \t<li>Tallahassee Watercolor Society<\/li>\n \t<li>Acrylic Painters USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Published:<\/strong>\n\nArtists Magazine First Place Annual Art Competition Exhibition Abstract Division \u2013 2019 Short Circuit\n\n<strong>Recognition<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>\n<ul>\n \t<li>\n<ul>\n \t<li>FWS Annual Exhibition \u2013 2022 Endeavor, 2020 Odyssey, 2018 Short Circuit, 2016 Exploration<\/li>\n \t<li>FWS Online Show \u2013 2019 Tilting at Windmills, 2018 Kaleidoscope, 2016 Joy, 2015 Discovery <strong><em>First Place<\/em>, <\/strong>2014 Autumn Spray, 2013 Interlude, 2012 Journey<\/li>\n \t<li>TaWS Tri State Exhibition \u2013 2023 Awakening, 2021 Point of View, 2019 Short Circuit <em>3<sup>rd<\/sup> \u201c<strong>Award of Excellence\u201d,<\/strong> <\/em>2018 Kaleidoscope, 2022 Odyssey <strong><em>Sheila Varn Mem. Award<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li>TaWS Brush Strokes Member Exhibition \u2013 2020 Endeavor, 2019 Energy <em>\u201cHonorable Mention\u201d,<\/em> and Tilting at Windmills, 2018 Respite at Palmetto Bluff<\/li>\n \t<li>GWS Member Exhibition \u2013 2022 Awakening, 2021 Energy, 2020 Tilting at Windmills, 2019 Kaleidoscope<\/li>\n \t<li>GWS Annual Exhibition \u2013 2022 Endeavor<\/li>\n \t<li>LWS Annual International Exhibition \u2013 2024 Aerial View, 2023 Odyssey-2021 Short Circuit, 2020 Endeavor<\/li>\n \t<li>SWS Annual Exhibition \u2013 2020 Tilting At Windmills<\/li>\n \t<li>CFWS Annual Exhibition\u20142024 Awakening, 2023 Odyssey, 2022 Energy, 2021 Fantasy Garden, 2020 Respite at Palmetto Bluff, 2019 Short Circuit <strong>\u201c<em>Award of Merit\u201d,<\/em><\/strong> and Kaleidoscope<\/li>\n \t<li>WiW Annual Exhibition-2023 Short Circuit<\/li>\n \t<li>RIWS 2024 Zooming- On Set, Negative Spaces-2023 Magnolia Spray, 2023 Complimentary Colors-Odyssey <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li>APUSA Acrylic Painters USA Juried Exhibition- 2021 New Beginning \u2013 2019 On Set<\/li>\n \t<li>Leesburg Art Association \u2013 2017 Exploration <em>\u201c<strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong>\u201d,<\/em> 2016 Discovery \u201c<strong><em>Best In Show<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>Ocala Art Group Toast to the Arts Appleton Museum \u2013 2016 Discovery \u201c<strong><em>Honorable Mention<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d, <\/em>2013 Lacey Tree Philodendron<\/li>\n \t<li>Visual Arts Association \u2013 2016 Magnolia Spry <strong><em>Honorable Mention<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2015 Exploration <strong><em>Honorable Mention<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2015 Endurance <strong><em>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em> 2014 Autumn Spray <strong><em>Award of Merit<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2013 Interlude <strong><em>award of Merit,<\/em><\/strong> 2012 Journey <strong><em>Award of Merit<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2011 Lacey Tree Philodendron <strong><em>Honorable Mention<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2011 Autumn Spray <strong><em>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2010 Showing Off <strong><em>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2008 Brown Derby <strong><em>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2007 Thailand Parrot Flowers <strong><em>Honorable Mention<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2006 &amp; 2005 Endurance <strong><em>Honorable Mention<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>2005 Firefighters\u2026Heroes Among Us <strong><em>Award of Distinction<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em> 2005 Polo Gear <strong><em>First Place<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em> 2004 Polo Heaven <strong><em>People\u2019s Choice<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li>The Villages, FL purchased for permanent collection \u2013 2017 magnolia Spray, 2015 Evening Star 6\u2019x 7\u2019 Mural, 2004 Polo Heaven, Butterscotch Baby, Buffalo off to School, and Buffalo in the Library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n2\/15\/2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2862"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3204,"href":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2862\/revisions\/3204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancydias.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}