NANCY SANDLER BASS

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Painting is a conversation between the subject and artist Nancy Sandler Bass. Whether working with still life, figure, or landscape, the aim is to capture the essence of the moment—a sense of time and place that can be experienced beyond the surface.

The artist explores the relationship between representation and abstraction through layers of materials, color, texture, and form to push the boundaries of the two-dimensional surface. Bass invites the viewer to connect with the work and their own memories, to create a shared human experience, one that exists beyond words.

Bio:

Nancy Sandler Bass grew up on Long Island, where she began painting the coastal landscapes of the North and South Forks. She earned her degree from Stony Brook University, studying under art critic Lawrence Alloway and painter Mel Pekarsky, and  at the Art Students League under painters Moses Soyer, Francis Cunningham and later Daniel Schwartz, and Dan Gheno. During this formative period, she also had the opportunity to engage with iconic artists such as Alice Neel, Rosemary Mayer, Philip Pearlstein, and Alex Katz.

Her artwork has been exhibited at Blue Mountain Gallery, The Salmagundi Club ( En Plein Air/Landscapes in the Studio), Lichtundfire Gallery NYC (Flora and Fauna), the Montauk Artists Association-The End (Featured Artist), Residencia Il Palmerino in Florence, Italy, and as part of the Natural Figurative Art Collection and the Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art. She has also been featured in Cool Off – Visionary Projects, NYC.

A member of Blue Mountain Gallery in Chelsea, Sandler Bass has participated in numerous group exhibitions. Her solo exhibition Mementos was held January 30 – February 24, 2024.