Newberry, Nancy (b. 1968)
Found 8 Works by this Artist
(b. 1968)
Dallas, Texas
Nancy Newberry is an artist based in Dallas and Marfa, Texas. Her performative
portraiture investigates individuation, specifically focusing on cultural and social systems
of belonging. Her work is deeply personal, exploring narratives of identity, myth and
memory as the foundation of her practice.
She has received many honors and awards from both publications and institutions. Most
recently she has received The Nasher Sculpture Center Artist Grant (2020); The British
Journal of Photography Female in Focus Award (2019); The Griffin Museum of
Photography, Richards’ Family Trust Award (2018); Grand Prix Finalist, The
International Festival of Photography, Hyeres, France; Descubrimientos PhotoEspaña
Prize, Madrid; Kolga Photo Award, Tbilisi, Georgia; PhotoVisa Award, Krasnodar,
Russia; FotoFest Discoveries of the Meeting Place, Houston; and The Taylor Wessing
Portrait Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London (2012, 2017).
Ms. Newberry has been profiled and published widely including in The Guardian, British
Journal of Photography, New York Times, M Le magazine du Monde, i-D, PDN, and
American Photo amongst others. Her work resides in major public and private
collections, including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Centro de Arte Alcobendas,
Spain; City of Houston, Houston Airports; and Villa Noailles, Hyères, France. Her work
has been exhibited throughout the US, Europe and China.
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