about

Nancy Kanner is an award-winning Graphic Designer, an encaustic artist, acrylic and watercolor painter. Drawing inspiration from nature and warm, sunny days, Nancy creates whimsical, colorful art pieces in her sunlit art studio in Portsmouth, NH. Her acrylic seascapes are influenced by the aqua waters of the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean is Nancy’s happy place – whether it’s on a beach or adventuring through a tropical rainforest – inspiration abounds for her in the islands. Nancy’s encaustic work combines bright pigments, water colors, pen and ink, dried flowers, ephemera and more. Subjects such as simple hand-drawn birds and flowers delight the viewer with a fun and light-hearted feeling. The creation of a multi-layered encaustic piece is similar to the process Nancy uses in graphic design projects — from brainstorming to the final design and production, they both include multiple layers of information combined to create a unified, emotion-evoking piece of art. Nancy’s love of nature, typography, color, texture and warmth shines through in her artwork.
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Contact Nancy if you live locally and are interested in purchasing a piece or have any questions.

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artwork shows

CURRENT
Always available | Nancy’s studio in Portsmouth, NH . Coming soon to NancyKanner.com! 

PAST
November 14-December 31, 2022 | Port City Artisans Pop-up Shop
November 19 & 20, 2022 | Portsmouth Holiday Arts Tour | Open Studio
​February 3 – 26 | Sweetness & Light  – Small Works Exhibit | Art Up Front Street Studios & Gallery
November 20 & 21, 2021 | Portsmouth Holiday Arts Tour
​November 15 – December 31, 2021 | Port City Artisans Pop-up Shop
May – June 2021 | Colby’s Breakfast & Lunch Joint, Portsmouth, NH
December 2020 – April 2021 | Dobra Tea, Portland, Maine
November 21 & 22, 2020 | Portsmouth Holiday Arts Tour, Open Studio
Dec 2019 – April 2020 | Dobra Tea, Tea + Craft Fair, Portland, Maine
November 22 – 24, 2019 | Portsmouth Holiday Arts Tour, Open Studio
June 2019 | Lovebirds Donuts, Kittery, ME
April 15 – May 2019 | Colby’s Breakfast & Lunch Joint, Portsmouth, NH
​December 14 – 16, 2018 | Dobra Tea, Tea + Craft Fair, Portland, Maine
November 16 – 18, 2018 | Portsmouth Holiday Arts Tour, Open Studio
June through September 2018 | Dobra Tea, Portland, Maine

workshops at nancy’s studio | portsmouth, nh

Workshops are back!
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Learn the art of Encaustic Art at Nancy’s studio in Portsmouth NH. Contact me if you are interested in attending a group workshop (up to 4 students) - great for birthdays or a girls or guys day out!
Workshops sold out quickly in February and March - I am planning on holding a couple more in the spring.
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contact

Questions? Interested in purchasing Nancy's artwork?
​Email Nancy.