Nancy Grace Horton
Selections from a Series: Ms. Behavior
My photographs are investigations of female gender roles as influenced by American culture and mass media. I intend my work to confront the viewer with their hidden preconceptions with regard to women’s roles within society.
Using narrative fragments that confound the conventions of popular culture, I explore the norms of female behavior—and misbehavior. I am inspired by cinema, TV, magazines, and personal experiences. This body of work, [Ms. Behavior], is a 21st century extension of feminist concerns with the media’s portrayal of women.
My creative process is planned but unscripted. Exploratory, but with firm goals and boundaries. Props, models (who are often friends), and locations act as catalysts for the development of strong, graphic compositions that suggest fragments of an untold story.
My photographs are investigations of female gender roles as influenced by American culture and mass media. I intend my work to confront the viewer with their hidden preconceptions with regard to women’s roles within society.
Using narrative fragments that confound the conventions of popular culture, I explore the norms of female behavior—and misbehavior. I am inspired by cinema, TV, magazines, and personal experiences. This body of work, [Ms. Behavior], is a 21st century extension of feminist concerns with the media’s portrayal of women.
My creative process is planned but unscripted. Exploratory, but with firm goals and boundaries. Props, models (who are often friends), and locations act as catalysts for the development of strong, graphic compositions that suggest fragments of an untold story.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nancy Grace Horton holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and has been working as a freelance photographer and educator for over 20 years. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, most recently an Artists Entrepreneurial Grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, where she is also a Rostered Artist. She lives between Maine and New Hampshire and takes yearly visits to rural Mexico where she creates photo-based cultural exchange projects for kids. She is known locally for her popular photo book “Portsmouth”.
In 2012 her photographs were featured at the New York Photo Fest, the Griffin Museum of Photography’s 18th Juried Exhibition, and a two person show at the Photographic Resource Center in Boston. As the artist featured for the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Library Artist Curated Book Display, she exhibited, a hand made book entitled “Mad Women”, part of her newest series of work.
New York Times best-selling author, Jodi Picoult comments, "My eye was drawn to Horton’s images immediately–I found them evocative and haunting, as if each one held a story of its own."
Nancy Grace Horton holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and has been working as a freelance photographer and educator for over 20 years. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, most recently an Artists Entrepreneurial Grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, where she is also a Rostered Artist. She lives between Maine and New Hampshire and takes yearly visits to rural Mexico where she creates photo-based cultural exchange projects for kids. She is known locally for her popular photo book “Portsmouth”.
In 2012 her photographs were featured at the New York Photo Fest, the Griffin Museum of Photography’s 18th Juried Exhibition, and a two person show at the Photographic Resource Center in Boston. As the artist featured for the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Library Artist Curated Book Display, she exhibited, a hand made book entitled “Mad Women”, part of her newest series of work.
New York Times best-selling author, Jodi Picoult comments, "My eye was drawn to Horton’s images immediately–I found them evocative and haunting, as if each one held a story of its own."
- Awarded the Artist Entrepreneurial Grant – NH State Council on the Arts – 2013
- Honorable Mention – 19th Juried Exhibition – Griffin Museum of Photography – 2013
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PURCHASING INFORMATION
Ironing Bored 17" x 17" or 30" x 30" Edition of 10 Archival Pigment Print 17" x 17" Print $375 | 30" x 30" Print $775 | 30" x 30" Framed $1,200 |
Independence 17" x 17" or 30" x 30" Edition of 10 Archival Pigment Print 17" x 17" Print $375 | 30" x 30" Print $775 | 30" x 30" Framed $1,200 |
Please contact Drift Gallery at 603-379-6560 to inquire about availability.
