About Ann Thompson Nemcosky
I gather inspiration from my home in the North Carolina mountains and from my travels to the coast. I paint nearly every day. I have been painting forever. The more I paint the closer I get to the truth of the magic of color and light that I see in our world.
I grew up in Ohio and attended the University of Cincinnati, obtaining a BFA in painting. I then earned a MFA degree in painting at North Carolina's East Carolina University. This was where I met and married my husband, artist Gary Nemcosky. After a few years back in Cincinnati we landed in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. I was always painting, and I also worked in advertising and did free-lance graphic design work. I have taught various art classes as a part-time instructor at the local community college and at Appalachian State University.
Over the years I have adapted my studio practice to my life's circumstances, however landscape and a feeling of place have been a constant influence in my art work. Living in the dramatically beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains as well as annual visits to the Carolina Coast are experiences that have cemented my love of landscape and the inward connections we have for place. I like to explore various media and styles yet abstraction is my favorite form of expression. My abstract paintings are an intuitive response to a sense of place through the visual language of color, form, and movement.
Unless otherwise noted, most paintings posted on this website are available for purchase. For sales or inquiries, you may contact me via any one of the icons at the top of the page, or leave a comment on my blog page, or use the form below.
Or, please visit my Etsy shop, BlueBird Hill, for current original artwork available for purchase.
For selected works available as prints, visit Image Conscious Fine Art Publishers and Fine Art America.
Gallery Representation
Edisto Island, South Carolina
Hands Gallery
Boone, North Carolina
Image Conscious
Fine Art Publisher, selected works available
Exhibitions
Rock School Arts
Invitational Two Person Show
Valdese, NC
2013
Pullen Arts Center
Invitational Show
Raleigh, NC
2010
Two person show
Watauga County Arts Council
Jones House Community Center
Boone, NC
2009
Memory Appalachia
Regional Exhibition
Boone, NC
2008
Associated Artists of Southport
July National Exhibition
Southport, NC
1998, 1999, 2000
Appalachian State University Faculty Exhibition
Boone, NC
1997
ASU Faculty/Student Exhibition
Eagle Gallery
Raleigh, NC
1997
Flight of Day
Solo Exhibition
Burke Arts Council Jailhouse Gallery
Morganton, NC
1997
23RD Annual Juried Exhibition
National Competition
Shelby Art League, Inc.
Shelby, North Carolina
Juror: Dr. Sidney D. Markman, Professor Emeritus,
Art History and Archaeology,
Duke University, Durham, NC
1997
Memphis Arts Festival
National Competition
Juried Art Exhibit at Arts In The Park ‘97
Memphis, Tennessee
Juror: Carl Solway, Director and President of
Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1997
Kaleidoscope
N.C. State Competition
Burke Arts Council 4th Annual Multi-media
Juried Exhibition
Jailhouse Gallery, Morganton, NC
1997
CCC&TI Watauga Campus Art Faculty Exhibition
Jones House Community Center, Boone, NC
1995
Selected Work
Two Person Show
Invitational
Jones House Community Center, Boone, NC
1994
Ninth Annual Juried Exhibition
Regional Competition
Bristol Art Guild & Bristol Herald Courier
Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee
Juror: S. Tucker Cooke
1994
The Asheville Art Museum’s October Show
Regional Competition
Juried Art Exhibition
Asheville, NC
Juror: Nicholas B. Bragg, Director of Reynolda House
Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC
1994
Fourth Annual Fall Celebration of the Arts
Regional Competition
Juried Art Exhibition
Spruce Pine, NC
Juror: Ken Bloom, former curator of Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC
1993
Two Person Show
Invitational
Westside Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
1992
Invitational Alumni Exhibition
Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC
1988
Paintings and Woodcut Prints
Solo Exhibition
The Art Academy at WCET Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1988
Everyday Nostalgia
Solo Exhibition
Rosewood Art Centre, Kettering, OH
1987
Self Portraits: Artists Portray Themselves
Cincinnati Art Academy’s Annual Tri-State Competition
Art Academy Gallery, Downtown, Cincinnati, OH
1986
Goldsboro’s Seventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition
National Competition
Goldsboro, NC
Juror: Jack Cowart
1985
Two Person Show
Invitational
Onslow County Arts Council, Jacksonville, NC
1985
An Evening With The Arts: Group Exhibition
Invitational
Lumberton, NC
1985
Illuminia Competition
ECU Student Union
Greenville, NC
Jurors: Dr. Charlotte Brown, Mr. Alan Aiches
Purchase Award
1983
Works In Progress: Group Invitational
Gray Gallery
Greenville, NC
Permanent Collection
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC