Biography

Nancy Synnestvedt grew up in Philadelphia USA, and also lived in Germany and Canada before settling permanently in New Zealand. She graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1984, and then moved to Auckland, where she taught art at Kristin School for twelve years before resigning from teaching to paint full time. Her work is in private and corporate collections in North America and New Zealand.

 

Solo exhibitions

2019  Random Order,  Northart Gallery, Auckland

2014  Crossing to Safety,  Northart Gallery, Auckland

2007  New Work,  Edmiston Duke Gallery, Auckland

2004  Reflections,  Judith Anderson Gallery, Auckland

2003  Energy Fields, Grantham Galleries, Auckland

2001  New Works , Chiaroscuro Gallery, Auckland

1995  Random Reinforcements,  ASA Gallery, Auckland

 

Selected group exhibitions

2015  Northart Gallery, Auckland

2014  14 Stations of the Cross, Northart Gallery, Auckland

2011  12 x 12,  Northart Gallery, Auckland

2010  Small Works, Northart Gallery, Auckland

2009  Instock, Northart Gallery, Auckland

2005  Christmas Wrap, Edmiston Duke Gallery, Auckland

2004  Mastery 04, Grey Lynn, Auckland

2003  100 x 100 x 100,  McPherson Gallery, Auckland

2003  Summer Hanging, Grantham Galleries, Auckland

2003  New Paintings, Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport

2002  Mother and Daughter, Fine Arts Center, Pennsylvania, USA

2002  Abstractions, Two person show,  Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport

2002  Summer exhibition, Louisa Melrose Gallery, New Jersey, USA

2002  Summer Hanging, Grantham Galleries, Auckland

2001  100 x 100 x 100, McPherson Gallery, Auckland

2001  Summer Hanging, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Auckland

2001  Special exhibition: Art and Faith, Parnell, Auckland

2000  Summer Hanging, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Auckland

1998  25 x 25, Kristin School, Albany, Auckland

1997  New Works, ASA Gallery, Auckland 

1991-1999  Sixteen group exhibitions, ASA Gallery, Auckland

 

Awards

2003  First Prize for Painting, Devonport Arts Festival Exhibition

2003  Finalist, Art and Faith , Parnell

2003  Devonport Arts Festival: Highly Commended Award

1994  Finalist, Nola Holmwood Prize, ASA Gallery