Nancy Richards West

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Nancy Richards West has been painting professionaly since 1971, with an emphasis on nature and wildlife. After graduating from The College of William and Mary with High Honors in Art, she continued her education at The Barnstone Studios in Pennsylvania where she studied classical drawing and color theory intensely. She also studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia. West has been a featured artist at many highly juried fine arts festivals, won many awards (including the Ward Foundation’s Marie Conway Award), and been invited to The White House.