Nancy Lorenz WHAT: Works on Paper WHEN: November 6 - 30, 2019 WHERE: PDX CONTEMPORARY ART 925 NW Flanders Street, Portland OR 97209 HOURS: 11:00 – 6:00 Tues

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kill: December 1, 2019

WHO: Nancy Lorenz WHAT: Works on Paper WHEN: November 6 - 30, 2019 WHERE: PDX CONTEMPORARY ART 925 NW Flanders Street, Portland OR 97209 HOURS: 11:00 – 6:00 Tues. – Sat. ADMISSION: Free Open First Thursday November 7, 2019, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

EXHIBITION NOTES:

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is pleased to present new works on paper by New York-based artist Nancy Lorenz.

Lorenz starts every drawing with spontaneous, faint, and gestural lines and imagery. Building on that initial drawing, the Artist adds metal leaf materials and raised, leafed surfaces. Drawing inspiration from the history of ink painting and time spent living in Tokyo, Lorenz creates abstracted landscapes and studies in form that pay close attention to the juxtaposition of materials, shapes, and the hand of the artist.

In this exhibition, Lorenz will exhibit explorative drawings that, in essence, depict sky and water. Unfettered by speciﬁc outcomes, Lorenz employs a Metal Scraps, 2019, palladium leaf, watercolor, and myriad of materials such as gilt glass, iron ﬁlings, sand, gilder’s clay on paper, 7 ½” x 5 3/4” and metal leaf to allow for discovery and rumination within her drawing process.

Nancy Lorenz is the recipient of the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and has exhibited extensively throughout the world. She is in the corporate collections of Chanel Stores (Paris, Hong Kong, Ginza, Taipei, Rome, Boston, Dubai, Geneva, Bangkok), Tiﬀany & Co. (New York), and Gucci Tower (Ginza, Hong Kong), among others. Her private collections include: Michael Smith, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Joanne Cassullo, Anna Wintour, Tom Ford, and Elton John, among others.

Lorenz’s work has been written about and published extensively, including features, mentions, and reviews in W Magazine, Financial Times, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, WSJ Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Vogue Living, Vanity Fair, Glamour, New York Post, ARTnews, and Wallpaper.

The Work: • works on paper with metal leaf materials and gestural ink drawings • landscape-based and still life drawings

The Artist: • Lives and works in New York, NY • Recipient of the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Award • In major public and private collections including: Chanel Stores (Paris, Hong Kong, Ginza, Taipei, Rome, Boston, Dubai, Geneva, Bangkok), Tiﬀany & Co. (New York), Gucci Tower (Ginza, Hong Kong), Beth Rudin DeWoody, Joanne Cassullo, Anna Wintour, Tom Ford, Elton John, and Michael Smith, among others.

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