Short Bio
Nanette Newbry has exhibited her work since 1990. She received her BA in Visual Arts from the University of California with graduate studies with Barbara Kruger, Eleanor Antin and Paula Roland. She had a leading role in Eleanor Antin’s film The Ballerina, which explored issues of gender, race and identity. Later, Ms. Newbry took on a male personna, Henri Bobo, exploring cultural expectations and gender differences. She performed in a number of notable performance artworks including The Bride, Henri Bobo Goes to Town, Crossfire and Sandboxed. She owned N. Newbry gallery from 2000 to 2009 where she exhibited her work and held numerous performances and exhibitions. She teaches encaustic, collage and monotype workshops in her studio in Carlsbad. Her work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Encaustic Art and in corporate and private collections.
Statement
I freeze time with fire. I use up to 15 layers of encaustic to encapsulate the passage of time and memory. I cover then uncover hidden layers of wax then bury symbols, words and natural elements for people to discover.
Encaustic gives me the freedom and flexibility to build layer upon layer. I scrape, gouge, melt, carve and incise then use fire to fuse each layer.
In my practice I explore the nature of the human condition using color, symbols, shadows, texture and abstract forms. My intuition drives each step, whether by a controlled action or by the unpredictability of the encaustic. I don’t know how each work will evolve, that is the mystery.
Resume / CV
I freeze time with fire. I use up to 15 layers of encaustic to encapsulate the passage of time and memory. I cover then uncover hidden layers of wax then bury symbols, words and natural elements for people to discover.
Encaustic gives me the freedom and flexibility to build layer upon layer. I scrape, gouge, melt, carve and incise then use fire to fuse each layer.
In my practice I explore the nature of the human condition using color, symbols, shadows, texture and abstract forms. My intuition drives each step, whether by a controlled action or by the unpredictability of the encaustic. I don’t know how each work will evolve, that is the mystery.
