Biography
Based in Rhinebeck, New York, Nansi Lent holds a BA in Studio Art from Boston College and an MA in Visual Arts Administration from New York University. Recent solo shows include Said, Not Said, BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY; Enigmatic Devotions, Wallkill River Arts Center, Montgomery, NY; and Untethered, Queen City 15 Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY. Lent’s work has been included in group exhibitions at WAAM, Woodstock, NY; BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY; Create Council on The Arts, Catskill, NY; Bank Art Gallery, Newburgh, NY; Center for Photography Woodstock, Kingston, NY; Upstream Gallery, Hastings NY; Betsy Jacaruso Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY; Palmer Gallery, Vassar College and Gallery 40, Poughkeepsie, NY; LabSpace, Hillsdale, NY; Morton Public Library, Rhinecliff, NY, and many others. She has participated in artist residencies at Catwalk Art Residency, Catskill, NY and Openings, Lake George, NY. In 2018, Lent founded the gallery Womenswork.Art in Poughkeepsie, NY, which is still flourishing today, although she has stepped down from ownership and management. Lent served on the boards of the National Association of Women Artists and the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum and has curated and juried numerous exhibitions. Her work is held in private collections in the United States and abroad. She is represented by BAU Gallery in Beacon, NY and Bank Art Gallery in Newburgh, NY.
Nansi T. Lent: Bridging Painting and Photography Through Visual Language
By Caroline Margaret
Nansi T. Lent is a distinguished painter and photographer based in Rhinebeck, NY. With a B.A. in Studio Art from Boston College and a Master’s in Visual Arts Administration from NYU, Lent’s artistic journey has been one of transformation and exploration. Initially working as a photographer, she later turned to painting as a deeply personal and cathartic means of expression. Over time, photography has evolved into a medium through which she reinterprets and reimagines her painted works, forming a dynamic interplay between the two disciplines.