1) Nancy Graves, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on December 23, 1939 to October 21, 1995 (aged 55), was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, & filmmaker known for her focus on natural phenomena.
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2) Her interest in art, nature, and anthropology was fostered by her father. She later graduated from Yale, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
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3) After her graduation in 1964, she received a Fulbright Scholarship and studied painting in Paris. She made her presence felt on the NY art scene with life size sculptures of camels.
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4) She began showing open form polychrome sculptures in 1980, one example being Trace, a very large tree whose trunk was made from ribbons of bronze with foliage of steel mesh.
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5) She also created a distinctive body of aerial landscapes, mostly based on maps of the Moon and similar sources. She also began using the lost wax technique, casting delicate objects in bronze.
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6) When she was just 29, she was given a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. At the time she was the youngest artist, and fifth woman to achieve this honor.
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