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Nancy's Classes
Nancy Honea's paintings are distinguished by three things: sophisticated use of color, the ability to capture the essence of the sitter, and meticulous attention to detail. Highly regarded and actively painting portraits for over 25 years, she has owned and operated the Honea Fine Art Studio since 1975. Her work is represented in more than 200 corporate and private collections throughout the United States and abroad and includes leaders in industry, banking, education, medicine and government.
A gifted and respected educator with over 25 years of teaching experience, Honea continues to hold portrait classes at the Spruill Center for the Arts, has taught at the Atlanta College of Art for many years, and gives workshops throughout the Southeast.
A dedicated instructor, her art experience plus communications skills are blended with a sincere desire to nurture artistic growth, developing her students on many levels. This ranks her among the truly inspiring teachers and classes always have a waiting list.
Honea received art training at The Art Students League of New York, the Seattle Academy of Fine Art, and with many leading contemporary figures in painting, drawing and portraiture including: Nelson Shanks, Burton Silverman, Harvey Dinnerstein, David Leffel, Daniel Greene, Richard Charles Sovek, Constantine and Roman Chatov, Charles Reid, Michael Grimaldi, Ronald Sherr, Diana Kan, and Douglas Walton.
Receiving numerous awards her paintings have been presented both nationally and regionally in more than 100 solo, invitational, or group exhibitions. She was awarded Artist of the Year 1995, by the Atlanta Branch of the National League of American Pen Women. She is listed in Who's Who in American Art; in America, in American Women and in the South-Southwest. She is a Member of Merit, The Portrait Society of Atlanta; Member of Excellence, the Southeastern Pastel Society, and a Juried Member of the Watercolor Society and Southern Watercolor Society.
Currently serving on the Executive Advisory Board of the Portrait Society of Atlanta, she is a Past President and Charter Member, and by invitation serves on the Ben Shute Scholarship Committee, Atlanta College of Art.