Nancy Grace Horton is a photography-based artist embracing both analog and digital techniques to create narratives around gender and identity. Her series Ms. Behavior, Mad Women, Mr.Mrs., and Being 13 utilize constructed gender roles as inspiration to provoke thoughtful reflection and stimulate dialogue. Humorous, ironic, and biting, her images distill the angst of both feminism and the Playboy era. Delving deep into her practice, Horton is currently utilizing projections, audio conversations, and installation to create immersive experiences—an exciting new direction in her practice
Horton has mounted numerous solo shows and exhibited widely at venues including Newport Art Museum, Danforth Art Museum, Griffin Museum, New York Photo Festival, A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and the Robin Rice Gallery in Manhattan, NY. Jessica Hagen Gallery in Newport, RI represents Horton’s fine art photographic prints, and her work is featured in the permanent collection of the Newport Art Museum.
A passionate speaker, Horton delivers impactful and engaging talks on her art making, enticing audiences to consider their own experiences, ponder perspectives, and inspire and be inspired by others. She has made presentations and led workshops at several universities and museums, and is available for speaking engagements and community residency collaborations.
The recipient of numerous grants and awards, Horton most recently won an Artist Entrepreneurial Grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. She is an Adjunct Professor of Photography and conducts independent creative workshops. Through her Learning to See school and community projects in the U.S. and abroad, Horton teaches students of all ages to use photography to explore personal identity and community. She holds an MFA from Lesley University Art + Design.
“Nancy Grace Horton’s work is humorous, meaningful, and visually rich. It is very much of this moment in contemporary American life as it comments on gender roles and portrayals of women in visual culture. Most importantly, it makes us all want to Ms. Behave a little.”
— Francine Weiss, Former Curator, Newport Art Museum
