Nancy Agati
Bio
Nancy Agati is a Philadelphia artist who works in multiple disciplines. Agati holds a BFA from Alfred University, School of Art & Design, NY, and an MFA from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. She has exhibited her work throughout Philadelphia and nationally including exhibitions at The Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY, The Calandra Italian American Institute, NY, and at Art in the Open Philadelphia. The movement of water has been a recurring subject of Agati’s work. Her essay, entitled Noticing Water, was published by Cleaver Literary Magazine in 2014. Agati has been a recipient of a Windows of Opportunity Award from the Leeway Foundation and has been awarded artist residencies at the Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico, Lo Studio dei Nipoti, Calabria, Italy, and Main & Station, Nova Scotia.
Statement
My work begins with an examination of visual relationships and transformations found in nature. Influences include objects in nature that reveal a sense of order, elegance, and geometry. I utilize natural forms such as patterns of moving water and flow-like organic structures to describe or define visual systems that reference our human connection to nature. My work, which often straddles a line between drawing and sculpture, fluctuates from visual explorations that present beauty and order to projects that reveal decay, chaos, or endangerment to the natural world. I have developed site-specific installations and temporal sculptures that respond directly to place, time, and visual perception. Several projects have incorporated aspects of meditation, viewer interaction, and public participation.