Nancy Cadogan

Macauley And The Stars, 2011, Nancy Cadogan

Nancy Cadogan (born in 1979) is a British-American figurative painter living in the UK. Her work ranges from still life to landscape via portrait and is notable for its combination of a traditional painterly style with an almost abstract approach to her subject matter.[1] She was named as one of the 'Top 20 New British Art Talents' by Tatler magazine in 2008, describing her as ‘the new Paula Rego.[2]

Life and career

Born in Cincinnati, United States, Cadogan led a peripatetic early childhood, including stints in Crete and Cyprus with her father, the eminent archaeologist Gerald Cadogan.[3] The family settled in the UK and Cadogan attended Oxford High School followed by City and Guilds of London Art School before graduating from Canterbury Christ Church University with Degree in Fine Art Painting in 2002. She moved to New York shortly after, sharing a studio in the Starrett-Lehigh Building with artist Franco Ciarlo.

Success came quickly with sell-out solo shows[2] at Frost & Reed, New York in 2005 and 2006, the former featuring “a series of dramatic paintings depicting the vast Utah landscapes.[4]” In 2008 Cadogan returned to the UK and followed her early success with another solo show at Sladmore Contemporary, London.[5] With breaks for motherhood, she continues to paint from her studio in Northamptonshire and most recently featured in shows with Art Bastion. Miami, in Miami and Southampton, USA and The Blue Edition[6] in London.

In 2017 she was one of 93 women artists chosen to exhibit their work in The Ned, London, in its permanent Vault 100 exhibition highlighting the disparity between women and men CEOs.[7]

Artistic Style

Twilight Trees, 2008, Nancy Cadogan

Cadogan's paintings are characterised by a contrast between a traditional painterly style, a strong design element, and landscapes filtered through the imagination to become almost abstract. She was taught by the school of Euan Uglow and her painting style shows the influence of his work. Other influences include early David Hockney, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Paul Cezanne and Georges De La Tour. Much of her earlier work focused on portrait and landscapes, and "demonstrate[s] a skillful and purposeful use of colour, balanced with planes and spaces that draw your eye out into large vistas.[8]"

In more recent work, which can be seen on Artsy[9] and Art Sales Index, Nancy turns to the concepts of stillness and place, both in the sense of a still life and the various emotional connotations held semantically. Her works are deceptively simple but require deep reading. She has stated, "I am interested in stillness, not only in the sense of a still life and how that tradition explores the passing of time, but actual physical stillness.[1]" Critics have also noted her strong use of colour, particularly blues.[10]

Painting frequently en plein air, Cadogan's subject matter has included Morocco, Utah and Lake Como. She predominantly works with oil on board, linen and canvas.

Selected exhibitions

Family

Dickens And The Card Players, 2008, Nancy Cadogan

Cadogan is the daughter of the archaeologist Gerald Cadogan, known for his work on the Myrtos Pyrgos Minoan site on Crete and the Maroni Vournes[12] site on Cyprus.

She is married with three children and lives in Northamptonshire.

References

  1. 1 2 Art, Bastion. "Nancy Cadogan Biography". Art Bastion. Art Bastion. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Top 20 New Brit Talents". Tatler. 303 (4). April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Archaelology - Classics". University of Cincinnati. University of Cincinnati. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Bostick, Corey Lee (December 2005). "Gallery Guide". New York Gallery Guide: 81.
  5. ↑ "Nancy Cadogan". Sladmore Contemporary. Sladmore Contemporary. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Kate. "London’s art scene is buzzing this November". Evening Standard. Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Maxwell, Kate. "Is this London's Hottest New Hotel Ever?". CN Traveller. Conde Nast. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Kos Earle, Nico. "Nietzche's Eternal Return And The Work Of...". ArtLyst. ArtLyst. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Cadogan, Nancy. "Nancy Cadogan on Artsy". Artsy. Artsy. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Postel-Vinay, Flor. "La nouvelle exposition à Miami d’Art Bastion: Sens of Space". My French City. My French City. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Gordon, Kate. "From the Royal Academy to the White Cube via the new Design Museum:London’s art scene is buzzing". Evening Standard Homes & Property. Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Kiely. "Key Archaeological Sites in the Maroni Area". British Museum. British Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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