Modern Renaissance Painter/Figurative Storyteller "As a painter, my greatest desire is to express the human condition of strong women from past myths, poems, and classic tales using contemporary concepts and subjects. In a socially detached world, I intend to draw an emotional response from the viewer by evoking my subject's psychological moments and mood in the environment. As human beings, we have many layers, past and present patterns that are constantly moving from one form or idea into another." - Nanci France-Vaz Nanci France-Vaz is a modern renaissance artist that uses allegorical symbolism to create visual stories on canvas. France-Vaz draws inspiration from the Pre-Raphaelite and Naturalist periods of art, poetry, and classic literature, and film. She combines her strong foundation in life painting with imaginative backgrounds fusing classical with contemporary realism. The artist was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to the UWS in Manhattan in 2002 to study portrait and figurative art. She was the recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship Award and earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 3D Computer Animation for Film and Special Effects. France-Vaz has exhibited at the Museum of Modern European Art for ModPortrait 2020/2021 and first round of Figurativas, Wasau Museum of Contemporary Art, Abend Gallery, Principle Gallery, Lovetts Gallery, Eisele Gallery, Butler Insitute of Fine Art, National Arts Club NYC, and Salmagundi Club NYC. She has had 3 solo shows. Nanci France-Vaz has won of many notable awards nationally. She is the recipient of the prestigious Len G Everett Memorial Award, Best in Show at Wausau Museum, Joseph Hartley Memorial Award, John Collins Award, Colonel George J Morales Award, PSOA 3rd Place , ARC Salon, International Artists People & Figures 2021, and Best in Show Portrait Award, Petite Gallery. She has been published in American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, ModPortrait Meam, International Artists Magazine, and Asbury Park Press