Nancy Staub Laughlin, an accomplished, New Jersey based artist, has created a new concept of the “still life” working with pastels on paper and photography. Nancy’s newest series, which she refers to as “assemblages”, incorporates the photograph into the pastel drawing. These dynamic, layered, juxtaposing assemblages allow the viewer to enter her world of color, light, dimension and beauty from a different perspective. Nancy’s compelling compositions are the culmination of many carefully executed steps that define her unique creative process.
Nancy has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Moore College of Art, in Philadelphia, PA. She is currently with Carter Burden Gallery in New York City She has been recognized and honored in New Jersey where she had a one- person exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum along with being included in the permanent collection. A few of her many accomplishments, have been exhibits at the Noyes Museum, NJ and Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters in New Brunswick, Bristol/Myers Squibb, and Prudential Corporate Gallery also in NJ. Her work was also honorably included in a select exhibit, Six New Jersey Masters at Kean University, Burger Gallery where she also had a one person exhibit. Nancy has received critical acclaim and reviews : New York Times, City Arts, Gallery/Studio Magazine and a featured artists review by Renee Phillips, Manhattan Arts. Nancy is represented in many private and public collections and was honored to be chosen to be in the NAWA collection at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Nancy received the Miriam Shorr Memorial Award, Works on Paper, through the National Association of Women Artists exhibition, Open Horizons 2018.

Her most memorable highlight was being reviewed by Sam Hunter, Art Critic and Historian of Modern and Contemporary Art who found her work “refreshingly unique”. This has been a common theme among many of her positive reviews. She offers a “different” approach and passion to drawing. Nancy is consistent in her vision…one can always recognize her signature style no matter how much she has changed or grown.