Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey
Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey is a master of the rare and demanding medium of silk painting and a founding member of the prestigious Russell Skull Society of Artists. Known for her vibrant palette and fluid, energetic precision, Nancy navigates the flow of French dyes on crepe de chine to create technical masterpieces that redefine Western contemporary art. A past recipient of the Buffalo Bill Art Show People’s Choice Award, her work is held in the permanent collections of the C.M. Russell Museum and the Glacier Museum of Art. Nancy’s signature style, blending ancient Eastern technique with the untamed spirit of the West, remains a cornerstone of the American West’s most respected auctions and galleries.
Nancy
Whitefish, Montana
Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey
Biography
Nancy paints with vibrant French dyes on crepe de chine silk fabric adapting her experience in water media to express her renowned contemporary style. Cawdrey’s signature western motif paintings, vibrant florals, and commanding wildlife masterworks can be found in collections around the world. Her home studio is in Northwestern Montana right next to Glacier National Park. In 2020, Nancy was honored to launch a one-woman traveling museum exhibit titled “Forever Glacier” which focuses on the mammals native to Glacier National Park. The collection contains twenty-five large-format original silk paintings depicting the Park’s mammals, habitats, and landscapes. Forever Glacier has exhibited at the C.M. Russell Museum, The Booth Western Art Museum, The Hockaday Museum of Art, and continues to travel to new venues around Montana and nationwide.
Nancy is a founding member of the Russell Skull Society of Artists and participates in The Russell Auction at the C.M. Russell Museum. Her work is also in the “Night of Artists” invitational at the Briscoe Western
Art Museum, The Coors Western Art Show in Denver, and the Western Visions fundraiser at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. She has shown at the National Cowboy Museum, the National Cowgirl Museum, the Gilcrease Museum, and various other venues across the country.
Honors include being the Featured Artist at the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival and numerous years as “People’s Choice” at the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale in Cody, Wyoming. In 2010, her art was selected to be an Official Glacier Park Centennial Art piece and Nancy became an Official Centennial Artist. Her silk paintings are in many permanent collections of museums, corporate offices, and international buyers. Nancy also teaches silk painting classes. For decades, she has led a workshop at Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, MT, a five-star resort and member of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux. Nancy is represented by Cawdrey Gallery in Whitefish, Montana; Sorrel Sky Gallery in Santa Fe; West Lives On Contemporary Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and Big Horn Galleries in Cody.
Artwork
Nancy is a founding member of the Russell Skull Society of Artists and has regularly participated in The Russell: A Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum. She has shown at the National Cowboy Museum’s Small Works, Great Wonders show, the National Cowgirl Museum, the Gilcrease Museum, and various other shows across the country. In 2010, her art was selected to be an Official Glacier Park Centennial Art piece and Nancy became an Official Centennial Artist chosen by the Glacier National Park 2010 Centennial Committee. Honors include being the Featured Artist at the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival 30th Anniversary where Nancy’s painting set a new auction record, and numerous years as “People’s Choice” at the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale in Cody, Wyoming. Nancy’s work is included in the stellar “Night of Artists” show at the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas.
Nancy is represented by Cawdrey Gallery in Whitefish, Montana; West Lives On Contemporary Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Big Horn Galleries in Cody, Wyoming and Tubac, Arizona; and the San Francisco Street Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
