Wonderous Reverie
Nancy Shuler
Troy, Ohio

BIOGRAPHY
Nancy Beth Shuler is a painter whose work blends the natural world with emotional depth, creating landscapes that reflect both external reality and inner experience. Based in Troy, Ohio, Shuler’s art is influenced by her diverse upbringing, from Springfield, Illinois, to the Midwest, and later California. These varied landscapes are embedded in her work, lending it both personal and broad significance.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Nancy Beth Shuler is a painter from Troy, Ohio, whose expressive oil paintings blend instinct with intentional design. Her work is shaped by her Midwestern roots, time living in California, and formal art studies in Tuscany, Italy—each contributing to her evolving visual language and deep emotional tone.
Shuler’s paintings are influenced by the legacies of both classical and contemporary artists. In this series, she focuses on figural expressionism and abstraction, using bold color, textured brushwork, and layered forms to create visual spaces that invite personal meaning. Her work serves as a way to express complex emotions and experiences that cannot always be conveyed through words.