Nance Blanchard Honea

Background

Honea, Nance Blanchard was born on February 4, 1945 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Daughter of Hiram James and Vadie Kathryn (Fleming) Honea.

Education

Student, Mercer U., 1963-1964; student, Emory University, 1978; student, Art Students League, New York City, 1995.

Career

Administrative assistant for leukemia research, Emory University, Atlanta, 1973-1980; owner, Honea Fine Art Studio, Stone Mountain, Georgia, since 1980. Instructor portrait workshops, since 1982. Instructor portrait painting Spruill Center for Arts, Atlanta, since 1985, International Workshop, Italy, 1996.

Instructor portrait painting Atlanta College Art, since 1993, advisor Shute scholarshipfund, since 1993. Resident portrait painter Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1981, The Lodge at Vail, Colorado, 1982. International painting China, England, France, Mexico, Indonesia, Italy, Morocco, since 1983.

Achievements

• Nance Blanchard Honea has been listed as a notable Artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Museum Women in Arts (charter), Southern Watercolor Society, Pastel Society American, Georgia Watercolor Society (merit award 1984), Kentucky Watercolor Society, Portrait Society Atlanta (charter 1980, president 1985-1987, Executive Board, board directors, advisory board, merit member since 1991), Alabama Watercolor Society (juried member), Southeastern Pastel Society (Member of Excellence since 1992, Honorable Mention award 1990, 96), Alpha Delta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, hiking.

Connections

Married Thomas T. Bragg, Junior, August 16, 1964 (divorced 1973). Children: Elisabeth Paige Cummings, Kristen Fleming Watanabe.

Father:

Hiram James Honea

Mother:

Vadie Kathryn (Fleming) Honea

Spouse:

Thomas T. Bragg

child:

Kristen Fleming Watanabe Honea

child:

Elisabeth Paige Cummings Honea