Background
Nordstrand, Nathalie Elizabeth Johnson was born on November 6, 1932 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Edward N. and Ruth (Peterson) Johnson.
Nordstrand, Nathalie Elizabeth Johnson was born on November 6, 1932 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Edward N. and Ruth (Peterson) Johnson.
Associate of Arts, Bradford Junior College, 1952. Bachelor, Columbia University, 1954. Bachelor, Barnard College, 1954.
Studied with Jay Connaway, Don Stone, Roger Curtis, Paul Strisik, and Emile Gruppe.
Research associate, Gerontology Age Center of New England, Boston, 1955-1964; clerk corporation director, Johnson Brothers Greenhouses, Inc., Woburn, 1958-1984; owner, Nordstrand Gallery, Rockport, Massachusetts, since 1970.
Planning board North Suburban Art Festival, 1963—1968. Chairman planned giving Athena Society, Barnard College, New York City, 2003—2004. Fellow American Artist Professional League (Gold medal 1971, 75, award 1978-1979).
Member Academy Artists Association (Watercolor awards 1973-1974, 76-77, New England Heritage award 1993), Copley Society Boston (master artist), Hudson Valley, North Shore (board directors 1964-1967, 86-95), Rockport Art Association (Lifetime Dedication to Promotion of Art award 1999, Joseph Santoro Memorial award 2005, Robert Dunnelly Memorial award 2007), Affiliated Art Association Massachusetts (vice president 1980), Reading Art Association (charter, program chairman 1960-1986, President's awards 1973-1980), American Watercolor Society (juror international exhibition 1992), Allied Artists American (Watercolor Gold medals 1973-1974), New England Watercolor Society (Second vice president 1984-1990), Boston Watercolor Society (award 1975), Guild Boston Artists (board directors 1986-1999, A. Lassall Ripley award 1993), Reading Association Fine and Performing Arts (charter, board directors 1993), National Museum Women in Arts (charter member), Salmagundi Art Club (board directors, 40 awards including MacGowin Tuttle Memorial award 1976, 78-79, Elliot Liskin Memorial award 1988, Steven Blackman award 1988, Joseph Hartley award 1989, 2001, 2002, Mortimer Freehof Memorial award 1991, Bruce Crane award 1994, Rita Duis Memorial award 2001, Margery Saroka Memorial award 2003, Thomas Moran award 2004, Ogden Pleissner Memorial award 2006).
Married Robert I. Nordstrand, January 12, 1962.