Nancy Blair

Nancy Blair is a Lecturer at Florida Institute of Technology's College of Psychology and Liberal Arts, with a dual career as an artist and art educator. She holds an MFA in Visual Studies from Rutgers University and has taught online courses for over fifteen years, including Art Appreciation, Visual Communication, and Women's Art History.

• Education: BFA from Alfred University, MFA in Visual Studies from Rutgers University

Her artistic practice explores mythology, shamanic traditions, and the transformation of everyday objects through cast glass, ceramics, and mixed media. She has exhibited widely, with solo shows at Traver Gallery and works in collections such as MoMA and the Museum of Glass, Tacoma.

• Scientific Awards: Hauberg Fellowship, Pilchuck Glass School Residency, Manhattan Council for the Arts Award, Community Business Association funding

Nancy combines creative services expertise from her presidency at Star River Productions with her academic and artistic roles, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration in public art installations like those at Western Oregon State University and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.