10/27/2026
Here a brief introduction to Il Palmerino and first clip from the artist talk for my solo show Explorations with Liam Otero on Saturday 10.24.Thank you all who attended. Your friendship means so much. Stay tuned for more.
Liam : A little introduction for how we know one , Nancy and I connected here at Blue Mountain last year. I'm just excited to be able to talk about her work in depth in conversation and she's also just a dear friend too.
Liam : A little introduction for how we know one each other , Nancy and I connected here at Blue Mountain last year for the Vertical Visions show,
This show Explorations: In the Spirit of place, Florence and New York, is
Nancy's latest solo exhibition here at Blue Mountain, mostly new works from the last few years and all inspired by a residency she's been going to for a number of years now, called Il Palmerino, outside of Florence Italy,
Nancy: Il Palmerino founded by Vernon Lee in 1906 creating a place for artists and creative thinkers to be share ideas and have a place to work as well as supporting Florence and Florentine's art history, as a pacifist, she lost a lot of friends during WW1 because she was against war and believed that it was about making money which was an unpopular view, she was a very vocal person, a talented she was writing books at 13 years old and later ghost stories and travel writer. She was really brilliant, although she's not known that well because her letters were archived for 75 years in order to protect the privacy of people who were in her intimate group.
Pam Tucker - How did being at the residency affect your work?
It was very important because I spent most of my life supporting myself and then being a single mother, I painted but could not immerse myself. That changed as my daughter grew up. I was invited through Elizabeth Bisbing and Richard Castelano to apply to this residency.
Il Palmerino and it gave me a condensed time to just be a painter. It's all about being creative and you don't have to have a good marketing spin or have contacts, your just there to work. There is a wonderful sense of community and a sense of purpose.
