Nancy Tousley
Nancy Tousley is a senior art critic, journalist, art writer and independent curator whose practice has included writing for a major daily newspaper, art magazines, and exhibition catalogues. Tousley graduated from Vassar College in 1965 and studied visual art at The Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1965–68. In 1971, she was awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship for curatorial internship training in the Department of Prints and Drawings, The Brooklyn Museum, and was appointed assistant curator of that department in 1973. From 1975–76, she served as Acting Assistant Curator in Charge of Prints and Drawings at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Tousley's work as art critic of the Calgary Herald appeared regularly from 1978–1998. She joined the Herald as a staff writer in late 1979. In addition to reviewing local, national and international art exhibitions, her newspaper practice included feature and profile writing, arts news reporting and special series.
She was senior arts writer and art critic of the Calgary Herald, where she also served as Assistant Editor and Arts Coordinator of the Entertainment department and edited the freestanding Sunday Books and the Arts section. She was a contributing editor to Canadian Art magazine from 1986 to 2016.
Creator Id: 840Social Media Link: Social Media Link
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Country of Birth: USA
Province of Birth: Louisiana
Year of Birth: 1943
City: Calgary
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Curator, Writer
Gender: Female
Mediums: critique, curation, text-based
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