Nancy Seamons Crookston, OPAm, AIS

Nancy Seamons Crookston is a Utah-born, California-based artist who has been creating groundbreaking art for over 50 years. She is a Master Oil Painter of America, and has received many awards throughout her prolific and influential career.

Crookston learned from the late Ukrainian-born colorist Sergei Bongart during the 70s and 80s, and attended his summer workshops in Rexburg, Idaho. 

She paints mostly in oils and watercolors, and sketching is part of her daily routine.

Crookston can be seen around Alameda lugging her brown leather backpack stuffed with pens, pencils and sketch pads wherever she goes. One of her favorite things to do is settle in at a breakfast diner for a round of sketching. With mint tea, wheat toast and a poached egg at her side, the magic begins.

She teaches a variety of workshops and does live painting demonstrations at shows and exhibitions around the country. Her art is currently presented in New Masters Gallery in Carmel, California, Illume Gallery West in Phillipsburg, Montana, and Reinert Fine Art in Charleston, South Carolina.

In 2023, she was featured in Western Art & Architecture. Read the story here.

AWARD HIGHLIGHTS:

-Gold Medal, Master Signature Division Eastern OPA 2021

-Honorable Mention, Master Signature Members OPA 2022

-Studio Division First Place, OPA National Show 2019

-Award of Excellence, Virtuosos Show 2019

-Gold Medal, Master Signature Division OPA Salon Juried Show 2018

-Merit Award, American Impressionist Society 2015

-Gold Medal, 2014 Master Signature Division National OPA 2014

-Bronze Medal, Master Signature Division National OPA 2013

-Gold Medal, Master Signature Division Eastern OPA 2011

-Gold Medal, National Oil Painters of America 2000