Our Judge ~ Nancy Goodwine Wozniak
Judges Statement: I love art for the reasons so many of us do…it is a reflection of how I view the world and a piece of my soul. I recognize an artistic submission for exhibition is an artist’s statement about what moves them, what they find important, and time wisely spent.
I am largely a self-taught artist who found that as fulfilling as my medical career was, I needed another dimension to my life. In 2014 I began to be intentional in making time for my art. Art became that outlet and many times provided solace for questions that medicine cannot always answer. When I resumed picking up my colored pencils, our youngest was in grade school. I chose to work in colored pencils, mostly in small snatches of time, and found the medium that allowed precision, thoughtfulness, no timeline associated with drying, and a means to share the love of creating with our youngest child. Colored pencils also afforded me a flexibility to literally drop what I doing and make my way to the hospital if I was at home and called in.
I have such respect for colored pencils artists because I know the time it takes to produce meticulous work. I learned so much about blending color on the paper in the form of layers, and that paper has more limits than the medium itself. Although I do work in other mediums, colored pencil artwork was absolutely foundational to my process. Because of this, and other experience, I believe I will be a fair-minded judge for those artists who so generously share a bit of their heart and soul in this journey as fellow artists.
Thank you for allowing me to judge for CPSA.
Nancy Goodwine Wozniak
Nancy Goodwine Wozniak
DeLand, FL 32724
Art Education:
- Watercolor workshop: Keiko Tanabe
- Egg Tempera workshop: Koo Schadler
Undergraduate and graduate education:
- 1985 BS Business. St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN
- 1998 M.D. University of Illinois College of Medicine Certification
- Board Certified Obstetrics and Gynecology (retired 2024)
Awards/significant exhibitions
- 2026 American Academy of Equine Art, on-line exhibition
- 2025 Backus Museum, Fort Pierce, FL, Best of the Best exhibition, Award of Merit for Varied Techniques.“ I think I need some earrings”, charcoal and pastel
- Art Spotlight Gallery, Elegance Unleashed, Best of Show, “She will return with tea”,
- Oil on board.
- 2025, Wild Heart Gallery, Animal Mood, finalist, “I think I need some earrings”, charcoal and pastel
- 2021 Indiana Watercolor Society, Indianapolis, IN “Besties”
- 2019 Hoosier Art Salon, Indianapolis, IN, “Forth and Back”
- 2016 South Cobb Arts Alliance, national show, Atlanta, GA. , Award of Merit,
- “The Mama’s night out”. Colored pencil
Teaching:
- Classes in drawing at Artworks DeLand, 2025 and 2026
- Scheduled to teach animal art at Maitland Art Center, Summer 2026
Multiple medical lectures related to subspecialty
- Associate Clerkship director Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2006-2015
Skills/Mediums:
- Graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, oil, acrylic
Professional affiliations:
- American Academy of Equine Art
- American Women Artists
- Florida Women’s Art Association (FLWAA), current Board member/secretary
Significant Juried shows and awards:
- 2016 South Cobb Arts Alliance. Atlanta Georgia
- “The Mama’s Night Out”. Merit award of Excellence
- Colored pencil
- 2019 Hoosier Art Salon – “Forth and Back”. Pastel
- 2021 Indiana Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, “Besties” watercolor
- 2024 Gallery 500, Inspired, “What if”. Oil on board
- 2025 Wildheart Gallery, Animal Mood, Finalist, “I think I need some earrings”. Charcoal, pastel
- 2025 Art Spotlight, Elegance Unleashed. Best of Show. “She will return with tea”, Oil on board
- 2025 Backus Museum, Best of the Best, “I think I need some earrings” Award of Merit for Varied techniques
- 2025 American Academy of Equine Art, “Her Biggest Fan”, 11 x 14 Oil on board; “Mainly Mane”, 9 x 12 Mixed Media on panel