This exhibition explores the hidden elements of the natural world—including human biology—to reveal our interconnectedness with each other and the planet. Viewers of Good's paintings are invited to see beyond what the eye typically allows. Blending art, science, and technology, the show encourages reflection on our shared experience and challenges us to view the world—and one another—from a new perspective.
Artist's Statement
As a conceptual abstract artist, a long-standing mission is creating thoughtful and dynamic visual interpretations of the vastness of human experience; from grief to joy, loneliness to community, shame to reconciliation, fear to acceptance, apathy to compassion … the list is endless. Seeking to communicate universal truths, the ultimate goal is that of finding common ground and connection during times when the loudest of voices seem to seek division and conflict. I do this by inviting kinetic interaction and engagement (with even physically shallow 2-dimensional works) through the use of aggressive and fearless use of color theory, hidden symbols, typography,and repetitive patterns intentionally layered throughout a work by means of different finishes or light-reactive pigments.
Using acrylics, airbrush, UV pigments, latex, inks, collage and assemblage, freedom of expression is unhampered and I am able to create, in full collaboration with any and all chosen materials, the human emotion or experience I am personally experiencing at the time, researching and interpreting, and/or the energy I wish to convey. Deeply influenced by biological forms and vibrations, as well as technology and engineering, I most often represent a conceptual theme in the form of what I may envision as its most primal state – dividing cells. From cerebral synapses to the electricity that flows through our physical forms, at our core, we are a mass of pulsing, vibrating molecules, always in some state of re-creation and decay.
Nancy Good (b. 1961, Texas) has lived and worked as an artist in Las Vegas since 2011. With a background that spans music, writing, teaching, photography, and international travel—including time in Japan, Australia, Africa, and Vietnam—her multidisciplinary practice is infused with global influences. Her work often merges modern tools with aesthetics of ancient ancestries, employing symbols and primitive mark-making in mural-sized, interactive paintings and extensive digital works. Known for her bold use of color, shaped in part by her synesthesia, Good creates contemporary art that sparks dialogue around humanity’s search for meaning, cultural identity, and urgent social issues such as gun violence, racism, and climate change.
Her career includes founding CORE Contemporary Gallery (2018–2024), frequent recognition and grants from the Nevada Arts Council/NEA, and selection for statewide programs such as Basin to Range. In 2022 she was appointed adjunct faculty at Roseman University Medical School and joined the Editorial Advisory Board of Southwest Contemporary. Good’s work has been exhibited nationally in museums, festivals, airports, and major venues, with acquisitions by the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Fine Art, Wolfgang Puck, and the Staenberg Collection. She has received four Congressional Commendations and is a juried member of the National Association of Women Artists.
On exhibit at Whitney Library from December 16, 2025 through February 24, 2026
Monday: 10:00AM – 8:00PM
Tuesday: 10:00AM – 8:00PM
Wednesday: 10:00AM – 8:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM – 8:00PM
Friday: 10:00AM – 6:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 6:00PM
Sunday: 10:00AM – 6:00PM
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