Nancy Cadogan (b.1979) is a British American artist, celebrated for her figurative paintings with their profound engagement with literature, time, and the still moments of life. Since receiving her BA in Fine Art from Canterbury, Cadogan’s works have been exhibited globally, spanning New York, London, Rome, Oslo and Miami. Her upcoming solo exhibition, ‘Stanza’ will be presented at the Torre delle Arti, Bellagio in Lake Como, exploring the transformative nature of painting at Lake Como for the past 20 years.
Solo exhibitions include (Upcoming) Salon, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA (2025); (Upcoming) "The Lost Trees", The Garden Museum, London (2025); The Still Point, Gillian Jason Gallery, London (2022); Metier London Collaboration, Metier London, London (2022); All the good things, The Cadogan A Belmont Hotel, London (2021); Gusto, Keats-Shelley House, Rome (2020); Mind Zero, Saatchi Gallery, London (2019); Footnotes, British art fair, London (2019); Still Reading, Shapero Rare Books & Sladmore Contemporary, London (2017)
Group exhibitions include, Twenty Artists in Lake Como, Gurr Johns, London (2023); Royal academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London (2023); English Artists on Lake Como, Museo del Paesaggio,Italy (2023); Lapada, Gillian Jason Gallery, London (2023); Face to Face II, Gillian Jason Gallery, London (2023); British Art: Then and Now, Dorfold, Zuleika Gallery, London (2023); Eye of the collector, Gillian Jason Gallery, London (2023); Eye of the collector, Gillian Jason Gallery, London (2022); Her Dark Materials, Eye of the Huntress (2021); What we see,Gillian Jason Gallery, London (2020); Art from the Heart - NHS, Zuleika Gallery London (2020); Wall of Small, Lyndsey Ingram Gallery, London (2020); Blue, AH Studio, London (2019); Autumn Exhibition, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo (2019);
Highlights and Collections :
In 2017, she was one of 93 women artists chosen to exhibit their work in The Ned, London, in its permanent Vault 100 exhibition highlighting the disparity between women and men CEOs. Nancy Cadogan's solo show Mind Zero at the Saatchi Gallery was one of the top 100 exhibitions in the world in 2019. Cadogan has collaborated with The Land Gardener’s for their latest book ‘Soil to Table’ which pairs her paintings with recipes from chef Lulu Cox. She was invited to the Paris Green Week held at the British Ambassador’s Residence for a live painting performance, and a Q and A with the Government Art Collection. Cadogan’s work can be found in the The Bennett Art Collection