Nancy Paschke
(1939 - 2005)
Born in Waukegan, Illinois, Nancy studied painting and drawing at the
Art Institute of Chicago in the late 1950’s. It was here that she
met her future husband, Ed Paschke. In 1968 they were married and had
two children.
In 1972, Nancy developed symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative
neurological condition which effects motor skills and balance. Due to
the progression of her symptoms, she had been in residential care for
the last 8 years of her life.
While Nancy had been artistically active throughout her life, she had
been extremely prolific in the last three years. Her subject matter
was still life and portraiture; she painted objects in her room, and
images from magazines and from her imagination. Variations in her work
style were caused by fluctuations in the effects of her Parkinson’s
disease.
Selected exhibition history:
2005
“Gallery Artists Show”, Judy A Saslow Gallery
2004
3 Person Show, Judy A Saslow Gallery
2003
“Portraits and still life”, Judy A Saslow Gallery
2002
“Scene in Chicago 2002”, Judy A Saslow Gallery
“Chicago Artists Unbound”, Harold Washington Library Center
2001
“Win/Win”, Judy A Saslow Gallery “Scene in Chicago 2001”,
Judy A Saslow Gallery
“Face to Face: A Portrait Exhibition”, Judy A Saslow Gallery
"2001" JettSett Gallery, Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park West Nursing Home, Chicago, IL
2000
Whitehall Nursing Home, Chicago, IL
JettSett Gallery, Chicago, IL
3 Person Show, Judy A Saslow Gallery
