web01.fireside.fm Sun, 24 May 2026 13:19:00 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Austin Art Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Nancy Mims” https://www.austinarttalk.com/tags/nancy%20mims Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:00:00 -0600 The goal of the podcast is to facilitate connections with and to learn from the successes, struggles, life experience, and wisdom of the people featured, most of whom live and create in Austin, Texas. The honest conversational flow of these weekly long form interviews lends itself to some really great insights and information that is available to anyone who wants to listen. Join us to explore the origins, stories, lessons, lives and work of those in our community who are at the forefront of creative expression. The podcast is hosted by photographer, art enthusiast and collector, Scott David Gordon. en-us episodic In depth conversations and wisdom from Austin artists and creatives, about life, work, and creativity. Scott David Gordon The goal of the podcast is to facilitate connections with and to learn from the successes, struggles, life experience, and wisdom of the people featured, most of whom live and create in Austin, Texas. The honest conversational flow of these weekly long form interviews lends itself to some really great insights and information that is available to anyone who wants to listen. Join us to explore the origins, stories, lessons, lives and work of those in our community who are at the forefront of creative expression. The podcast is hosted by photographer, art enthusiast and collector, Scott David Gordon. no austin artist, podcast, austin art podcast, austin texas, austin art, interviews, local artist, conversations with artists Scott David Gordon podcast@austinarttalk.com Episode 14: Nancy Mims - It Begins With A Walk https://www.austinarttalk.com/14 fb1079a9-8524-4549-b681-28495619151b Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:00:00 -0600 Scott David Gordon 14 Nancy Mims - It Begins With A Walk full Scott David Gordon "It begins with a walk. Cracks on a sidewalk. Birds on a line, then suddenly in flight. A streak of clouds above the treeline. A rusty staple embedded in a telephone pole. Fragments of paper clinging to a utility box. The mysterious tracings of an insect’s trail across a length of wood." - Nancy Mims 54:42 no <p>By seeking out the mundane and overlooked visual aspects of our world and sharing them through her perspective Nancy Mims shows us the beauty and expansiveness we might be missing. There can be order from chaos and it can be photographed. Not stopping there, by printing these images on fabrics, sometimes weaved back to together or embellished with vibrant stitching, she enhances these views to create a very personal take on what is right in from of us all. Our lovely conversation delves into her life and work and how hard it can be to accept and embrace the fact that you are an artist.<br> <br> <br> <strong>Some of the subjects we discuss:</strong></p> <p>The artist label<br> Early influences<br> Travel and family artists<br> Studying medicine<br> Switching to art<br> Sculpture class turning point<br> Moving to LA and working at a gallery<br> Textile design career<br> Mod Green Pod<br> Shifting to photography<br> Printing work and exhibiting outside<br> The Elisabet Ney<br> Taking and editing images<br> Roots in the south<br> Dougherty exhibit <br> The practice of seeing<br> Collaboration <br> Future work<br> Tera Incognita opening</p> <p><br><br> Nancy Mims<br> <em><strong>Terra Incognita</strong></em><br> Opening Reception: Saturday, January 13, 2018, 1:30–3:30pm<br> <strong>Exhibit: January 13 - February 3, 2018</strong><br> Artist Talk: January 24, 2018, 7-8pm</p> <p><strong>Dougherty Arts Center - The Julia C. Butridge Gallery</strong><br> 1110 Barton Springs Rd.<br> Austin, TX 78704<br> Phone: 512-974-4000<br> Open Hours:<br> <strong>Monday - Thursday 10 AM - 10 PM</strong><br> <strong>Friday 10 AM - 6 PM</strong><br> <strong>Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM</strong></p> By seeking out the mundane and overlooked visual aspects of our world and sharing them through her perspective Nancy Mims shows us the beauty and expansiveness we might be missing. There can be order from chaos and it can be photographed. Not stopping there, by printing these images on fabrics, sometimes weaved back to together or embellished with vibrant stitching, she enhances these views to create a very personal take on what is right in from of us all. Our lovely conversation delves into her life and work and how hard it can be to accept and embrace the fact that you are an artist.


Some of the subjects we discuss:

The artist label
Early influences
Travel and family artists
Studying medicine
Switching to art
Sculpture class turning point
Moving to LA and working at a gallery
Textile design career
Mod Green Pod
Shifting to photography
Printing work and exhibiting outside
The Elisabet Ney
Taking and editing images
Roots in the south
Dougherty exhibit
The practice of seeing
Collaboration
Future work
Tera Incognita opening



Nancy Mims
Terra Incognita
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 13, 2018, 1:30–3:30pm
Exhibit: January 13 - February 3, 2018
Artist Talk: January 24, 2018, 7-8pm

Dougherty Arts Center - The Julia C. Butridge Gallery
1110 Barton Springs Rd.
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: 512-974-4000
Open Hours:
Monday - Thursday 10 AM - 10 PM
Friday 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM

Links:

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Some of the subjects we discuss:

The artist label
Early influences
Travel and family artists
Studying medicine
Switching to art
Sculpture class turning point
Moving to LA and working at a gallery
Textile design career
Mod Green Pod
Shifting to photography
Printing work and exhibiting outside
The Elisabet Ney
Taking and editing images
Roots in the south
Dougherty exhibit
The practice of seeing
Collaboration
Future work
Tera Incognita opening



Nancy Mims
Terra Incognita
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 13, 2018, 1:30–3:30pm
Exhibit: January 13 - February 3, 2018
Artist Talk: January 24, 2018, 7-8pm

Dougherty Arts Center - The Julia C. Butridge Gallery
1110 Barton Springs Rd.
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: 512-974-4000
Open Hours:
Monday - Thursday 10 AM - 10 PM
Friday 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM

Links:

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