ABOUT NANCY ALLEN

Since the age of 5, Nancy Allen has found her greatest inspiration in, as she puts it, “creating art from nothing.” On a handcrafted, slate jeweler’s bench, designed by her father, she created jewelry from fine metals and precious and semi-precious stones. She spent summers as a craft counselor on the Chesapeake Bay, and it was there she realized that inspiring kids through art was her calling. After pursuing an Art Education degree at Kutztown State College, Nancy taught art in the local school district, leading her classes with inspiration for new art from her travels around the world. Nancy continued with her own original creations, producing colorful stained glass, kiln-fused glass as well as pencil illustrations and oil paintings that have been shown online and in galleries. It was a chance conversation on the way to one of her own exhibits that was the catalyst for the now very popular non profit, Artists of Yardley (AOY) organization. “I’ve always tried to find new ways to share art, not only my own but the art I love from our local artists, “ said Nancy. “Art makes people happy. I like contributing to that happiness.”