"Courage" (2003) Installation by Nan Sea Love

Nan Sea Love attempts to make visible our deepest longings for the eternal, awakening compassion for the sacredness of all life. An environmentalist and animal activist for three decades, she lives in her unique home in the beautiful wine country of Santa Rosa, California with her husband Art, also animal advocate and activist, and six cats and two dogs. Both Nan Sea and Art are vegans committed to caring for the earth and animals in their every action. They even share their home with their “winter guests,” the ants, and gently putting the occasional spider outside. She has worked as an artist, graphic designer and illustrator for over 20 years and taught art in both California and in Hawaii.

Born San Mateo, California, U.S.A.

Education: 1978 Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Hayward, CA.
1980-84 Graphics and etching, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.
1987-88 Studied under Charles Becker oil painting Rohnert Park, CA

Bibliography:
1989 Marcia Morse, The Sunday Star, Honolulu, Hawaii “’Lumenists’ Stretch Boundaries’”
E. Rampell, Honolulu Magazine, “Computer Graphics, It’s The Future But Is It Art?”
1988 California Artist Review, publisher Les Krantz, Chicago, Illinois
1987 Michael S. Bell, Magical Blend Magazine, “Visionary Art; A History”

Teaching/Art Related Employment:
2003-2004 Illustrator and designer, Authors Publishing Collective, Santa Rosa, CA
1995-1999 Designer, HeathSong, Inc, Rohnert Park, CA
1978-2004 Freelance illustrator, Santa Rosa, CA and Honolulu, HI
Highlights include:
1994 Book cover and illustrations, St. Paul Books and Media
1992 Book cover Illustration and design, "Conscious Eating", Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
Cover Luther Burbank Center for the Performing Arts Calendar, Santa Rosa, CA
1989 Logo, Gandhi International Memorial Foundation, Corte Madera, CA
Cover Art, "The Lookout", Mentone, Alabama
1988 Cover Art, "The Lookout", Mentone, Alabama
1986 Book Illustrations, "The Rainbow Diet", Gabreil Cousens, M.D.
1986 Police artist, U.S. Postal Service and Santa Rosa City Police Department
1986 Illustrator, National Women’s History Project, Santa Rosa, CA
1984 Illustrator, Yoga Journal, Berkeley, CA
1984 Cover art, Pastime Magazine, Santa Rosa, CA
1982 Art Director, Holyearth Journal, Monte Rio, CA
1989 -90 Lecturer - Computer Art, Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii
Artist in Residence, Time Arts, Santa Rosa, CA

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary American Artists