Nan Sea Love

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2004 "Association for Creative Endeavor" Sebastopol CA
2004 "Peacefest" Unity Church, Novato, CA
2003 Sparks, Guerneville, CA
2003 "Health and Harmony Celebration" Santa Rosa, CA
2003 Second Annual Visonary Art Show, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
2003 "Brighthaven Benifit for the Animals" Santa Rosa, CA
1994 Group Show, Heart Light Center, Santa Rosa, CA
1989 “Celebration of Color and Form”, group show of four women, Pauhi Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii
1989 “The Lumenists” two concurrent computer art shows at Koa Gallery and Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, Hawaii
1987 “Portraits of the Soul”, Collins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Summer of Love—1987”, Bridge of Beauty Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Two-women show, Heartsong, Albany, CA
1986 “Shelters of Wonder”, Rosecrucian Museum, San Jose, CA
“This is Surrealism”, Hatley-Martin Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Life Within Life”, Collins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985 “The Dream Show”, Collins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“The 2nd Annual Benicia Art Exposition”, Benicia, CA
“The Peace Show”, Luther Burbank Center for the Performing Arts, Santa Rosa, CA
1979 “Russian River Women’s Art Show”, Santa Rosa, CA


Selected Collections:
Mr. and Mrs. William Hewit, Santa Rosa, CA
Susan Soltice, Sebastopol, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hurst, Paradise, CA
David Quigley, Garberville, CA
David Friedman, M.D., New York, New York
Philip Stewart, Benica, CA
Lincoln Beals, Santa Rosa, CA
Adam Lewis, San Francisco, CA
Mr. John Dunn, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mrs. Ellen Chess, Sebastopol, CA
Dr. and Mrs. David Shumway, Asheville, North Carolina

Solo Exhibitions
2003 "Slice of Life" Sebastopol, CA
1992 Crystal Channels, Santa Rosa, CA
1991 East West Cafe, Sebastopol, CA
1987 “Healing Visions”, The Angela Center, Santa Rosa, CA
1987 California Visions, Sausalito, CA

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

Nan Sea Love's has dedicated her life and art to awakening consciousness to the sacredness of all life and the sacredness of our Mother Earth. Her most recent art is coupled with inspirational messages expressing her concern for the Earth and its animals. Through archetypal imagery, she gently suggests new ways of looking at and caring for animals.

She believes tha perhaps those animals who have touched our lives are truly angels, great spirits or bodhisattvas taking on animal bodies--choosing to be powerless except for love, speaking a language greater than words, awakening in us the language of love and compassion.

Nan Sea Love hopes her art will inspire the viewer to continue working to heal the Earth, ending the tremendous suffering humans cause to animals, our Earth, and even ourselves. Perhaps then we too may become great souls worthy of the unconditional love our animal companions lavish upon us.

As her name reflects, Nan Sea Love believes more than anything in the power of Love. Originally an atheist and dedicated rational thinker, life experience has led her to believe in a benevolent higher power that, if allowed, guides us toward greater Love and Peace. Her vision of the "Prosperity Angel" was painted in 1985 and illustrates this concept. After reading a little booklet called "Money is God in Action" by Raymond Charles Barker (ISBN:0-87516-502-9), she came to realize the money is really valueless, just paper or metal. Its comes from an agreement between people for an exchange of energy. There is abundant energy and limitless love when one looks to the Source of the Universe whatever you choose to call it. Trust in God, or Good, and love in the form of giving create a flow and transformation of energy- from the Divine, to money, to love flowering in abundance. Much of the world's suffering comes from the belief there is not enough. This faith in lack results in clinging to what we have. When the energy flow is stopped, fighting to get what "little" there is begins. Greed, hunger and even wars can result. As we open our hearts and hands and trust, the Wealth of the Universe will flow through. It's no accident that "In God We Trust" is on all money. Nan Sea says because she has experienced it over and over again, "share from your heart, love will take root and blossom around you". Nan Sea has gratefully shared ten percent of all she receives to where her heart calls, animal rights and environmental organizations.

"Nan Sea Love's art is a blessing to behold -- as it comes from the heart of God."  (Jerry Jampolsky, M.D., founder of the Center for Attitudinal Healing and author of Love is Letting Go of Fear)

Awards
1986 1st - Painting, Visionary Art Show, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
1st and Honorable Mention - Painting, Visionary Art Show, San Jose, CA
1985 2nd and Honorable Mention - Painting, Visionary Art Show, San Jose, CA
1984 1st and Honorable Mention - Graphics, Visionary Art Show, San Jose, CA
1979 Best in Show, Russian River Women’s Art Show, Santa Rosa, CA
1968 2nd and 3rd Watercolor - Adult Amateur, Siskiyou County Fair, Yreka, CA
1967 1st and 2nd -Painting, Junior Division, Siskiyou County Fair, Yreka, CA
1st and 2nd -Mixed Media, Junior Division, Siskiyou County Artists Association, Yreka, CA
1966 2nd, Mount Shasta Chamber of Commerce, Mount Shasta, CA
2nd and Honorable Mention, Yreka High School, Yreka, CA
1965 3rd and Honorable Mention, Jr. Division, Siskiyou County Artists Association, Yreka, CA
1964 1st and 3rd - Painting, Junior Division, Siskiyou County Artists Association, Yreka, CA
1962 Special Award, Junior Division, Siskiyou County Artists Association, Yreka, CA