Nancy Hemenway, 1976, Forsdick Studio on Mouse Island, 1976. Courtesy of Wheaton College: Gift of the Barton Family Foundation. Folder Title: Nancy Hemenway Barton Collection. Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections. Wallace Library. Wheaton College (MA).
Curator Conversation: The Life and Work of Nancy Hemenway Barton
Join curator Jill D’Alessandro and the artist’s son, Bill Barton, for a discussion about Nancy Hemenway Barton's artistic influences, practice, and personal history.
From 1966 to 1997, Nancy Hemenway Barton, an artist from the Maine coast, created large-scale wall reliefs using hand-loomed fabrics primarily sourced from indigenous weaving communities in South America and Africa, where she had lived and worked.
Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton is on view February 16, 2025, through October 8, 2025, in the fashon and textile art galleries on level 6 of the Martin Building.
