Nancy Crawford was born in Warren, Ohio. She has lived in Florida since 1948. She began her art career in 1970 after attending Brevard Community College and the Eliot McMurrough School of Art. Later, she was the Faculty Director and Instructor at the Eliot McMurrough School of Art where she taught classes in drawing, painting, sculptor, and art history.
She is the founder of the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, Florida and has been an active owner/member for over forty-five years. Her experience in the gallery has given her a broad understanding and exposure to fine art and crafts. She has studied and worked in printmaking, ceramics, photography and jewelry, but her true love is painting. Nancy’s watercolors have been featured in major national exhibitions, including the prestigious Watercolor USA, Southeastern Watercolorists III and IV, Florida Watercolor Society, Coconut Grove, Winter Park and Gasparilla, winning many top awards.  Â
Nancy finds an abundance of inspirations for her paintings in the diverse ecosystems of the barrier island where she resides in south Melbourne Beach, Florida. Her images capture the richest of nature’s gifts, beauty.
