For Phoenix artist Nancy Kravetz, 85, age is but a broad brush stroke by Delarita Ford
Paradise Valley Independent
March 24, 2023 — As local artist Nancy Kravetz exhibits a lifetime of her work for “Sunshine in the Garden,” on display through March 31 at Mountain Shadow Art Gallery, she recalls an ever-changing, evolving color palette over time…
“Phoenix artist enjoying solo shows in her 80s” by Mala Blomquist
jewish news
February 28, 2023 — Nancy Kravetz has been painting since she was a teenager and now, at 85, she sometimes spends eight hours a day in her home studio creating art. Currently, more than 20 of her abstract paintings are on display at The Gallery at Mountain Shadows Resort in Paradise Valley…
“Nancy Kravetz — A Lifetime Passion for Art” by Allison Mints
arizona jewish life
February 10, 2023 — Very rarely in life will you meet someone that is a true inspiration. When I first sat down with Nancy Kravetz, I knew little, apart from the brief research I had conducted before our interview…
“BE AWAKE TO THE WORLD: Local artist inspires at 85” by Kathryn M. Miller
north central news: the voice of north central phoenix since 1999
February 2023 — North Central artist Nancy Kravetz says that beauty and inspiration can be found everywhere; you just have to be open to seeing it. Born in the picturesque seaside town of Newburyport, Massachusetts, art came into Nancy’s life early and she drew inspiration from the natural beauty that surrounded her…
“Inspirational Story: Nancy Kravetz” by Alexandra Hruz
The Social, north central phoenix
September 2022 — For nearly seven decades, Nancy Kravetz has pursued her passion for art. Nancy’s painting career began when she was just 16 years old. She grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts in the early 1950s…
“Curated Exhibits” designed by david l. haff
mayo clinic arts program, SCOTTSDALE PHARMACY GALLERY
2021—2022
“abridging ambiguity — taking risks through art” by david l. haff
mayo clinic arts program, SCOTTSDALE PHARMACY GALLERY
December 2021 — Nancy Kravetz’s artwork, currently on exhibit, is an excellent way to explore ambiguity. Kravetz’s work organizes abstract landscapes through warm colors and soft geometric forms…
“nancy Kravetz: nOT sLOWING doWN” By LENI REISS
aRIZONA jEWISH lIFE
November 30, 2017 — “Arizona was a revelation to me,” says New England native Nancy Kravetz, describing her reaction the first time she saw “a palo verde tree, exotic cacti, the desert colors, sunsets and rock formations – the whole visual landscape.” She and her husband, Bob, a semi-retired gastroenterologist, and their three sons have lived in the Valley since the mid-’60s…
“Arizona: From the outside”
shemer art center newsletter
October 2017 — Last, but not least this month we are pleased to introduce you to Nancy Kravetz and “Inspired by Nature,” her solo exhibition of contemporary paintings and collages…
“New Family Histories in Print”
Avotaynu: The International Review of Jewish Genealogy
Volume XXVIII, NUMBER 4
Winter 2012 — Remember Me to the Little Ones: A Family History Book, by Nancy R. Kravetz. Years covered: 1825-2010. Family names include Allen, Black, Clayman, Dubois, Jaffe, Kagan, Pelovsky, Perlow, Shube, Vayn, Wajn, Wein, Weinberger…
“Research, Conferences, Books” by JanetTE Silverman
Relativeity: Searching for our roots in cyberspace
2012 — A book was published in 2010 by a local Phoenix author- Nancy Kravetz. This book “Remember Me to the Little Ones” is truly the most spectacular book on genealogy I have ever seen. It is complete with hundreds of photographs of people and places, a fold out 4 page wide family tree…
“Signing Only: Nancy Kravetz”
Changing hands bookstore
November 14, 2012 — Nancy Kravetz presents Remember Me to the Little Ones, her reconstruction of her family’s history and geneology. Kravetz meticulously traces her family’s wanderings from the Eastern European cities of Eishyshok, Rosson and Ostrog to France, Israel and the United States…
“TRACING FAMILY ROOTS IS A GROWING TREND” BY CHELSEY HEATH
NORTH CENTRAL NEWS
November 2011 — When Nancy Kravetz started researching her family history about 35 years ago, she didn’t have any intention of writing a book about what she found. Her husband, Dr. Robert Kravetz, had always been interested in interviewing his own family, and he encouraged her to do the same…
“REmember me: a 30 year labor of love” by amy sessler powel
the jewish journal
October 13, 2011 — Nearly 30 years ago, Nancy Kravetz attended a Jewish geneology lecture by Arthur Kurzweil, author of “From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family.” Though inspired to begIn to research her family’s history…
“stories resonate across generations” by vicki cabot
jewish news of greater phoenix
October 22, 2010 — It was the stories. And the photos, boxes and boxes of them, collected over the years that finally inspired Nancy Kravetz to write a book. The beautiful result of her efforts, “Remember me to the Little Ones, A Family History” was published in August this year…
“Remember Me…”
Newsletter of the Historical Society of Old Newbury
Volume I, Issue 4
October 2010 — An enchanting new publication is available for sale at the HSON book shop. Written by Newburyport native Nancy (Wein) Kravetz, “Remember Me to the Little Ones: A Family History” tells the story of the Wein family’s journey from eastern Europe to America at the turn of the twentieth century and follows them throughout successive generations…
carefree Enterprise
January 1975 — The three artists [Jackie Carson, Nancy Kravetz, and Pam Gilbert], all experts in watercolors and acrylics, have opened The Studio in the East side of Yares Gallery at 3625 Bishop Lane, Scottsdale, which features contemporary art…
“exhibit opens today: tusconan is top biennial winner”
ARIZONA REPUBLIC
December 22, 1974 — Artists from Phoenix and Tucson won top honors in the first Four Corners States Biennial of Painting and Sculpture, which opens today at the Phoenix Art Museum. Winners were announced at a preview reception last night…
“three valley artists have exhibit”
arizona republic: Art News
December 12, 1974 — Three Valley artists, Jackie Carson, Pam Gilbert, and Nancy Kravetz, are opening at “The Studio,” Yares Gallery Building, Scottsdale, this month. They will share the facility as a working studio and as a sales and exhibit gallery…
“art in the Valley”
Scottsdale (AZ.) Daily Progress
November 8, 1974 — Most of Ms. Kravetz’s paintings are structural, strong in color, and in unusual geometric shapes relating several canvases in one painting. Also included are here delightful collages and watercolors…
“60 ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AT BETH EL FESTIVAL”
PHOENIX JEWISH NEWS
March 31, 1972 — Members of the physical design committee of Beth El’s Festival of Israeli Art are, from left, chairman Mrs. Ben Leighton, and Mmes. Robert Kravetz and Sidney Weiner…
“Watercolors exhibit and reception today”
Arizona Republic: Art News
December 17, 2017 — The Lawyers’ Club of Phoenix, 900 Security Building, 234 N. Central Ave., began an “Artist of the Month” exhibit program in mid-November. The first artists to be shown were painters, Mary Shepler and Ann Tyler. Coming artists include Nancy Kravetz, Beth Ames Swartz, Jackie Carson, Bud Cooper and Vera Nash…
“Biennial Shows Familiar Trends”by Marlan Miller
The Phoenix Gazette
May 29, 1971 — The new concept of a “Four Corner States” biennial raises, to a degree, the compass of the former Arizona Annual. The total show, limited to painting and sculpture, is not much more inclusive of total trends than the earlier shows. It may well be that Arizona is as representative as the four states included in the exhibit so far as exploration and total quality is concerned…
FRONT PAGE: Ruffin at Work
The Westsider
February 12, 1969 — The television camera grinds away as Don Ruffin relaxes for a moment after giving a demonstration of his portraiture technique at the Phoenix Library Auditorium last December. See page 4 for Lil Rhodes profile on him. The model is Nancy Kravetz…