Art by Nelson Shanks

Nelson Shanks has served as Associate Professor at the University of the Arts and as distinguished visiting professor in Fine Arts at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. for l990 and conducted seminars at numerous universities. He has taught at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Memphis Academy of Arts. In l993, Beaver College awarded him a Ph.D. in Fine Arts. In October of 2002, Nelson Shanks opened Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, PA.
Commissioned portraits of noted figures include: Pope John Paul II, Her Royal Highness, Diana, The Princess of Wales, His Majesty King Gustav and Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Julianna of the Netherlands, Former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, Lady Margaret Thatcher, Luciano Pavarotti, J. Carter Brown, Katharine Graham, Mr. & Mrs. Wafic Said, The Honorable Judge Guido Calabresi, Surgeon General, Dr. C. Everett Koop, Robert Wood Johnson, Jr., Mrs. Robert Wood Johnson, Jr., James Burke, Marcus Wallenberg, Dr. Peter Wallenberg, Dr. Claire Fagin, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huffington, and many others.