Nysie Hurst
Visual Artist
Nysie Hurst is an artist working in Watercolor, based in Boone, North Carolina. Known for Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism.
Blue Ridge-inspired acrylics capturing color, light, and the wonder of nature’s fleeting moments in North Carolina’s mountain landscapes.
Boone, North Carolina, United States
Joined September 2025
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Studio
A day in the life ………..
Exploring watercolor w/ new brushes!
Studio chaos before Mountains Waking Phoenix Rising show.
Education
University of Tennessee: Chattanooga
1998 – 2001BS Environmental Science
Honors
University of Tennessee: Chattanooga
1998 – 2001BA Sociology
Honors
Appalachian State University
2004 – 2006MA Higher Education: Teaching, Biology
Exhibitions
Mountains Waking, Phoenix Rising
Watauga County Art’s Council, Boone, NC
Solo exhibition2026Mountains Waking, Phoenix Rising
Emerging Artist Gallery within The Mann Center of the Arts, Sandford, NC
Solo exhibition2026Figuring it Out
Burke County Arts Council, Morganton, NC
Group exhibition2017Figuring it Out
Carolina Healthcare facilities, Morganton, NC
Solo exhibition2018
Tools & materials
Paints, Mediums, pens, & pencils
- Golden Acrylic
- Liquitex Acrylic
- Daniel Smith Water Colors
- American Journey Water colors
- Posca paint markers
- Liquitex Airbrush Medium
- Liquitex Flow Additives
- Liquitex Gel Mediums
- Derwent Inktense 100 Watercolor Ink Pencil Se
- FineTec Pearlescent Watercolors
Press
North Carolina Literary Review: Online Fall 2024
North Carolina Disability Literature
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