Leap of Faith Playbill
Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio was commissioned to recreate the playbill of the new Broadway play, “Leap of Faith“, as a gift for the producer from a group of his friends.
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A Third Chalk Mural at Chicago Ad agency
Check out this new chalk mural that Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio and Tracee Badway created this week for Critical Mass Advertising Agency. This is the 3rd mural we have worked on for the agency’s lobby to welcome possible clients. Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio must bring the agency good luck–they always get the clients they’re pitching […]
Chalk Board Mural to Woo Illinois Lottery
Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio was hired last week by a Critical Mass Advertising Agency to “Welcome” the Illinois Lottery Account using the agency’s chalkboard walls. We created a tunnel of lottery balls in the entryway, and a partnership mural outside the conference room. Thanks to studio artists Tracee Badway, Nikki Bank and Rachel Hawkins for all […]
Cuban-Miami Style Mural
Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio was recently hired by Critical Mass Advertising Agency to create a mural in Cuban-Miami style. Located on the chalkboard walls of their office suite lobby, the artwork was to welcome a potential client, The City of Miami Tourism Office. The agency’s Senior Vice President and Creative Director had their portraits […]
Another NAP Grant-funded Workshop Reception
Nancy’s second set of classes, again funded by a Neighborhood Arts Program (NAP) grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, were held at Mary H. Catherwood Senior Apartments. It was an enthusiastic group of women who attended, many of whom were returning students. The culminating exhibition was on the top […]
Grandma’s Painted Photobooth Portraits
This large-scale Photobooth Portrait playfully captures the images of three generations of family members. It was commissioned by the family’s grandmother (second from the left). Working from actual photo booth strips, Nancy portrays the client’s spouse, children, and grandchildren expressing their inner silliness. If she did her job well, you may even recognize some of the […]
“Nature Nurture” at Greenbelt Forest Preserve
On Sunday, October 2, Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio’s re-furbished Cool Globe “Nature Nurture: Raise Future Environmentalists” was part of the Greenbelt Cultural Center Grand Opening Celebration, in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve at 1215 Green Bay Rd in North Chicago. Lake County built a stunning new “green” facility. The giant banquet hall has a beautiful wall […]
Ravenswood Art Walk: Open Studio and Watercolor workshops
NPB Art Studio was open to the public as part of the Ravenswood Art Walk (RAW) and Chicago Artists Month (CAM). We offered several hands-on interactive watercolor demos for any visitors eager to try their hands at watercolor. The demos were inspired by Nancy’s workshops for North Side seniors living in public housing, funded by a […]
NAP Grant-funded Art Reception
Exciting news! Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio has received a generous Neighborhood Arts Program (NAP) grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to teach two six-week watercolor classes to low-income seniors living in public housing. This will be offered as a follow-up to the workshop that Nancy taught last year […]
Summer 2011: Corporate Chalk Art
This summer included work on several corporate chalk art projects with Tracee Badway and Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio’s summer interns Nikki and Jacq. NALCO The studio was hired by the HR department at NALCO to help create excitement for an upcoming employee expo. We did two separate installations on NALCO campus using their tree logo. Cochlear […]
Introducing Interlocking Portraits
Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio is thrilled to present the first of our Interlocking Portraits™, a unique approach to portraiture created so that a client’s family portrait could ultimately be gifted to each of her four children. Designed to hang together, this modular oil portrait can be enjoyed by the entire household and later divided […]
Pavement Chalk Art: A Creative Wedding Proposal
This 17-foot-wide chalk mural took ten hours to complete. Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio was commissioned by a romantic young fellow whose girlfriend loves London. He used our chalk art to for a very creative wedding proposal on July 3rd. We also made a trail of chalk art leading from her house to the mural. Watch […]
I <3 Mayor Daley
Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio spent all of Sunday creating these “I <3 Mayor Daley” chalk badges around the city for Walter E. Smith Furniture. The company wanted wanted to honor Mayor Daley in a unique and artistic way. Ten hours on hands and knees, and 30 badges later, it snowed. Chalk art […]
Chalk Art at the Home and Houseware Show- Again!
After the success of last year’s chalk art, Bialetti asked Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio to create another promotional piece for their annual booth at the “International Home and Houseware Show” at McCormick Place. This board features a fan-favorite of the show Top Chef, Fabio Viviani, who led cooking demos in the booth throughout the week, advertising […]
Public School Murals
Outdoor Mural As a Latin School of Chicago service project, Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio and Tracee Badway led Latin School volunteers in the transformation and repainting of crumbling cement planters outside of McCutcheon Elementary School (August 2010). When the school year started, McCutcheon students joined in the painting. We returned in August, 2011 to […]
A Gift From Thoughtful Friends
A narrative from Nancy~ There is a story behind this 10″ x 14″ oil portrait of a handsome jovial man. It’s a bit hard to explain, but stick with me… Two men, one of whom I’ve know since high school, contacted me to paint a portrait as a gift for their good friend who had […]
Cool Globes in Vancouver
Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio’s second Cool Globe, is currently on display in Vancouver, at Science World outside TELUS World of Science. This globe was originally created for Southwest Airlines about the importance of giving employees the time and incentive to volunteer. The exhibit showcases multiple giant globes depicting hopeful solutions to climate change. Our globe has been […]
Promo Chalk Art for Bialetti
The Italian cookware company Bialetti hired Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio to create an 8′ x 4′ promotional board for their booth at the “International Home and Housewares Show” in Chicago’s McCormick Place. Using hard pastels, we drew the cute little chef “l’omino”, Bialetti’s mascot. If you happen to be at the Home and Housewares […]
Promotional Sidewalk Art
Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio was down in St. Louis with Tracee Badway this week creating sidewalk art during the Work Truck Show to help promote a new truck called TerraStar. We were hired by Navistar’s marketing agency who was looking for a new attention-grabbing method to advertise the truck’s launch. This 10′ x 5′ […]
Second portrait, six years later
This oil portrait, delivered last week (20″x 26″), is the second painting commissioned by one of Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio’s first clients. See the first one in watercolor from 2003 here. Beautiful kids, eh?
Teens in a Photobooth
Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio delivered this commissioned oil portrait last month. “Core Four in a Photobooth” (12″ x 30″) shows four teen girlfriends and was commissioned by one of the girls’ mothers as a holiday gift. What was a great idea! How fun would it be to have this painting 30 years later?
