Artwork copyright Nancy Halbrooks. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Capped Vessel, 1993

Nancy Halbrooks
American (born 1953)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Capped Vessel is a monotype by artist Nancy Halbrooks. It is part of her ‘Vessel, Book and Body’ series of conceptual prints. She notes, “This series focuses on the concept of containers, the variety of forms that contain other things, such as vessels contain fluids, bodies contain spirits, and books contain words.” Monotypes are unique prints created by painting directly onto the printing plate. Usually only one print can be made from the plate.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Ohio-based artist Nancy Halbrooks creates figurative and abstract oil paintings, drawings, and prints. Many of her artworks feature imagery of birds and explore themes of endurance, adaptation, and community. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1977. She lived in Seattle for 22 years during the 1980s and 90s.