A native of the Connecticut shoreline, Nancy Pinney currently resides in Old Lyme. She was formally trained at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts - with a concentration on the figure, portrait and still life. In 1987, after concluding her academic studies, she opened a custom frame shop which specialized in gilding and restoration. Nancy is an artist member of the Lyme Art Association and the Salmagundi Club in New York, has exhibited in group shows in the U.S., Ireland, England, and Amsterdam, and currently works with the Cooley Gallery in Old Lyme.