Nina Adkins practiced as a Registered Nurse for over 35 years. She retired as the Director of the Albuquerque Public School’s Practical Nurse Program. Nina began watercolor painting to express her more creative side in 1986. Nina loves color and the Southwest and it is evident in her perception of familiar surroundings. She has studied with many nationally known artists. Nina obtained Signature Member status of the New Mexico Watercolor Society in 1995.
Nina has been on the Board of the New Mexico Watercolor Society and the Signature Member Group in several different roles. She was the Co-Chair for the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibition held in Albuquerque, NM in 2002. She is currently on the Board of the New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair and was Standard’s Chair for 2010. Her paintings hang in private collections in the United States and abroad. Nina is represented at the Yucca Gallery – 2061/2 San Felipe NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 www.yuccaartgallery.com,
and – Nob Hill Gallery, 7400 Montgomery Blvd. NE Suite 19 – Mossman Center, Albuquerque, NM 87109; or see more of Nina's work at www.nobhillgallery.com.
Exhibition Juror
Celebration of Watercolors Spring, 1990 Jeanne Dobie AWS, NWS
Wet & Wild (NMWS), Spring, 1991 Don Andrews AWS
Autumn (Water) Colors, Fall, 1992 Leo Smith AWS
Celebration of Watercolor, Fall, 1994 Ann Smith AWS
6th Annual Fine Arts Show, Fall, 1994 Corrales Visual Arts Council
Autumn Water (Colors), Fall, 1995 Mie Shu Ou
7th Annual Fine Arts Show, Fall, 1995 Corrales Visual Arts Council
Primavera Painting, Spring, 1996 Don Andrews AWS
8th Annual Fine Arts show, Fall, 1996 Corrales Visual Arts Council
Watercolor Reflections, Fall, 1996 Nita Leland
Unitarian Church Show, Spring, 1997
Watercolor Reflections, Spr., 1997 – Best of Show - Pat Deadman AWS, NWS
Watercolor Reflections, Fall, 1997 Alex Powers AWS
9th Annual Fine Arts Show, Fall, 1997 Corrales Visual Arts Council
South Broadway Cultural Center – “A Palette for the Eyes” - Group Show 1/1999