Pamela Nelson

Pamela Nelson is an American artist that works in painting, mixed media, and public art installations featuring geometric patterns.

Biography Nelson grew up in Midland, Texas, and graduated from Southern Methodist University. Nelson worked as a community college instructor when she helped start the Stewpot Open Art Program for the homeless. She was elected the vice chair of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts in 2005 and served in that capacity for more than a decade.

Public artworks by Nelson include decorative artworks for Dallas Area Rapid Transit stations, terrazzo floor medallions at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and a color theory installation titled Color Equations at NorthPark Center.

She is represented by Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas, Texas.

Recognition In 2000, Nelson participated in the Dallas City Center TIF Streetscape Project, for which she received the City of Dallas Urban Design Award.