Born in Ohio, Nancy began her education in design at the University of Cincinnati in industrial design. After two years of study, she was accepted as an undergraduate student at Cranbrook Academy of Art where she completed her BFA in interdisciplinary design, and then went to graduate school in graphic desing at Yale. After graduation, she and her husband, photographer/designer Tom Wedell, whom she met at Cranbrook opened a studio in Boston.

The studio’s work came into its own in the 80s where the developing high technology industry opened up opportunities for making the invisible visible. The team’s surreal photographic concepts combined with rational typographic structures gave voice to abstract concepts such ‘software.’ A 1993 Eye Magazine feature on the studio labeled their attitude “techno-cubist.” Over the span of their career, their approach has evolved and their client base has expanded, but their passion for blurring the boundaries between photography and design has remained the foundation of their vision.

Nancy is currently a Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design where she has also served as Head of Graphic Design and Dean of Architecture and Design.