Nancy Timmins Kirk

AKA: Nancy Kirk

Born ≈ 1947

Died 2018-09-28
Omaha, NE (USA)

Kirk moved to Omaha in 1975 to develop arts programs for penitentiary inmates and theater programs for the deaf. Later she served as Associate Director of the Nebraska Arts Council and at Omaha's Metropolitan Arts Council. At the same time, Kirk was the owner of The Kirk Collection, a business dealing in antique fabrics, especially antique quilts, and offering expertise in conservation and restoration. She wrote several books and created DVDs on quilt restoration. She appeared regularly on HGTV’s Simply Quilts.

Later in life, she was the first Executive Director of Omaha's Tri-Faith Initiative.

Omaha journalist Leo Adam Biga has written the best profile of Timmins, titled "Nancy Kirk: Arts maven, author, communicator, entrepreneur, interfaith champion," it appeared in the Omaha publication New Horizons in 2011 and is available on-line through Biga's website.

Author Of

Nonfiction

Keywords

Quilting--Conservation and Restoration; Quilting--Collecting; Arts Administration; Arts Funding

Education

BA, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
MA, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL

Occupation

Business Owner
Arts Administration

Associations

Leadership Omaha

Bibliography

Note: This author published books as an accessory to her business. Her titles generally do not appear in World Cat or other indexes. Items listed without date do not have a standard imprint.

Quilt Restoration Workshop. (Four DVD set) 2003.
Taking Care of Grandma's Quilt. nd
Collecting Antique Quilts. nd
Lobbying for the Arts. nd
Crazy Quilts: History - Techniques - Embroidery Motifs. (Co-author with Cindy Brick) 2011.

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