Nancy Tuttle May, a recipient of a National Endowment Grant and a four year residency as a Visiting Artist for North Carolina, is a Wake Forest University graduate and a NC native. Tuttle May draws inspiration for her watercolors from Martha's Vineyard, NC's Outer Banks, Pawley's Island, SC and Big Sur, California.

With paintings in private and corporate collections worldwide, Nancy Tuttle May is represented in galleries on the east coast, Palm Desert California, and Sun Valley Idaho.