Eileen Hagerman Nistler     

Eileen was born and raised in the beautiful Inyan Kara area of the Black Hills. She left for seventeen years to pursue an education and short career as an architect. Then the magic of Wyoming called her back. She now lives in the house that she drew her first drawings in with her husband Tom and two of their three kids on the family ranch between Sundance and Upton, Wyoming.  Their oldest daughter is a college student (Majoring in art), married and expecting a baby in June 2010.

Some of Eileen's most prestigious awards include; The Artist's magazine finalist 2007, four Paint America Juror's Choice awards, International Artist magazine finalist October/November 2009 issue page 21, Strokes of Genius volume II page 58.  She is also very proud to be one of the first two to have reached Paint America Master Circle Signature status.