Nancy Calvo studied fine arts, specializing in photography and ceramics. She has directed several galleries in Panama City, including Galería Etcetera, Arte’80, and Galería Hoitt-Calvo Artes. For several years, she has run Talleres de Arte, an art school for children, while also advising other galleries.
She collaborates with Fundación Casa Taller, where she develops educational projects for Indigenous communities in Panama. She worked for eight years at the Panama International Film Festival (IFF) and is co-founder of Fundación Arte Panamá.
Her curatorial projects include Los amigos de Guillermo, for Fundación Guillermo Trujillo; Manchas y formas, featuring painter Antonio Alvarado, at the National Bank of Panama Art Gallery; and the group exhibition Entre el sonido y el silencio, at Galería Mateo Sariel. Together with Mónica Kupfer, she co-curated Raíces, presented for the opening of Centro Espacio-Arte in Panama.
She is currently co-curating, alongside Mónica Kupfer, a major retrospective of Guillermo Trujillo scheduled to take place next year at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama.