The work of Nancy Thayer is included in numerous museum collections, including the Detroit Institute of Arts; Muzeum Papiernictwa in Duszniki Zdroj, Poland; Foundation MINT ALAPITVANY in Budapest, Hungary; and in over 100 private and corporate collections throughout Europe and the U.S. She served on the faculty of the University of Michigan, School of Art & Design, Ann Arbor for over 20 years. She also served on the Executive Board of Directors of InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit, an organization whose purpose is to bring leaders of many faith communities together in actively promoting peace, respect, and mutual understanding. She organized and directed two symposiums focusing on forgiveness from a faith-based perspective for the University of Michigan, School of Art & Design. Leaders from the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu communities participated.