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Ulysses Symphony #7
mixed media painting on panel
18 x 18 inches
Special thanks to the artist for this 100% donation
Mark Eanes is a painter, printmaker, photographer, curator, and educator who currently lives and works in Richmond, Virginia. Prior to living in Virginia, Mark lived in the Bay Area of California since 1970. He holds a BFA in Fine Arts from U.C. Santa Barbara and an MFA from Mills College.
Eanes is Professor Emeritus from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, where he taught drawing and painting courses for over thirty three years. Mark also taught at other art institutes in California including San Francisco State University, the Academy of Art University, Dominican College in San Rafael, College of San Mateo, and other community colleges.
Mr. Eanes taught figure drawing at the California State Summer School for the Arts (a pre-college arts program at CalArts in Los Angeles) for twelve years, and was the Chair of the Visual Arts Department for three years. Mark has also conducted numerous private drawing and painting workshops throughout California and Italy, and has recently created online courses (The Language of Color, Design and Drawing) through the Mark Eanes Academy website. Eanes has exhibited his artwork throughout California as well as nationally and internationally. His past solo and selected exhibitions include the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA., the Parsons School of Design in Paris, the Applied Arts Museum in Belgrade, Serbia, the Cumberland Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee, the Documenta Galeria de Arte in San Paulo, Brazil, Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, CA, Pence Gallery in Davis, CA, Hanford Center for the Arts, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, and the San Francisco Center for the Book, among many other venues.
Smoosh Drop Pendant in Orange
silver, aluminum, black tourmaline, antique foil-back gemstone
Pendant: 2 x 1 x 0.25 inches, Chain: 20 inches
Sarah "Spee" Parker is a Richmond-based craft artist. She received her MFA from the Department of Craft/Material Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and her BFA at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Sarah's sculptures, installations and jewelry focus heavily on americana, punk, DIY, anti-containment, and questioning authorship through the lens of craft. Spee is part of the Radical Jewelry Makeover Artist Project. She is a recent teaching fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University. She was a recipient of the Baltimore Jewelry Center Emerging Artist Residency. She has exhibited regionally and has been a member to several DIY exhibition spaces in both Boone, North Carolina as well as Richmond, VA.
Opaline
acrylic and pumice on canvas
30 x 40 inches
Guest curated by Lanecia Rouse
Special thanks for to the artist for this 100% donation
Shana Blakley is a Virginia-born contemporary artist who has always been enthralled by the experience of creating. Self-taught, she has had an incredible passion for painting and sculpting since youth and turned deeply towards her craft as she began navigating a journey with grief in 2017.
She enjoys everything about the process of creating art-from configuring composition, to interpreting colors and forms from daily life, to the tactile and visual satisfactions of seeing something through to completion. Using the element of shape, her work explores the intersection between art as object and art as concept. The proportion, dimension, and composition of her pieces investigate space, and their colors, form, and texture create a sensory experience for the viewer. As non-objective art, her pieces become a space for thought and reflection, questioning notions of foreground and background, simplicity and complexity, and balance and counterbalance. We all need a process for introspection, and creating is hers.
Dock St
paint, drawing media, neon
36 x 48 inches
Courtesy of Bond Millen Gallery
Guest curated by Ashley Hawkins
Cameron is a non-objective multimedia artist based in Richmond, VA. His work has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions at The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Hidell Brooks Gallery, TEW Galleries, Bond Millen Gallery, Mana Contemporary, and The McLean Project for the Arts. He is currently represented by Bond Millen Gallery, Hidell Brooks Gallery, and Pryor Fine Art. He attended James Madison University, and accepted the school'saward for a graduating senior with a concentration in painting, among numerous other awards and scholarships. Notable collections include the McKesson Corporation, Capital One, and The JMU School of Integrated Science and Technology. He currently operates out of a studio space on historic Hull Street
Specimen TZ-4
ceramic
18 x 12 x 7 inches
Abby Lee works in the in-between-where clay softens, where forms blur, where function meets something a little stranger. With a decade in ceramics, she crafts sculptures that feel both familiar and otherworldly, blending raw earth with whimsy and curiosity.
As the clay studio manager at VisArts, she keeps the kilns burning and the space alive, supporting a community of makers. Based in Richmond, Abby's work is always evolving-never fixed, always becoming.
The State Flower of Virginia is Actually a Tree-The Flowering Dogwood Acts as Harbinger of both Spring and Fall with its Early Blossoms and Changing Leaves
archival inkjet print
37 x 27 inches
Guest curated by Ron Stokes
Peter Cochrane is a multimedia artist who depicts stories of resilience and metamorphosis through the lenses of horticulture, art history, science fiction, and autobiography. Working between sculptural materials such as metals and botanical matter, to digital imaging and experimental darkroom photographic techniques, he builds objects and elaborate narrative set pieces that explore fundamental questions of human existence and cosmic time.
He received his BA from San Francisco State University (2011), and his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University (2019). His work has appeared in Headmaster, The San Francisco Chronicle, Vast Magazine, Hyperallergic, Brink, Artslant, the MoCP lecture series, the de Young Museum, the Vermont Center for Photography, the Tokyo International Photo Awards, and others. He is a recipient of the Snider Prize and has been a finalist for many awards including the Hopper Prize, the Fine Art Photography Award, the Exposure Award, and the Kodak Photo Film Award. In 2022, he was nominated for The Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography. He has held several solo exhibitions nationally, and his work is in public and private collections.
He is the owner of Threep, a fine art printing and photography studio based in Richmond, Virginia, and teaches at VCUArts.
The blacker the berry (the sweeter the juice)
wax pastel on paper
13.25 x 16.25 inches
Courtesy of Reynolds Gallery
Guest curated by Julia Monroe
"My works and practice are ever evolving, mostly finding inspiration from the black body and the environment that provides conditioning. I use saturated color, escapism provided imagery and reverberating emotion from perspective. Pulling references from African literature and folklore, juxtaposing it with a present artistic voice. This voice accompanied by flow state, allow me to generate not only imagery, but give a sense of purpose to why I create."
Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Hampton Roads, Hampton Boyer layers bright, geometric forms to create his figurative paintings and collages. He juxtaposes inspiration pulled from African folklore and literature with his own experience as a contemporary artist. The flow that he achieves through his artistic practice fills his work with reverberating energy and intimate emotion. He has exhibited in numerous group show and solo exhibitions, including one at Omni Gallery in London (2023). He also had a piece recently acquired by the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA.
The flowers I bought for myself
pressed peony petals on handmade paper
18 x 24 inches
Guest curated by Ashley Millen
Hillary Waters Fayle is an artist from Elma, New York. Fayle received an MFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a BFA at Buffalo State College in 2010. She now lives and works in Richmond, VA where she continues her work establishing connections between nature and the human touch. Fayle's work speaks to her love for nature and the beauty in details often overlooked, but also of a concern for the fragility of the ecosystem and the necessity for intervention. Fayle also works as an artist assistant, and an instructor and program coordinator at VCU. In addition to being featured widely online and in print, Fayle currently has a solo show at the annual Woodlawn-Pope Leighey Embroidery Exhibition in Alexandria, VA. Her work is also currently on view locally at Quirk Gallery, as well as the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek CA, The Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, NY, The Slovak Arts Union Gallery in Bratislava, SK.
Two Bend Over, Towards Center
chromogenic print on archival paper
20 x 23 inches
Courtesy of Candela Gallery
Guest curated by Whitney Cole and Ashby Nickerson
Dana Bell was born in Detroit in 1974 and lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit in 2001 and went on to receive her MFA at Maine College of Art in 2004, studying with Vito Acconci and Joanne Greenbaum.
She has shown her paintings and choreography at many institutions and galleries including the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), The Museum of Art and Design, New York, The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, The Salvador Allende Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile, and Roulette in Brooklyn.
Bell's figurative based work extends from in-person to multi-media as well as in multiples in print and painting. Bell's muses are color and vernacular photography, where she finds gestures and poses that speak to contemporary issues.
Winter Sunset
quilt, textile
55 x 60 inches
Special thanks to the artists for this 100% donation
Alyssa Salomon, under the moniker Blue Skies Workroom, designs and makes joyful clothing, bags, pillows and table linens using textiles she hand screenprints. Alyssa is a very long term and grateful participant in VisArts' community: as teacher and student, as Craft + Design exhibitor and shopper, gallery visitor and exhibitor, donor and even once a board member.
Gretchen Carder creates bold, maximalist quilts that combine unexpected color pairings, rich textures, and playful patterns. Using cotton and linen fabrics, she crafts quilts that are both beautiful and built to be used. Passionate about the endless possibilities in modern quilting, she used her design background to make quilts that bring warmth, surprise, and joy into people's daily routines.
Tiny Forest
screenprint on watercolor paper
Courtesy of Milk River Arts
Guest curated by Sally Kemp
"When I feel like doing something, I just do it. I enjoy everything, everyday. I draw with my cheek and shoulder. That's the way I draw. I don't have a favorite thing to draw. I just draw. I draw where I am, what I see where I am. I draw the outside of my church, I draw the inside of the hotel, I draw the inside and the outside of the studio, all these things. In Africa, I drew on the floor outside with a stick. It was my own idea. It was only me. My brother and sister, they just come to look at what I'm doing."
Bukuru is a member of Milk River Arts, a local nonprofit organization pairing adult artists with disabilities with professional artists who accompany them in creating, exhibiting, and selling unique bodies of work. In addition to providing transformative connections and mentorships, studio artists co-create and work together on ambitious, risky projects with a big community of accomplices throughout Richmond.
Bukuru's work has previously been exhibited at Quirk Gallery and the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Chutes and Ladders
mixed media on canvas
30.5 x 35 inches
"My work is about being in the moment, about how form finds surface and then shifts, about the now that lives in every application of paint, wax, clay, and in the sheer presence of color.
The present keeps stacking-urgently, intuitively, playfully, boldly-on top of itself to become an intersection of texture, line, pattern and light.
My work is not about closure or tidy packages; rather, it braves the unrefined chaos, the spinning fans of the pinwheel, where the only language is this one: a visual expression which urges the viewer to stay again and again in the imperfect but beautiful moment."
Frankie Slaughter is a mixed media artist who works with a variety of materials including paint, encaustic, textile, paper, and porcelain. Frankie's art has been featured in numerous publications, in addition to being acquired for private and corporate collections, and has been shown at galleries, juried venues, and boutiques throughout the country and in Asia.
She is a Virginia native, and since 2010, after nearly twelve years living in Hong Kong, she now works and resides in Richmond, Virginia. Her experiences abroad continue to influence her work today.
Named one of "Richmond Style Weekly's 2015 Women in the Arts Honoree," Frankie has served as a juror and advisor for a number of community events and has participated as a mentor and visiting instructor for various universities, local schools, and non-profit organizations. Her decades-long career also included designing one-of-a-kind jackets and accessories, and she continues to design unique and eclectic necklaces, which can be found at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Composition #1
mixed media on panel
11 x 14 inches
Courtesy of Quirk Gallery
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, South America, Diego Sanchez now lives and works in Richmond, Virginia. He obtained a BFA and an MFA from the Painting and Printmaking Department at Virginia Commonwealth University.
He is the first recipient of The Artists of the Year Award - Theresa Pollack Arts Award, Virginia Commission for the Arts 50 for 50 - Artists Award. He has served on several boards including the 1708 Gallery, Art 180, Culture Works, and The City of Richmond Public Art Commission. He is currently the Head of the Art Department at St. Catherine's School. He is also currently serving on the board of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.
His works have been shown throughout Virginia, and he has participated in shows in Peru, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Colombia, and France. His work is in several collections including the University of Richmond, William and Mary School of Business, VCU's Anderson Gallery, Sidney and Frances Lewis, Pam and Bill Royall, Media General, First Market Bank, Capital One, Federal Reserve Bank, Markel Corporation, Dominion, Phillip Morris, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
'Tideline' from the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater Series
acrylic on US road map
23 x 38 inches
Guest curated by Joseph Papa
Meg Roberts Arsenovic is a multidisciplinary artist living on the remote rural edge of the Chesapeake Bay in Mathews, VA. She earned a BFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her work has been exhibited in solo shows at the Appalachian Center for Craft (TN) and Quirk Gallery (VA), as well as group shows and traveling exhibitions across the country including Massey Klein Gallery (New York, NY), The 2024 Virginia Biennial at The Museum of Contemporary Art (VA), The Taubman Museum of Art (VA), Sienna Patti Contemporary (MA), Fiberart International (PA), ARTFIELDS (SC), and The Chapter House LA (Los Angeles, CA). She has been awarded both a Haystack Studio Residency and a Monson Arts Residency. Her work is included in multiple corporate and private collections.
Four Strings
fused glass
7 x 12 inches each
Mark Trezise studied graphic illustration and prepress imaging at Montgomery College in Maryland. His bold, linear style is informed by his graphic arts background. Mark currently lives in Richmond and creates his art at Visual Arts Center of Richmond and Milk River Arts. His work has been exhibited at Quirk Gallery, 1708 Gallery, Glave Kocen, Studio Two Three, and the JCC's Sarah D. November Gallery.
Untitled
oil on panel
Chris Gregson studied at the New York Studio and Forum of Stage Design. He worked at the Metropolitan Opera and theaters throughout New York City. His paintings are in the corporate collections of Capital One, Kaiser Permanente, Markel Corporation, SunTrust Bank, the permanent collections at the American Embassy in Guinea, Africa, Longwood University in Farmville, Taubman Museum in Roanoke, Virginia, and an assortment of prestigious private contemporary art collections. He has had one person shows at 1708 Gallery, Virginia Tech, Mary Baldwin University, University of Mary Washington, Randolph Macon College, ADA and Reynolds Gallery among others throughout the northeast. He has been in many group shows and notable traveling exhibits including the "The Garden" and "Constructs". These shows have toured museums, university galleries, and art spaces across the United States. Mr. Gregson, was an artist in residence at the Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France in 2022 and 2023. Gregson had a recent exhibit at Art First, Richmond. an upcoming show in September at Fred Schnider Gallery of Art, Arlington Virginia and at Lewis and Clarke University , Idaho as part of the "The Garden" exhibit in June. His work has recently been auctioned locally at 1708 Gallery in 2024. He recently published a book called Intersections: Journal Excerpts, 2020 -2025. Gregson will be returning to Paris for an April residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts. He has been a guest critic and speaker at Virginia Commonwealth University, lecturer at the SouthEastern College Arts Conference, and a speaker at Virginia Association of Museums and at universities along the east coast.
Basket #17
4 x 4 x 20 inches
"My work examines the relationship between humans and the objects we use, delving into the delicate balance between form and function. Through sculpture and everyday artifacts, I explore how ordinary objects - vessels, cloth, discarded materials - become objects of meaning that resonate far beyond their original purpose, carrying with them stories of history and transformation.
Through my hands - clay, paper mache, spun wool, and woven fiber become more than just methods of making - they are the threads that stitch together the physical to the intangible. Each piece I create is both a reflection and an extension of the human experience, where traditional craft techniques meet conceptual inquiry.
Though these objects may seem static, they are alive with the potential for connection. They hold memories of sorrow, joy, and change - each curve, each fold, each frayed edge is a testament to a lived experience. Through them, I seek to trace the hidden contours of love, loss, transformation, and the inevitable passage of time.
With consideration of the relationships we form with the objects around us, the viewer is invited to consider how the things we make and use also carry with them the traces of our lives. In these objects, we find reflections of ourselves-quiet, enduring vessels that speak, not in words, but in the language of transformation."
Christine Orr is an interdisciplinary artist whose work weaves together the tactile realms of clay, fiber, paper-making, and poetry. Based in Richmond, Virginia, her practice is an ongoing exploration of how humans and objects co-evolve, shaping, and being shaped by one another. Through a deep engagement with material culture, she investigates the intimate connections between domestic and utilitarian items, considering not only their functional roles but also their metaphorical and symbolic resonances. By examining the substances from which objects are made, she uncovers layers of meaning and speaks to the quiet stories embedded in the materials we often overlook.
Christine holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (2015) and a Master of Fine Arts in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University (2021). As a professor of ceramics at both the University of Mary Washington and Virginia Commonwealth University, she continues to foster a dialogue between students and the physical world, guiding the next generation of artists in their explorations of craft and meaning.
Legs, Wings, and Boogie Things
painting, oil pastel, charcoal, glitter
48 x 36 inches
Guest curated by Maggie Smith
Aleyah Grimes is a multi-media artist based in Richmond, VA. Utilizing texture, color, humor, and idioms, she explores the commonalities and differences between nature, animals, and humans, and how these comparisons shape our perceptions of ourselves and our environment. She is drawn to surrealism, photography, and wildlife, using these inspirations to create alternate realities that result in whimsical and anthropomorphic works of art. Aleyah has shown work in several group exhibitions, including Anderson Gallery (2016), Lima, Peru (2017), Main Street Station (2018), The Well (2020), VMFA's Studio School (2021), the Visual Art Center of Richmond (2023 + 2024), Gloucester Arts on Main (2024), Lewis Ginter (2025), and a solo exhibition at SCAG (2023). She also holds a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from VCU, is the Gallery Manager at Southside Contemporary Art Gallery, and the Executive Assistant at VisArts.
Lambdelabra
clay, underglaze
12 x 10 x 6 inches
Andréa Keys Connell is an Associate Professor of Ceramics in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University. Her work has been widely recognized, featured in national and international publications such as Colossal and The New York Times. She has exhibited internationally in galleries and museums, including the Jane Hartsook Gallery in New York City and the Gaya Culture and Art Center in Goryeong, Korea. With over 20 solo exhibitions since 2009, she is represented by Blue Spiral 1 in Asheville, NC, and J Mackey Gallery in the East Hamptons.
Beyond her studio practice, Andréa has extensive experience in public art commissions and collaborative projects. Her recent collaboration with Susan Alexandra in New York City was featured in Wirecutter.
In addition to exhibiting her work and teaching at App State, Andréa is an accomplished educator who has led figure-sculpting workshops at renowned craft schools, including Penland, Haystack, Arrowmont, Centre d'arts Rozynski, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. She has also been invited to present as a demonstrating artist at major conferences such as NCECA, Women Working in Clay, and The Bascom's Annual Clay Symposium.
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17 x 14 x 9 inches
Ammity Rose is a sculptor who transforms her silly memories into soft, playful, and immersive forms. Growing up in a rural town in Arkansas, she found solace in art from an early age, using it as a means to process and escape the challenges of her upbringing. This instinct to create spaces of comfort and warmth continues to shape her practice today.
Working primarily in clay, but also exploring fiber arts and mixed media, Ammity builds sculptures that blend nostalgia, humor, and abstraction. Her work is an invitation-offering a world of rounded edges and vibrant colors that counterbalance the weight of reality. In 2022, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Bowling Green State University, where she fell in love with clay and received multiple awards for her work.
Now based in Richmond, VA, Ammity remains dedicated to making art that fosters connection, joy, and creative freedom. She is passionate about community, teaching, and helping others rediscover the playful, unburdened creativity that society often suppresses. Through her sculptures, she seeks to create reminders that, when the world is turning gray, and the burdens are heavy- there needs to be space for warmth, softness, and goofing off.
ISO 251
acrylic and graphite on paper
21 x 17 inches
"My work uses a flat plane to convey the visual ideas of construction, mass, and volume. The formally arranged imagery is all invented but takes cues from architecture and engineering (materials and the structures themselves), as well as the erosion and the decay of perceived ruin. The display of process is an integral component to the work; it tracks the time, mistakes, revisions, and the experience used to arrive at a resolved composition. The end results are pieces that embrace surface and relate the ideas of the used, the weathered, the discarded, and the beaten. I aim to create a quiet calm to the work that is still able to convey a stoic presence.
At its core, the compositions are about physicality and decision making. The immediacy of drawing and painting allows me to attack spaces on the canvas. The size of the plane forces me to use my entire body; the act of painting, drawing, erasing, and sanding all require a certain balance of touch and force. One idea completion may necessitate removal, thereby initiating another physical activity. As an artist, I need the action, and the work needs to be work; the labor is chronicled in the surface as removed elements are never really gone, only ghosts of the materials' (pencil, charcoal, and paint) permanence.
Compositions are constructed primarily with line. Line acts as a device for the illusion of suspension as well as enclosing or mapping a shape. There emerges a printmaking look to the surface (at times with embossed marks) achieved through rubbings and other treated materials. Subsequently, the compositions read as a sort of blueprint. The line-play between the 'exact' straightedge is offset by the 'imperfect' hand and creates a diagrammed visual tension."
Frank P. Phillips has been professionally creating art for over 20 years. He has recently exhibited his work in shows at Bond Millen Gallery and ADA Gallery in Richmond, VA, Quirk Gallery in Charlottesville, VA, and Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, NC. Phillips works at St. Anne's-Belfield School, where he teaches Painting, Drawing, and is Chair of the Arts. He received his BA with High Honors from Hobart College in 1997 and received his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2005. Phillips, his wife Meg, daughter Bess, and a brood of animals live in the greater Charlottesville area.
Pussybow #2
silver, aluminum, powder coat, paint
5.25 x 5.25 x 2 inches
Andy Lowrie is a jewelry artist who makes wearable, sculptural and functional objects, as well as works on paper. He is an Australian maker, living and working in the United States. Andy pursues contemporary expressions of jewelry and object making that interrogate and reflect his life and experiences while drawing on the power of a wearable object to act as an extension of a maker/wearer's intentions and desires. Narratives of queerness, labor and environmental catastrophe are currently feeding this work. The potential of process and material as metaphor is also important to his practice, expressed through experimentation with surface finishes that include paint, powder coat and enamel.
His work has been exhibited in Australia, China, Europe and North America, and has been professionally recognized with awards from Brooklyn Metal Works in New York and My-Day By-Day Gallery in Rome. From 2020-2023 he was the inaugural Teach Fellow at the Baltimore Jewelry Center. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at Towson University and Johns Hopkins University.
Night flight of the spirit guides
ink on habotai silk
21 x 21 inches
Cidney Cher is an artist living and making in Richmond, Virginia. She holds a BFA in Artist Books and Printmaking from Longwood University.
Her studio practice of marbling silk and textiles is rooted in the history of book arts, papermaking and fiber studies. A reverence for textiles comes from the hand of her grandmother who was afarmer on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with a remarkable love for quilting and fabric.
As an Iranian-American artist, much of her current focus is storytelling through new marbling techniques focused on the spiritual history of Persian marbling.
Her work is included in Capital One's permanent collection and has recently exhibited at :iidrr gallery in New York and Iridian Gallery in Richmond.
Niki
oil on canvas
10 x 12 inches
Kristen Peyton is a painter of color, light, and space. She works from direct observation, imbuing her paintings with site-specific atmosphere and painterly improvisation. Her paintings are poetic compositions that pay particular attention to the underlying geometry and specificity of color discovered in the commonplace environs of her home and community.
Peyton earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of New Hampshire in May of 2017 and a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William and Mary in 2012. She worked as Curator of the Flippo Gallery at Randolph-Macon College from 2017-2023 and Professor of painting, drawing, and printmaking at Randolph-Macon College and the College of William & Mary. She was a Four Pillars Resident and Visiting Critic at the Mount Gretna School of Art in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania in 2020, and a student at the Jerusalem Studio School in Civita Castellana, Italy in 2017. Currently, she spends her time painting and caring for her three young children.
I Am My Own
fiber
27 x 35 inches
Guest curated by Adrienne Cole Johnson and Melody Short
Sam Lee Christian is an artist and educator based in Richmond, VA. After earning a BA in Theatre and Sociology from Emory and Henry College in 2019, they returned to Richmond and have been blending performance with mixed media fiber and printmaking to work through topics of Afro-futurism, black joy and the surrealism found in dreams.
"My work is about me. How my grandmother shaped me. How my body moves and changes. It's about community. The community we're building. The community we're dreaming of and the one being kept from us."
Hand of God
mixed media collage
12 x 16 inches
Mary Holland is an artist, educator, and the Director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School. She received a BFA in printmaking from Syracuse University and an MFA in painting & printmaking from The School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been awarded five Visual Arts Residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Virginia. She has exhibited her artwork nationally and is included in numerous private and public collections.
In a Landscape
birch, acrylic paint, fluorescent plexiglass
30 x 30 x 2.25 inches
Guest curated by Bill Martin
Robert Walz graduated with honors from the VCU Sculpture + Extended Media program, where he was awarded the Harold North Scholarship for Academic and Creative Excellence. Robert has served as board member of 1708 Gallery and his work may be found in a variety of public and private collections.
Quilting Party (diptych)
60 x 40 inches
Courtesy of Louise Reed
"Most of my images come from nature and occasionally from dreams. Some of my images are views from planes, some things I look at under the microscope, but most are from direct and close observation of natural surroundings and objects. Color has always been an important element in my work, as well as textures. However the magic and mystery of sparkle, reflections and iridescence found in natural objects fascinates me the most, including neon and glitter. A rich creamy surface that reflects and sparkles makes the magic come alive. At times it seems like I am decorating a cake, so much fun. I love working when things are quiet, and my mind is still and I allow the creative juices to flow naturally. Once the idea/image is clearly in my head, my hands can execute the images."
Norbert Irvine grew up in Lexington, Virginia and received his BA from Washington and Lee University. He earned his MA from Claremont University in California and his MFA from East Carolina University. Known for years as a printmaker and serigrapher of brightly patterned graphic aesthetics, Irvine became engrossed in works of art with elaborate surface treatments.
Beginning with thin transparent layers of color, Irvine built up his pieces with brilliant, saturated hues and glittering materials such as sequins, prismatic dots, and textural paint as he continued to add media to the surface of his work. The final result is a very tactile painting, brightly colored and sparkling with iridescent luster. He sought brilliance and reflectivity, and his paintings achieved both as he created pieces that present the viewer with a mosaic of glittering texture.
His work has been exhibited in numerous venues across the country, including the Corcoran in Washington, D.C., the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, and the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, NC. Irvine died in Ashville, North Carolina on May 1st, 2015.
Impression unique, Generations d'espoir
screenprint on paper
25 x 31 inches
JC Gilmore-Bryan is a professional artist. In addition to teaching at VisArts, she also teaches at Virginia State University and has taught at VCU. She is a member of the Professional Printmaking group ONE/OFF. In 2011 she received a Fulbright Scholar award to teach mural painting and do her own work in screen-printing for a solo exhibition at the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria. She has done residencies in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and in Paris at the Cite' Internationale des Arts. She has a MFA from Columbia University, MA from Vanderbilt University and a BS From MTSU. Her work is in collections around the world.
Obstacle Course
acrylic on canvas
Dathan Kane is a contemporary abstract painter and muralist based in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He holds a BFA in Art & Design from Virginia State University. His work focuses on the constant duality of life's choices using bold, organic, black and white shapes to explore this complexity and gain a sense of balance.
Dathan's work is included in many collections including institutions in Germany and France, Dollar Tree HQ, Work Programs Architects at Assembly in Norfolk, Within Interior Design Firm in Norfolk, PMA Architecture in Newport News, Commune in Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Capital One, Newport News City Mayor's office, Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium (HRBRC) and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
He has exhibited at the Assembly Norfolk, Chrysler Museum, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Southside Contemporary Art Gallery and the Sichuan Contemporary Institute in China. Dathan participated in the "More Than Art" mural project, RVA Street Mural Festival, Three Notch'd "Leave Your Mark!" mural festival in Richmond and has completed a two-week residency program at Studio House in Baltimore contributing two murals.
His documentary film, CURATE, produced by P.B.S "WHRO Media" in Norfolk has aired throughout Hampton Roads, Boston, and North Carolina. Dathan completed a mural project for White Claw during Pharrell's 2023 "Something in the Water Festival" in VA Beach. Dathan was a participant in the Newport News Street Museum Mural Festival as well as the 6th annual ViBE District Mural Festival. He recently completed a 4-week residency exchange program with "Visible Records" located in Charlottesville VA. He currently serves on the board of the Hermitage Museum in Norfolk and works on the Contemporary Arts Network exhibition team in Newport News.
Swatch #5
found silver-plated platters
18 x 18 x 2 inches
Guest curated by Anne Fletcher
Jaydan Moore was born into a family of fourth-generation tombstone makers in Northern California. Most of his childhood was spent at the family business, which doubled as a rental storage space. He would rummage through other people's objects that were left behind, and listen to family members making burial arrangements for their loved ones. It is through these experiences he began to value the heirlooms and objects chosen to become markers for significant moments that occur during the human experience.
His career began as an undergraduate student at California College of the Arts, in Oakland, CA. Moore received his MFA and MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jaydan's work is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Victoria (AU), the Carnegie Museum of Art (PA), Museum of Fine Arts-Houston (TX), and the Dallas Museum of Art (TX). He has furthered his career through generous opportunities as an artist in residence at Penland School of Crafts, Kohler Arts/Industry Program, the Fountainhead Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University Craft/Material Studies Program, and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
Black and White Dogs
porcelain
11 x 12 x 3 inches each
Victoria White Berry is a ceramicist, glass blower, and metalsmith. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, she started her adult career pursuing the pastry arts, graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa at the top of her class. She had the opportunity to reconnect with the fine arts community in South Texas and began a degree in studio art at Del Mar Community College. After relocating to Richmond, Virginia, she finished her degree in Craft/Materials at Virginia Commonwealth University(VCU). She has received various scholarships at VCU, such as the Allan A. Eastman Founders in the School of the Art Scholarship, Peachtree Award in the Visual Arts, Craft and Materials Studies Scholarships, and VCU Opportunity Scholarship. Since graduating from VCU, Victoria has relocated to the nation's capital, Washington D.C. where she lives with her husband and dog.
Freedom of the Stone
sculpture
11 x 11 x 4 inches
Jere was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia State University after completing work on an M.A. degree in philosophy and an M.F.A. degree in sculpture. In 2000, Jere began a teaching career in sculpture, woodworking, art theory, and the philosophy of art at the Atlanta College of Art. He has been teaching in private secondary and middle schools since 2005. Jere has exhibited and published work around the country. His work has been published in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, The International Journal of Social Science, and Fine Woodworking Magazine. He has received numerous awards for his sculpture: The People's Choice Award and an Honorable Mention for his sculptures exhibited at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, an exhibition award at Artfield's 2022 competition, and most recently the Best In Show Award at the Craft + Design 2023 show in Richmond. Jere has also worked extensively with nonprofit companies, and he collaborates with other artists in dance and theater companies. He currently lives in Savannah with his wife, Sally, and their dog Burton.
Create new memorable moments with your family when you take advantage of all this package has to offer. Local artist, Lacy Heiberger, will create a custom pastel portrait of your little one, suitable for framing and a perfect family heirloom. Book a studio photography session with Wendy Humble. This can include the whole family---even pets---and could be a great option for this year's holiday card! Add a Storytelling workshop or performance to your next birthday party, play date, or neighborhood block party courtesy of Liza Newell. Enjoy family memberships to Maymont, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, VMFA, Children's Museum of Richmond and VisArts so your whole gang can attend events like Garden Glow as well as exhibitions, art-making activities and classes for parents and children throughout the year.
This package is loaded with opportunities to enjoy local theatre and dance performances all year long. Season subscriptions from Yes And! Theatrical Company, Richmond Shakespeare, and 5th Wall Theatre will allow you to catch the latest plays, musicals, and original works produced by these companies starting this fall. This package also includes tickets for two to Waitress at Virginia Rep and four tickets to Smoke presented by Cadence Theatre. For dance lovers, a pair of tickets to Richmond Ballet's Studio Two performance at VMFA and a voucher for the program of your choice during the Modlin Center for the Arts' 2025-26 season are sure to be a hit. To complete this prize package, enjoy an annual membership for two to Firehouse Theatre where you can watch plays and dance performances presented by resident companies as well as burlesque shows, stand-up acts, and other great programs.
Grab a group of friends for a private reformer class at Niche Pilates Studio with up to 16 participants. This experience could be a great addition to a weekend with out of town guests, a bridal shower or bachelorette trip, or as a fun reset for you and your squad when you need it. Ride the wellness wave with a gift bag of health and beauty items as well as a skin treatment courtesy of Dr. Godin to make yourself feel refreshed inside and out.
Leave your worries behind and enjoy five nights in Virginia Beach this September or October. This canal-front condo (ideal for couples or friends) is just a short distance to the ocean and includes the use of bikes and kayaks. While you're in town, visit Taste Unlimed and grab a bite or take your order to go and enjoy it near the water!
Engage all your senses with this package offering the best of summer! Take in the scenic views during a kayak or paddle-boarding experience for four with James River Experiences. Listen to all of the great musical acts at Friday Cheers with season tickets for two. Enjoy the best scents of the season with a collection of soap, lotion and candles handcrafted by Na Nin. Pack a picnic with delicious items from Libbie Market and, for the ultimate taste of summer, enjoy a 90-day supply of ice cream sandwiches courtesy of Nightingale.
Enjoy a catered party in a beautiful West End home with up to 30 of your friends and live music from one of Virginia's most notable musicians, Steve Bassett. Steve is an award winning musician who has produced and released 24 albums. He is the co-author of Virginia's official state song, "Sweet Virginia Breeze." This specialized event includes catering services, wine and beer.
Take a deeper dive into the rich histories of Virginia and Richmond with two exclusive tours at The Valentine Museum and The Library of Virginia. Your private tour for six at The Valentine includes a curator-led, behind-the-scenes look at their newest exhibition: "Fancy: Costumes, Characters, and the Richmond Masque." Your Library of Virginia tour for eight includes a VIP Special Collections showing. Each tour includes lunch for you and your guests. This package also includes an annual membership to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.
Consider yourself booked for a Downtown date with your Valentine next February! Enjoy a dinner for two with a gift card from Heritage followed by an evening at The Richmond Forum for their Febraury 21, 2026 program.
Spend a special night out with VIP tickets for two for The Richmond Forum's March 21, 2026 event which includes a preshow reception and dinner at the Omni Hotel, transportation to and from the Altria Theater, the evening's program followed by a moderated Q & A period, and a post-show dessert reception back at the Omni. Stop in to Stella's to enjoy a cocktail or glass of wine before your night at the Forum begins.
Enjoy a one-on-one studio visit with Anne Blackwell Thompson of Blackwell Botanicals. Anne will walk you through the process she uses to create one-of-a-kind pieces of art featuring the pressed botanicals and specimens she collects from public and private gardens all across the country. While you're there, you may select one of Anne's standard size pieces for your home. Framing for this piece can be done by the team at Frame of Mind.
You don't need to travel very far for a truly relaxing vacation. Enjoy a two-night stay in the Van Lew Suite at Shenandoah Mansions, The Fan District's newest (and only) boutique hotel. This property does include a cafe, bar and restaurant but you can also treat yourselves to a dinner for two at Belmont Food Shop. Before you check in, stock up on wine and fancy snacks for your room with gift cards from J Emerson and Truckle Cheesemongers.
Create your own one-of-a-kind stationery with Richmond printmaker and VisArts teacher, Paul Morris. Use the facilities in the letterpress studio at VisArts to select your favorite typeface and graphic elements, then complete your design with Paul. This does include 50 flat cards and envelopes in the color of your choosing as well as a gift card to Paper Plus where you may choose sealing wax, stamps, or other accessories to complete the look of your custom stationery!
Host your next birthday at VisArts! Parties include an artist-led project of your choosing with options in many disciplines: clay, fiber, letterpress, printmaking, glass, metals, jewelry, photography and more! VisArts parties can accommodate up to 12 guests ages five and above. A cake from nearby Shyndigz will complete the party and we'll even include a handmade gift for the honoree, created by fiber artist, Becca Martin-wrapped and ready to go!
Book a Creative Team Building session at VisArts to drive innovation, improve creative thinking, and strengthen your team's collaborative spirit. All corporate team-building programs are led by professional artists and include demonstrations and group exercises. Each program matches artistic processes with your group's goals. Throughout the program, instructors build in plenty of time for discussion and self-reflection. To get those creative juices flowing, treat your team to coffee and pastries with a gift card from Shyndigz. This offer is good for a group of up to 10 members and would also make a great holiday party for a small team!
If you have a passion for fashion, this prize package is for you! Enjoy tickets to VCU's Fashion Show that will include a private tour with Michael-Birch Pierce, a professor in the Fashion Design and Merchandising department. Michael-Birch is also a skilled artist and designer who will create custom stitched portraits for your group of four. Get yourself runway ready with a gift card for a shopping trip at Levy's.
Fill your fall schedule with fun seasonal activities! Grab a few friends and join designer and visual merchandiser, Marty Mitchell for a private workshop to create your own Halloween decor. Marty has created some of the most memorable window displays at Thalhimers, Pink Cadillac, and Verdalina. Marty will also invite your crafting crew to have a front row seat on her porch during Halloween on Hanover-complete with cocktails! Embrace the spooky season with a Haunts of Richmond Ghost Tour gift certificate. This package includes VIP tickets to Virginia Pride, VIP tickets and a parking pass to Folk Fest, tickets to Chili Throwdown, and weekend passes to Craft + Design---four major fall events you can't miss! And what fall would be complete without the taste of Pumpkin Spice everything? Enjoy a Starbucks gift card so you can grab your favorite seasonal drink or treat as soon as the mood strikes!
Hit the links this season with a gift certificate for four rounds of golf and cart rental at The Brookwoods Golf Club. Before you do, take advantage of three private lessons with golf pro, Phill Hunt, a Class A professional member of the PGA of America and the founder of golf consultation company, TFG Golf Services, Inc. Practice your swing with a gift certificate to Top Golf, the perfect way to improve your game in bad weather or off season.
Calling all sports fans! This package includes amazing catering spreads for the next time you and your friends get together to watch the big game or plan your next tailgate party. Stanley's will hook you up with hoagies, cheesesteaks, sides, and a cooler of Coors Light for a group up to 20 and Bell Greek will help you put together a gyro bar for 10.
Enjoy a long weekend during the off peak season at The Dog's House, an oceanside 4 bedroom, 3 bath house in the heart of Kitty Hawk, NC. This property is dog-friendly so your best friend can join you on this fun getaway! To make your four-legged friend's trip extra fun, we're including a beach tote full of great dog gifts and accessories.
This package is full of unique experiences perfect for date nights! Enjoy two complimentary seats at a Wine Dinner hosted by Ruth's Chris Steak House, featuring exquisite food and wine pairings. Get the VIP treatment with a reserved table for two all season long at The Branch Museum's 2026 mini-concert series. This includes wine, beer and a cheese plate at all eight concert events. For a change of pace, schedule an early morning date and join Can Can's pastry chef, Ben Hill, for a behind-the-scenes look at how this team rolls, shapes, and bakes the bread and pastries for each day's service. You'll also leave with an assortment of baked treats! As an active option, rent e-bikes from Kul Wheels and cruise around the city. Reserve a lane at River City Roll and enjoy cocktails while you bowl at Richmond's fanciest bowling alley!
Here's a package for the ultimate lover of cocktails or would-be mixologist! Learn from the best starting with a cocktail class for six led by Beth Dixon of Salt & Acid and leave with a handsome new cocktail kit so you can practice at home. Continue your cocktail education with a tequila tasting for two at Casa del Barco and conduct some field research in the bars at Common House with a three-month membership. Finally, you will have the opportunity to design a craft cocktail that will be featured on the menu at Heritage.
Treat yourself to an art consultation with designer and artist, Wendy Umanoff who will help reimagine and rework the display of artwork in your home. After your curation plan is complete, schedule an appointment with the amazing Artworkrs team to install your pieces. Continue this home makeover with new textiles and home decor courtesy of gift cards from Flourish Spaces and Thnk Collective as well as a one-of-a-kind Blossom lamp created by Wendy Umanoff and a modern pedestal plate from Flourish. To top it off, enjoy house cleaning services from Clean U LLC to make your newly curated home look magazine-ready!
This package has everything you need to throw a beautiful dinner party at home. All you have to do is add the guests! Build your menu around a 12-bottle wine collection, all of which have an outstanding rating of 91 points or above from Wine Spectator! Select an entree and side dishes from Yellow Umbrella and Supper Club. Finish things off with a centerpiece for the table with a gift card from Strawberry Fields and a chic cachepot from The Shops at 5807.
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