Artist Reception: April 12, 6-8 pm
RSVP: https://insidenovatix.com/events/natures-palette-opening-reception

Exhibit Summary
The vibrant beauty of nature takes center stage as local artists Michelle Evans, Marilyn Miyamoto, and Stevie Shifflett gather to present their breathtaking creations at the art exhibit, Nature’s Palette. Opening on April 9, 2025, at the ARTfactory, this exhibit celebrates the rich diversity of the natural world through the eyes of talented local artists, showcasing works inspired by landscapes, travel, and the ever-changing seasons. Curated to reflect the awe-inspiring sights and sounds of the outdoors, Nature’s Palette celebrates the beauty of nature’s palette through the rich, expressive medium of oil and watercolor paintings. The exhibit invites visitors to explore nature from different perspectives—whether through the serene stillness of a forest, the dynamic energy of a river, or peaceful shorelines.

Michelle Evans, a self-taught oil and watercolor artist, brings her love of water and its fluidity into her paintings, creating evocative seascapes and landscapes that embody serenity. Her paintings transport viewers to calming shorelines and tranquil rivers, embodying the peacefulness she hopes to share with her audience.

Marilyn Miyamoto’s work shines through her mastery of the oil medium, where she delicately explores the soft, ethereal aspects of nature in impressionistic style. As the co-founder of NOVA Plein Air Artists, Marilyn has spent over a decade fostering a vibrant community of outdoor painters. From peaceful garden scenes to tranquil rivers, her paintings evoke a sense of quiet beauty, inviting viewers to pause and appreciate the subtle details in the world around them.

Stevie Shifflett showcases works inspired by her recent cross-country travels, including a three-month adventure through the awe-inspiring landscapes of Alaska, the wild beauty of the Midwest, and her time spent between Virginia and the Lower Keys. While the show will feature some of her signature Coral Reef Series, it will also highlight a broader spectrum of subjects.

Contact
ARTfactory, Gallery Director: Jordan Exum | jexum@VirginiaARTfactory.org
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110 | 703-330-2787
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (10 am-5 pm), Sunday (12-5 pm) VirginiaARTfactory.org

Artist Reception: March 9, 2-4 pm
RSVP: https://virginiaartfactory.org/event/artist-reception-variegated/

Artists’ Demonstrations: April 6, 3-5 pm
RSVP: https://virginiaartfactory.org/event/artists-demonstrations-variegated/

Exhibit Summary
Oxford dictionary defines the adjective “var·i·e·gat·ed” as “exhibiting different colors, patches, or streaks”. “VAriegated” is a dynamic group art exhibit where each Virginia artist explores these elements in their own unique way. The collection of works visually bridges Patricia Taylor Holz’s experimental, textured mixed media pieces with the vibrantly colored abstract work of Nancy Ramsey, and the soft moving atmospheric studies of Caroline Adams into a seamless, complimentary display.

Patricia Taylor Holz is a multimedia freelance artist, designer, photographer, and Benjamin Moore home color consultant, mostly known for her murals, faux finishes, gilding, and selfie wings around Loudoun County. Taylor experiments with vast amounts of texture and mixed media, as well as reflectivity and patterns, and includes a series of heavily textured fragmented surreal canyonlands in a style of “monochromatic minimalism”. She paints on paper, metal, wood and canvas with dye, watercolor, acrylics & oils. Her surfaces are then sculpted with gesso, molding paste, rice paper, twine, crackling paste, cheesecloth, sand, sawdust, and lava salt.

Nancy Ramsey approaches art as an exploration and investigates various ways to represent nature alongside man-made structures and the human form in her abstract paintings. Her vibrant abstract landscape paintings are initially based on maps and images that the artist has collected, then abstracted, creating a result that is quite different than the traditional landscape. Ramsey’s medium of choice has evolved from watercolor to mixed water media, acrylics and oil and includes, most recently, layering drawing and painting on translucent substrates.

Caroline Adams received her BFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001. Over the past two and a half decades, Caroline has spent many years abroad, studying, painting, teaching printmaking and bookmaking, mentoring students, and working with children’s art classes, at the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts in Paros, Greece, in Quito, Ecuador, Frankfurt, Germany, and Bogota, Colombia. Adams paints her atmospheric studies in multiples, hoping to immerse the viewer in an endless expanse of landscape. These abstracted landscapes are created in oil and egg tempera on canvas and panel. Adams’s paintings present a degree of ambiguity, allowing them to provoke a sense of familiarity and calm, without representing a specific location.

The exhibit includes student work in the following categories: Art & Technology, Painting/Drawing, Wearable Art, and Photography! Each category is adjudicated by a professional in the field.

Participating Artists:

BATTLEFIELD
Kate Robertson               
11th Grade

BRENTSVILLE DISTRICT
Benett Shaffer
10th Grade

C.D. HYLTON
Olivia De La Cueva
10th grade

Jessica Johnson
12th Grade

COLGAN
Martha Aguilar Hernandez
11th Grade

Pierce Ahmad
12th Grade

Gabriel Alquinta
10th Grade

Anika Balaji
11th Grade

Rachel Elrod
9th Grade

Anna Fetchko
11th Grade

Sydney Flowers
11th Grade

Madi Gibbs
12th Grade

CJ(Carly) Graham
10th Grade

Ashley  Hart
12th Grade

Ashley  Hughes
12th Grade

Rebecca Kent
12th Grade

Kendall Knight
12th Grade

Leah Manzie
12th grade

Alexis McGee
12th Grade

Petra McMahan
10th Grade

Briana Porter
11th Grade

Christopher Prisco
10th Grade

Kathryn Quintiliano
12th Grade

Jordan Singleton
11th Grade

Caroline Snyder
11th Grade

Zahila Subzwari
11th Grade

Sophia Thomas
11th Grade

Amarissa Ventura
12th Grade

FOREST PARK
Zoe Ampofo        
11th Grade

GAINESVILLE
Hannah Beckett
11th Grade

Ruiyan Chen
11th Grade

Caleb Hillis
12th Grade

Ryan Letada
12th Grade

Hasom Lim
11th Grade

Zoha Malik
12th Grade

Ellyann Shrauder
12th Grade

Lina So
11th Grade

Savannah Sok
12th Grade

Margret Vinluan
12th Grade

Grace Wei
12th Grade

Hailey Marable
12th Grade

Morgan Radnich
9th Grade

Azita Khalili
9th Grade

GAR-FIELD
Payton Lowery
12th Grade

HOMESCHOOL
James Jensen
12th Grade

OSBOURN
Enoch Agboola
12th Grade

Christopher Escobar Bonilla
12th Grade

Dorielyn Tabug
11th Grade

OSBOURN PARK
James Anderson        

Dennis Eduardo Bonilla
12th Grade

Lillian Grace Branco
10th Grade

Natalia Ortega-Rivas
11th Grade

Shermayne Reyes
10th Grade

Leah Stathis
10th Grade

Clairen Vanderbrink
9th Grade

Arielle Hicks
10th Grade

WOODBRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Jenna Ayasreh
11th Grade

Selman Elsiah
11th Grade

Emily Olivera Rocha
12th Grade

Shaniah Butler
12th Grade


Entry Specifications Per Category
Art & Technology: ie: 3-d printing/digital designs – 2-d digital designs (primarily created with computer software) are included in this category. Work must be printed and framed to hang on gallery walls or ARTfactory can provide gallery pedestals for display if the work is standalone sculptural (contact jexum@VirginiaARTfactory if pedestal is required for display). Entries must be submitted in .jpg/png format with a recommended resolution of 300 dpi.

Photography: Photos from mobile device cameras are eligible. Minor digital manipulation or alteration of content is permitted; however, please note: If the majority of the photograph is heavily manipulated/enhanced with software, your submission may be more appropriate for the Art & Tech. category. We recommend using a resolution of 300 dpi .jpg format to ensure the photograph is not grainy.

Painting/Drawing: Create an original painting/drawing using acrylic, watercolor, tempera, oil, pastel chalk, charcoal, colored pencils, graphite, etc. (or any combination of these) on a surface of your choosing (keep in mind all works must be framed). All paintings and drawings must be original artwork. Painting/Drawing pieces will be submitted electronically as high-quality photographs of the original artwork. Images should show only the artwork, not any mats or frames. Note: Mixed media works are included in this category.

Wearable Art: Make something different in 3-D! You’ll get to show off during the “Off the Wall” Awards Ceremony at ARTfactory, January 25, 2024. This category is judged on site.

Contest rules for wearable “art”:
– make something original that can be worn, either you or your own selected model will wear the art for judging purposes at the “Off the Wall” Open House.
– use a layer of clothing underneath to build your art, around or attached, and be able to easily get in and out of it. Test what works: shorts and a loose top, a jumpsuit, short dress or tights and a top.
-use at least 50% recycled materials

Show up at 2:15 pm at the “Off the Wall” Awards Ceremony. You can wear or bring your wearable art with you, and we will allow you a private space on our second floor to change.

Contact
ARTfactory, Gallery Director: Jordan Exum | jexum@VirginiaARTfactory.org
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110 | 703-330-2787
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (10 am-5 pm), Sunday (12-5 pm) VirginiaARTfactory.org

Artist Reception: Saturday, November 9, 2-4 pm
Free to the public. Enjoy live artist demonstrations, beautiful artwork, and light refreshments.

Exhibit Summary
The ARTfactory is pleased to present the beautiful, accomplished paintings and calligraphy by 24 National Capital Area Chapter (NCAC) artists. The artists see themselves as bridges between East Asian and Western art. They paint with ink and watercolor on silk, rice paper, scrolls, and gold or silver shikishi boards. Using specialized round, natural-hair brushes, as developed 2,000 years ago, their unique strokes combine to form a lively and endless variety of painting subjects, both traditional and contemporary.

What is Sumi-e?
Sumi-e or traditional East Asian brush painting is an ancient and unique art form. It is frequently distinguished by its use of the Four Treasures consisting of 1) Rice Paper  2) Ink Stick  3) Ink Stone and  4) Brush. Sumi-e originated with Literati Painting centuries ago and spread through other parts of the world including the United States. All East Asian brush painters, regardless of location, use the same tools and similar brush techniques in the creation of traditional compositions as well as more contemporary works.

About the NCAC of Sumi-e Society of America
The chapter is a non-profit educational organization established in 1972 to foster and encourage an appreciation of East Asian brush painting and its techniques, serve as a bridge between East Asian and Western art, conduct educational activities, exhibit Sumi-e art at public events and shows, and furnish information to persons who wish to learn about this art. NCAC is built on the mission of the Sumi-e Society, founded in 1963 by Motoi Oi.

“In the east, paintings reflect the great joy of culture. They are a reflection of an intense personal idiom. My idea was to provide a means through which the fresh, new spirit of American culture could be viewed in Sumi-e” – Motoi Oi

Exhibiting Artists
Eun-Hee Buchanan, Ja-Wha Chang, Alice Chen, Mei Lih Chiang, Tiny Cholvibul, Robin Frosh, Lilya Greyson, Dongpei He, Guanghua He, Bing Huang, Patricia Du Huang, Carla Jaranson, Bok Kim, Anne Klein, Dee Ann Layton, Kathleen Patterson, Li-Wen Quach, Jean Seelig, Suzanne Tolstoy, Carol Waite, Kyoung Sook Woo, Hsi Mei Yates, Carole Yee, Sunny Yeom

Contact
ARTfactory, Gallery Director: Jordan Exum | jexum@VirginiaARTfactory.org
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110 | 703-330-2787
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (10 am-5 pm), Sunday (12-5 pm) VirginiaARTfactory.org

Artist Reception: October 12, 6 pm-8 pm
View the artwork, meet the artists, and enjoy light refreshments.
(Free & open to the public)

Exhibit Summary
To coincide with ARTfactory’s annual Factory of Fear event and fundraiser, the Caton Merchant Gallery presents a group art exhibition titled “Factory of Fear”. This juried group exhibit features 61 artists. Artwork mediums range from paintings, digital art, photography, sculpture & more. Artists were asked to think outside the box in terms of typical Halloween iconography, and were encouraged to submit dark landscapes, surrealistic imagery, the ethereal, abstraction, and overall, works that emanate a “darker” aesthetic or vibe.

Exhibiting Artists
Lenni Alomia, David Amoroso, Michelle Baker, Jordan Bennett, Jill Brabant, Jim Brewster, Robin Croft, Barry Cronin, Magdiel de la Cruz Mérida, Miriam Cutelis, Jasper Drilling, Katherine Dugan Keller, Scott Elliott, Amanda Fletchersmith, Mike Flynn, Michele Frantz, Rosemary Gallick, Rachel Garcia-Palmer, Madison Gibbs, Shannon Gilbert, Laura Gooden, Hilel Guberek, Theodore Hack, Jim Hagerman, John Hartt, Dru Heller, Anne Hollis, Corban Hubler, Giovanna Hunt, Bård Ionson, Betsy Jones, Rebekah Keener, Debra Keirce, Laura Lavarnway, Jennifer Leonhard, Amanda Lumb, Cynthia Martin-Brennan, Caleb Mathews, Jeanne May, Moira Montgomery, Charles Montgomery, Nicki Mulligan, Brad Nance, Kimberly Nguyen, Leslie Pankowski, Nancy M. Patrick, Shane Perry, Pepe Piedra, Anna Polanco, Jen Poteet, Mandy Powell, Shane Pusey, Heather Rankin, Mary Reilly, Lindsey Reingruber, Maryann Segovia, Kelly Snyder, Annaliess Trommatter, Eli Trudeau, Richard Tyler, Rebecca Visger

About the Factory of Fear Event
ARTfactory’s Factory of Fear (Friday, October 25 & Saturday, October 26)
Experience the ARTfactory like never before! Embark on a perilous journey through all four terrifying floors where waking nightmares lurk around every corner. Mark your calendars, gather your bravest friends, and prepare to face the horrors that await at the Factory of Fear! Visit VirginiaARTfactory.org for details.

Contact
ARTfactory, Gallery Director: Jordan Exum | jexum@VirginiaARTfactory.org
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110 | 703-330-2787
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (10 am-5 pm), Sunday (12-5 pm) VirginiaARTfactory.org

Exhibit Summary
Step into the cult classic fan world with John Greenwood’s exhibit “Cult Classics: Minimalist Art for the Avid Fan” on display at the ARTfactory September 18-October 6. We all have our favorite fandoms: favorite movies, TV shows, sports, bands, etc. Graphic designer John Greenwood has always struggled to find artwork featuring his favorite fandoms that does not feel “cartoonish” or overly mass-produced. Instead, Greenwood creates graphic designs that stimulate his (somewhat) grown-up taste and excite his inner child-like wonder. His designs reflect both the fandom he loves, and the minimalist style that he cultivates. Greenwood’s clean designs and use of eye-catching color bring our favorite fandoms to life in a way never seen before.

Prints available for purchase.

Contact
ARTfactory, Gallery Director: Jordan Exum | jexum@VirginiaARTfactory.org
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110 | 703-330-2787
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (10 am-5 pm), Sunday (12-5 pm) VirginiaARTfactory.org

Artist Reception: August 10, 6 pm-8 pm
(Free & open to the public)
View the artwork, meet the artists, and enjoy light refreshments.

Exhibit Summary
In an artistic collaboration, local artists Sandra McClelland-Lewin and Bettie Sperty’s bright compositions combine in an exhibit that is a cross between nature’s earthly beauty and ethereal imaginary worlds. Sperty’s artwork ranges from colorful and whimsical to the fine detail of Trompe L’oeil. Her works pair seamlessly next to Lewin’s detailed representational, yet meditative acrylic paintings. The artwork included in this exhibit features vibrant birds, insects and animals, lush greenery and heavenly skies, all executed in delicate, beautiful detail and often enhanced with shimmering metallic foils, discreet sparkles or pearlescent accents. Each piece compels the viewer to take a closer look.

The artists hope that exhibit viewers will pause for a moment and allow the art to soothe their souls, relax their minds, and allow them to become one with nature.

“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.”…. Jimmy Carter

About the Artists
Sandra McClelland-Lewin
Sandra Lewin received a BA in Advertising Design but didn’t begin her artistic career until many years later when she became a computer graphic artist for the Central Intelligence Agency. After retiring from the government, she began taking classes in fine art such as watercolor, colored pencil, and acrylics. Her body of work is primarily representational, inspired by the beauty of nature, and is not limited to any one style or medium. Her graphics background influences her methodology, ensuring compositions are balanced in movement and color. Hobbies of photography and travel provide inspiration and abundant material for her paintings. Through her color choices and subject matter, she hopes to elevate the spirit, causing the viewer to slow down, smile, and enjoy the moment. She considers her art a success if it motivates that sort of peaceful reflection.

Bettie Sperty
Bettie Sperty is a local Virginia artist who enjoys working with a variety of mediums. Though mostly self-taught, she has always been inspired by watching other artists, learning from them and exploring techniques, styles and mediums on her own. Bettie’s painting style runs from fun, colorful and whimsical to the fine detail of photo-realism. Her pieces are quite often inspired by nature and enhanced with metallic foils, iridescent paints or other sparkling accents.
Bettie creates her pieces for her own enjoyment and is always happy if someone else enjoys them, as well.

The artwork is for sale.

Contact
ARTfactory, Gallery Director: Jordan Exum | jexum@VirginiaARTfactory.org
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110
703-330-2787
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (10 am-5 pm), Sunday (12-5 pm)
VirginiaARTfactory.org

Artist Reception: June 29, 6 pm-8 pm
(Free & open to the public)

“Just Another Day” Price List

Exhibit Summary
Just Another Day challenges the notion that Black women as artists are required to attach political narratives to their work. The exhibit explores the freedom to create artwork that is not laden with the required Black narratives of social Justice, racism, and equality. Instead, it is a visual representation of Black women claiming the space to simply exist and share and celebrate moments of the mundane. Just Another Day features the work of the following artists: Camilla Angel, Shante Bullock, Artise Fletcher, Dany Green, Joy Nutt, Reshada Pullen-Jireh, Liz Stewart, Chantae Sudlow, Candice Tavares, and Vanessa Villarreal. Click here for artist bios.

The irony of this approach is that the very act of Black women working to create without the requirement of being political inherently makes the work political. The exhibition challenges the viewer to disconnect from the need to over explain the Black woman experience or only be able to find relatability within their work when linked with a social/political cause. Traditional celebrations of Black women’s artwork focus on othering and fetishism by making the lived experiences of the artists into bullet points for social change, rather than allowing space for existence without assigning a job to their identity.

The narratives explored in the works will instead concentrate on the joy of creating artwork and exploring creativity around culture and experience, while not pressuring the artists to be the voice of radical change or the educators. It is an invitation for self-awareness, prompting the viewer to assess the language they use in describing the exhibition pieces and the artists and their identities, and to forge new language and practice around the celebration and appreciation of the art. The works thematic content focuses on moments with family, moments of rest and relaxation, celebrations of culture that aren’t calls for action, the exploration of fashion, and images that may explore trauma from the perspective of human experience and not as Black bodies seeking respite.

The Infinity Collective
The works are curated by Zsudayka Nzinga, whose curatorial practice focuses on storytelling and the voices of Black women. The Infinity Collective was brought together through a grant from the Honfleur Gallery in DC which targeted programming relevant to Black women artists. The grant was sponsored by Sharon Gaultier who had an interest in supporting work from women artists in the DC area. The Infinity Collective selected 11 Black women from the DMV area who were emerging, practicing artists whose work explored Black culture, both rooted in America and cross diaspora identities. Assisted by fellow artist, Shante Bullock, the artists went through an 8-week business building workshop with guest speakers ranging from attorneys to art representatives.

A Note from the Curator, Zsudayka Nzinga
In writing this, I became keenly aware of how necessary it is to make sure that people know we aren’t countering narratives of need for political and social change. Rather, it seeks to validate calls for action by creating an opportunity to emerge in the daily experience of Black women and seek the value equally in the voices of the experiences and creative practices of artists while not requiring them to pander their value in social political causes. The challenge rests on the shoulders of the viewer acknowledging the requirements they personally place on not just the work of Black women, but all communities they identify as “other”.


The artwork is for sale.

Contact
ARTfactory, Gallery Director: Jordan Exum | jexum@VirginiaARTfactory.org
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110
703-330-2787
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (10 am-5 pm), Sunday (12-5 pm)
VirginiaARTfactory.org

Artist Reception: May 4, 6 pm-8 pm
(Free & open to the public)
RSVP Here: https://www.virginiaartfactory.org/events/water-water-everywhere-artist-reception/

Water, Water Everywhere
“Water, Water Everywhere” is a juried group art exhibition featuring 52 plein air paintings created by 19 local artists from the established Nova Plein Air Artists (NPAA) group. Whether it’s in the air, on the ground, or below the earth’s surface, water surrounds us and sustains all life forms on our planet. The paintings in this exhibit examine the vital essence and life force of water through the artists’ eyes. Although the NPAA members often have group “paint-out” sessions in local Northern Virginia areas, such as the Potomac River and Leopold’s Reserve, a few of the paintings transport the viewer to areas the artists experienced outside of Virginia, such as the Outer Banks, Massachusetts, and Maine.

About Nova Plein Air Artists
Founded in 2016, Nova Plein Air Artists (NPAA) was formed when two artists wished to explore the idea of painting outdoors. Since then, NPAA has evolved into a creative network of local artists committed to painting weekly at organized “paint-outs.” Plein air locations are chosen for their diversity in landscape and local geography, varying from parks to rustic farms, vineyards, and urban settings within the Northern Virginia and Greater Washington, DC area. NPAA’s members, many of whom are also painters of other subjects such as still life, genre, and portraiture, actively participate in plein air competitions and gallery shows throughout the year.

Participating Artists
Anne Alden, Laura Bollettino, Tracy Burk, Amelia Cheuk, Paula Cottrell, Abigail Davis Muncy, Rachel Garcia Palmer, Layla Gray, Maureen Guillot, Margo Heineman, Amy Mann, Anne Meagher-Cook, Theresa Miller, Marilyn Miyamoto, Christine Raymond, Robin Rosner, Margaret Stewart, Robert Thoren, Vicky Zhou

Click here to learn more about the artists.

The artwork is for sale.

Contact
ARTfactory, Gallery Director: Jordan Exum | jexum@VirginiaARTfactory.org
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110
703-330-2787
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (10 am-5 pm), Sunday (12-5 pm)
VirginiaARTfactory.orgApril 3, 2024

Artist Reception: Saturday, April 6, 6-8 pm
(9419 Battle St, Manassas, Free & open to the public)

Artist Talk: Saturday, April 13, 2-4 pm
(9419 Battle St, Manassas, Free & open to the public)

Artist Demonstration: Saturday, April 20, 2-4 pm
(9419 Battle St, Manassas, Free & open to the public)

“Pathways & Precipices”
An Artist’s Return to Awe and Wonder
Robyn Ryan recently completed a month-long Artist Residency at Bandelier National Monument, in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The Residency was an amazing opportunity for the artist to focus on both artistic and personal growth, living alone in the canyon and making art in a vastly different location from her normal environment. Robyn initiated over 25 pieces of artwork in New Mexico and nurtured an array of additional ideas to expand into this new body of work titled “Pathways & Precipices”.

In addition to recording her encounters with the diverse landscapes, cultural history, and wildlife of Bandelier National Monument, the artwork in this exhibition was inspired by the adventure and challenges she faced and celebrates the victories of overcoming fears and stepping into new things courageously. The “Pathways & Precipices” artwork highlights Robyn’s personal and artistic journeys moving from simple observation, to exploration and discovery of new environments, to considering the lasting impacts on herself and her artwork. The artwork was created using water-based media (Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylics) and mixed media (Collage and Robyn’s unique “Acrylic Layers” technique).

The exhibit is arranged to guide you through Robyn’s journey to share in the experiences and adventure of discovery and growth through her art. The artist’s intention is for you to leave inspired to explore and seek new vistas yourselves; for you to find and nourish your own adventurer and inner child again; to reclaim your own sense of awe and wonder of the amazing creation we live in.

About the Artist
Nature, wildlife, and exploring their beauty through art is a labor of love for Robyn. A creative “maker” since childhood, she has created commissioned pieces in college and enjoyed working with artists she has admired over the years. Beyond exhibitions and artwork sales, Robyn was blessed to create artistically, give public demonstrations, and teach art, all while working full-time as a civilian for the US Navy. She recently retired after 31+ years of Federal Service and is now able to pursue her artistic endeavors full-time.

Robyn enjoys teaching art workshops including watercolor, mixed media, and her own “Acrylic Layers” technique with the focus of clear building blocks, instilling confidence, and having fun!

Robyn is currently active with several local/regional art groups and venues including Libertytown Artists Workshop in Fredericksburg VA, the Loudoun Sketch Club, the North Windsor Artists from King George VA, the Virginia Equine Artist Association, and The Artist’s in Middleburg. Her artwork is in numerous private collections, and she exhibits regularly in juried exhibitions and featured solo exhibitions. Robyn’s work is also represented by Jenuinely Jeni Gallery at the esteemed Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.