From its founding to today, Virginia has played host and backdrop to emerging and established artists who successfully define the creativity, innovation, and beauty of the state. This presentation jumps through eras and mediums to provide an overview of Virginia’s contributions to the art world, shedding light on the talented visual artists and their works all connected to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The color pink – in all its many hues – is often included in an artists’ palette. This visual presentation highlights the use of pink and its effectiveness to punctuate, enhance, and emphasize within a multitude of mediums.
Nabi artist Pierre Bonnard, revered for his brushwork and style, created an extensive portfolio of interior scenes infused with color and light. Move through these painted places and spaces, from a table set for dinner to an open window overlooking the landscape, and a studio prepped for creativity to an intimate domestic dwelling.
This presentation is designed to create a greater aesthetic understanding and appreciation of sculpture in America. We will delve into sculptural works of art across eras and genres, forms and subject matters, and methods and materials of American sculptors.
Effective storytelling is an essential means of both documentation and inspiration. This is no more true than in the visual arts. This presentation considers successful visual storytelling across a variety of mediums, genres, and styles.
Author. Traveler. Portraitist. Storyteller. Educator. American artist Robert Henri is celebrated for much more than his paintings on the walls of museums. Explore his impact and lasting legacy on American art through an exploration of his portraits, including Her Sunday Shawl in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts collection; his musings; and works of those he taught.
