Education
MFA, Painting, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
BFA, Painting, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
Solo & Two-Person Exhibits
2019 Gay Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
2018 Two If By Land, Paintings by Giselle Gautreau & Kevin H. Adams, Connaughton Gallery,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2018 Contemporary Landscape, WriterHouse, Charlottesville, VA
2015 In Smoke and Fog, Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Local Atmosphere, Regale Winery, Los Gatos, CA
2011 California Muse, Saffron & Genevieve, Santa Cruz, CA
2009 East Meets West, Artemis Center Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
2002 Catch the Air, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
2000 Epiphanies, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
1999 Bee Stories, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
1998 The Moveable Feast, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
1996 Landscapes, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Melting Point: Contemporary Encaustic, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2019 Celebrating Creativity, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2018 Wax, Fire & Fungi, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA (collaborative)
2018 The Exaltation of Larks, Chroma Projects Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2017 Benefit Art Auction and Exhibition, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2017 Flotsam, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2017 New Member’s Exhibition, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2016 December Group Show, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2016 Flight, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2015 Same, Same But Different 4.0, Hang Art, San Francisco
2014 Same, Same, But Different 3.0, Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2013 Inventory Pick, Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2013 Same, Same, But Different 2.0, Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2013 Front Lines, Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2013 Birds & Bees, Many Hands Gallery, Capitola, CA
2012 Wax: Contemporary Encaustic Works, Pajaro Valley Arts Council, Watsonville, CA
2011 Birds, Bees & Trees, Redtree Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Earth Portraits, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
2006 Thumbnails, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
2003 Five Painters, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME
2003 Art To Go, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2003 Artists Choose Artists, Emerson Umbrella, Concord, MA
2002 Small Works Invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2002 Faculty Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2000 Mystery, Memories and Nature, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
1998 Art Windows International, Washington, DC
International Exchange Exhibition, Shanghai University & Suzhou University, China
1998 The Moveable Feast, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
1998 Print Exchange Exhibition, Fayerweather Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
1996 In Line: Drawings, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
On The Road: Virginia Festival of American Film, Charlottesville, VA
Awards and Honors
2016 Achievement in the Arts Award, National League of American Pen Women
2000 Professional Artist Fellowship, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2000 Individual Artist Fellowship, Virginia Commission for the Arts, Richmond, VA
1998 Mentorship Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1998 Commonwealth Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Professional Experience
2010-current Instructor: Encaustic and Oil Painting Workshops
2010-2014 Instructor: Loma Prieta School District, Los Gatos, CA
2001-2003 Faculty, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, VA
2001-2003 Faculty, Statewide Artists Program, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2001-2003 Faculty, John Tyler Community College, Richmond, VA
2001 Panelist, Artist Fellowships, Virginia Commission for the Arts, Richmond, VA
Public Collections
McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Poyner & Poyner Law Offices, Los Gatos, CA
Red Hen Press, Pasadena, CA
Altria Corporation, Richmond, VA
Markel Corporation, Richmond, VA
Private Collections
Works held in private collections in Canada, the United States, Germany and Tokyo
Representation
McGuffey Art Center
Carrie Coleman Fine Art
R. H. Ballard Gallery
Barn Swallow Gallery