Discover local visual artists

Alan Skees

Williamsburg

Specializes in Printmaking

Digital media and printmaking artist living and working in Williamsburg; Associate Professor at Christopher Newport University, where he teaches printmaking and digital art. Research interests include glitch art, non-toxic printmaking, and digital imaging. MFA in Digital Art (University of Arizona); BFA (University of Alabama at Birmingham).

Alex Salas

Norfolk

Specializes in Printmaking, Illustration, Graphic Design

Co-founder of SuperCompStudios, a Norfolk print-making, illustration, and graphic design studio, specializing in wood carvings, branding, and gig-posters.

Alexis Jones

Isle of Wight County

Specializes in Mixed Media

Mixed media artist specializing in unconventional mediums, including tea. A resident artist at The Arts Center @ 319 in Smithfield.

Alison Sykes-Fryer

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Allison Lavigne

Norfolk

Resident artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Amy Ratliff

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Bob Bilicki

Accomack County

Specializes in Painting

Painter in Wachapreague working under Current Reflections Fine Arts Gallery, painting waterfront and landscape scenes.

Bobby Oller

Williamsburg

Specializes in Mixed Media

Williamsburg mixed-media and digital artist blending illustration with fine art — intricate hand-drawn digital vector paintings, some built from tens of thousands of individual elements.

Carley Harris

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Carrie Jacobson

Accomack County

Specializes in Painting

Painter in Wachapreague working primarily in palette-knife oil landscapes and nature scenes, alongside commissioned pet portraits; also teaches workshops and offers studio visits by appointment.

Casey Rowan

Norfolk

Specializes in Printmaking, Illustration, Graphic Design

Co-founder of SuperCompStudios, a Norfolk print-making, illustration, and graphic design studio, specializing in wood carvings, branding, and gig-posters.

Cathie Abell Nelson

Poquoson

Specializes in Painting, Teaching

Painter and drawing instructor with over 25 years teaching drawing and painting in Poquoson. Works in charcoal and graphite drawing, watercolor, pen and ink, chalk pastels, and mixed media, primarily rooted in realism — wildlife, pets, landscapes, and seascapes, with occasional abstract work.

Cathy-Jo Ramsey

Norfolk

Resident artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Christi Harris

Newport News

Specializes in Painting, Fiber Arts

Painter and fiber/embroidery artist, and Professor and Department Chair of Fine Art and Art History at Christopher Newport University. Her major series of works explore domesticity, feminism, and consumer culture. MFA in Painting (Rhode Island School of Design); BFA in Painting and Printmaking (Southwest Missouri State University). Exhibition history includes one-person shows at galleries across Virginia and North Carolina.

Clare Spooner

Williamsburg

Specializes in Painting

Williamsburg painter working en plein air in watercolor and oil, painting quickly and intuitively from direct observation.

Claudia Croneberger

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Constance Fahey

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Darlene Keyt

Isle of Wight County

Specializes in Painting

Impressionist painter working in oil and watercolor. A resident artist at The Arts Center @ 319 in Smithfield.

Deanna Strother

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Deb Torguson

Accomack County

Specializes in Photography

Portrait artist working from The Historic Onancock School as Collectors Portraits — fine-art pastel and oil portraiture and portrait photography.

Diane Greenhalgh

Isle of Wight County

Specializes in Painting

Realist painter working in oils, acrylic, and watercolor — landscapes, portraits, and still life. A resident artist at The Arts Center @ 319 in Smithfield, where she also teaches beginner oil-painting classes.

Dick Rawls

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Eafrica Johnson

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Elizabeth Waitekus

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Erin Blair

Williamsburg

Specializes in Mixed Media

Williamsburg mixed-media artist working as Havyn Handmade — a former art therapist whose nature-inspired mixed-media work draws on the processes she used in that practice.

Everna Lee Taylor

Hampton

Specializes in Painting

Self-taught folk artist and founder/owner of Art Central Gallery in Historic Phoebus. Described by WHRO as "a pictorial storyteller," working in oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, pen and ink, wood carving, and fine art photography.

Fen Rascoe

Windsor

Specializes in Painting

Windsor painter working in contemporary Impressionism in oil, both plein air and in the studio, capturing subjects from eastern North Carolina. Trained under Peter Burke and in workshops with Lori Putnam, Joshua Been, and Larry Moore. First Place, Bertie County Arts Council Annual Juried Contest (2015); First Place, 27th Annual Landmark Show and Competition (2013).

Fred Freeman

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Gaetano Galoppo

Gloucester County

Specializes in Sculpture

Gloucester County sculptor with 50 years of experience working to render the beauty of nature in porcelain form.

Georgie Harding

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Ginny P. Gillam

Edenton

Specializes in Photography

Edenton & Outer Banks photographer specializing in landscape and architectural photography — fog, waterscapes, historic buildings, and seasonal scenes around Edenton, alongside regional Eastern North Carolina events and wildlife.

Greg Henry

Newport News

Specializes in Sculpture, Public Art

Sculptor, painter, and printmaker; Associate Professor in Christopher Newport University's Department of Fine Art and Art History. His research centers on Guyanese material culture and 3rd-world iconography, incorporating everyday objects from his native Guyana into his practice. Sculptor of "Monument to Service" outside Newport News Police Headquarters. MFA in Sculpture (Maryland Institute College of Art); BFA in Studio Art (Ohio University).

Gwen Elmore

Isle of Wight County

Specializes in Painting

Acrylic painter and a resident artist at The Arts Center @ 319 in Smithfield.

Holly Cole Luke

Elizabeth City

Specializes in Sculpture

Elizabeth City sculptor working primarily with reclaimed building materials, blending organic natural forms with man-made shapes and colors. Also works in digital art, lithography, painting, and watercolor. BFA in Studio Arts, University of Memphis (2018); has exhibited nationally.

Jama Watts

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Janice Gay Maker

Norfolk

Resident artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Janis King

Accomack County

Specializes in Sculpture

Sculptor and painter at Bay Leigh Studios in Onancock, working in clay and mixed media.

Jaye C. Burgess

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Jean A. Hearst

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Jenn Hilliard

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Jenny Ambrose

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

John James

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Joseph Nickerson

Williamsburg

Specializes in Photography

Williamsburg astrophotographer working as Stage Fright Astrophotos, capturing and processing deep-sky imagery of nebulae and other astronomical subjects.

Judy Jackson

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Justin White

Chesapeake

Specializes in Painting

Portrait painter in oil, a 2006 William & Mary Art and English graduate who returned to painting as a focused practice in 2023. Work has been recognized in Figure, Portrait, and Open competitions. Held his first solo exhibit, "Face Value," at Art Central Gallery (Phoebus, Hampton) in 2025, and participated in "TenFold," a group show by the Contemporary Arts Network (Newport News).

Kathy Staicer

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Kay Hofler

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Ken Wright

Norfolk

Resident artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Kevin O'Connell

York County

Specializes in Murals, Graphic Design

Co-founder of On Waves' Design in Yorktown, working in mural art, illustration, and graphic design. BFA in Sculpture and 3D Studies from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, plus a Certificate of Graphic Design from Salem State University.

Kristin Skees

Newport News

Specializes in Photography, Fiber Arts

Photography, fiber, video, and installation artist based in Newport News; Master Lecturer at Christopher Newport University, with work situated "between sculpture and photography." Recipient of the 2016-2017 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Artist Fellowship; work held in the Huntsville Museum of Art and Mobile Museum of Art collections. MFA in Studio Art (University of Arizona); BFA in Studio Art (University of Alabama).

Kym Long-Wallace

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Laura Henderson

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Leanne Moss

Isle of Wight County

Specializes in Painting

Oil painter born and raised in Smithfield, who moved back to her family farm in Isle of Wight County in 2019. BFA from Marymount University (2012), including a study-abroad program in Greece. Paints expressive, vibrant landscapes of rural farmland — her own words: "I paint farmland... It's a quiet subject matter," documenting land turning into development and warehouses.

Lori Jakubow

Williamsburg

Specializes in Painting

Painter exhibiting at the Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center, working primarily in alcohol ink with acrylic on canvas — abstract landscapes and colorful interior scenes.

Maggie Kerrigan

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Mandy Bealer

Williamsburg

Specializes in Painting

Williamsburg painter working under Artemis Rising Studios, exploring the world through different artistic mediums.

Marina Pierce

Northampton County

Specializes in Photography

Fine-art photographer in Cape Charles working under Photo by the Bay, specializing in Chesapeake Bay nature, architecture, wildlife, and landscape photography, with prints and custom commissions for homes and offices; author of two published photo books.

Michele Barnes

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Mickael Broth

Richmond

Specializes in Murals, Sculpture, Public Art

Richmond-based muralist, sculptor, and writer working professionally as "The Night Owl." Recipient of a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship, with hundreds of public murals across Richmond, the United States, and Europe since 2012, and an active welded-metal sculpture practice since 2018. Published two books — Gated Community: Graffiti and Incarceration (2013) and Murals of Richmond (2018) — and serves on the RVA Street Art Festival's board of directors.

Myke Irving

Virginia Beach

Specializes in Sculpture, Painting, Public Art

Painter, illustrator, and sculptor with nearly thirty years' practice, educated at Tidewater Community College (Fine Arts). Known for eleven mermaid sculptures designed for the City of Norfolk's 1999 "Mermaids on Parade" project, several sculptures in Chesapeake's Blue Heron Waterway Gallery, and a commissioned mural at the Great Bridge Shopping Center, alongside ongoing original paintings, drawings, and private commissions.

Nancy Murphy

Northampton County

Specializes in Painting

Painter in Cape Charles working as Yellow Dot Artist, painting nautical themes, shorelines, birds, and abstract subjects.

Natasha Evans

York County

Specializes in Murals, Graphic Design

Co-founder of On Waves' Design in Yorktown, working in mural art, illustration, and graphic design, and a certified art educator. BA in Art and Design Art Education from Salem State University, with Massachusetts State Licensure in Art Education.

Nicoli Baranova

Williamsburg

Specializes in Painting

Williamsburg painter working under Nika Art Studio, inspired by everyday abundance — food, labor, and quiet moments — captured through light, texture, and timeless realism.

Nora Crouch

Hertford

Specializes in Painting

Hertford painter working in acrylic and watercolor, known for palette-knife layering techniques and watercolor diffusion. Teaches private art (and music) lessons from her home studio, Rose Gate Studio for the Arts, and has shown work at galleries and arts councils across the Albemarle area.

Patricia Isenhour

Norfolk

Local associate artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Patrick Dablow

Edenton

Specializes in Painting

Painter, photographer, and designer operating 26 Windows Gallery on King Street in Edenton — the only live-painting studio in the city, where visitors can watch him work. Over four decades as an artist, designer, and photographer, following an earlier career as a store designer for department stores including Macy's. Bold coastal and abstract paintings, alongside coastal/nature fine-art photography.

Philip Howard

Ocracoke

Specializes in Illustration

Ocracoke Island artist and founder/owner of Village Craftsmen (1970), where he has sold his own pen-and-ink and watercolor sketches of island scenes since the gallery's founding. Also the author of two published local-history books, Digging Up Uncle Evans and Howard Street Hauntings.

Richard Stravitz

Virginia Beach

Specializes in Sculpture

Bronze sculptor in Virginia Beach working in the ancient lost-wax casting technique; a former Marine and retired executive who took up sculpture full-time in 1990. His bronzes are displayed at institutions including the U.S. Naval Academy and the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Robert Lauer

Williamsburg

Specializes in Painting

Williamsburg painter capturing watercraft and colonial architecture along the Mid-Atlantic's Intracoastal Waterway against vivid sunrise and sunset color.

Sam Welty

Virginia Beach

Specializes in Murals

Virginia Beach muralist and sign painter creating custom hand-painted large wall murals, window paintings, corporate logos, and commercial advertising signs across Hampton Roads. Works include Portsmouth's "Commodore James Barron" mural, a memorial mural for Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, and a 2020 tribute mural to front-line pandemic workers on the Blue Marlin Motel.

Sandy Waters

Isle of Wight County

Specializes in Painting, Mixed Media

Painter and mixed media artist, and a resident artist at The Arts Center @ 319 in Smithfield.

Steve Prince

Williamsburg

Specializes in Printmaking, Sculpture

Printmaker and sculptor, Director of Engagement & Distinguished Artist in Residence at William & Mary's Muscarelle Museum of Art. A native of New Orleans with a BFA from Xavier University of Louisiana and an MFA in Printmaking and Sculpture from Michigan State University, working on themes of social history and community engagement — including public murals addressing African American history.

Susan Check

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Susan Owens

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Susan Werby

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

T.J. Heiser

Poquoson

Specializes in Painting

Watercolor artist working under the name The Ship's Hold, painting nautical scenes and coastal wildlife in layered, vibrant color against stark white backgrounds. Taught art education for roughly 15 years before starting The Ship's Hold.

Tammy Burgett

Isle of Wight County

Specializes in Painting

Alcohol-ink painter working in an expressive-realism style. A resident artist at The Arts Center @ 319 in Smithfield.

Terry Wylie

Norfolk

Resident artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Tessa Hall Duquette

Virginia Beach

Specializes in Murals

Muralist and illustrator based in the ViBe Creative District, working out of her studio, The Garage. Has completed roughly 20 murals around Virginia Beach since her 2022 debut piece for the ViBe Creative District's Mural Festival.

Ti Webb

Newport News

Specializes in Painting

Abstract painter in Newport News working intuitively in color and texture — "I take every thought, every feeling, every word, and I put it on canvas." Also a published writer of poetry and prose. Exhibited in the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center's Foyer Gallery.

Tiffany Lopes

Virginia Beach

Specializes in Illustration

Illustrator behind Tiff's Inked Home in Virginia Beach, painting personality-packed animals with bold color, charming expressions, and puns, reproduced as canvas prints, framed posters, stickers, and tote bags. A mother of four who recently began pursuing art professionally.

Valerie White

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Vinnie Bumatay

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Vonnie Whitworth

Norfolk

Resident artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Wendy Nelson

Williamsburg

Specializes in Photography

Williamsburg wildlife photographer working as Wendy Nelson Photography, focused on capturing intimate, unguarded moments in animal behavior.

William T. Campbell

Virginia Beach

Resident artist at the Virginia Beach Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in the ViBe Creative District.

Yuli Anun

Norfolk

Resident artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.

Yvonne Hilliard-Bradley

Norfolk

Resident artist at d'Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative gallery and studio space in Norfolk's NEON District.