Williamsburg, James City County, and York County — anchored by Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown, at the head of the Virginia Peninsula.
Every profile below is individually sourced and dated, not a complete census of everyone working in the area — see how we source and verify listings or suggest a correction.
Yorktown itself is an unincorporated community within York County, not a separate municipality in this directory's data — creators and places there are recorded under York County.
Williamsburg
Painter exhibiting at the Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center, working primarily in alcohol ink with acrylic on canvas — abstract landscapes and colorful interior scenes.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Williamsburg painter working under Nika Art Studio, inspired by everyday abundance — food, labor, and quiet moments — captured through light, texture, and timeless realism.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Williamsburg painter working under Artemis Rising Studios, exploring the world through different artistic mediums.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
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.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Williamsburg painter capturing watercraft and colonial architecture along the Mid-Atlantic's Intracoastal Waterway against vivid sunrise and sunset color.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Williamsburg wildlife photographer working as Wendy Nelson Photography, focused on capturing intimate, unguarded moments in animal behavior.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Williamsburg astrophotographer working as Stage Fright Astrophotos, capturing and processing deep-sky imagery of nebulae and other astronomical subjects.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
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.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Williamsburg painter working en plein air in watercolor and oil, painting quickly and intuitively from direct observation.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
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.
Official portfolio →York County
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.
Official portfolio →York County
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.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
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).
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Artist-in-residence and owner of Colonial Folk Art Studio & Gallery in Williamsburg, working primarily in clay alongside mixed-media painting, with pieces influenced by Southern folk and outsider art traditions and sold in galleries and gift stores across the Mid-Atlantic, New England, the South, and California.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Williamsburg jewelry designer working as Ryan Eure Designs, taking timeless fine-jewelry design in new directions influenced by sacred geometry.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Mistress Milliner and Mantua-Maker in Colonial Williamsburg's Department of Historic Trades, practicing and teaching 18th-century millinery (accessories, trim, and undergarments) and mantua-making (gown construction) at the Margaret Hunter Shop on Duke of Gloucester Street — a working, publicly visible historic-trade shop, not a retail business.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Journeywoman Supervisor Milliner and Mantua-Maker in Colonial Williamsburg's Department of Historic Trades, working alongside apprentices at the Margaret Hunter Shop and presenting on the history and preservation of 18th-century millinery and mantua-making trades in partnership with William & Mary's National Institute of American History & Democracy.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Master glassblower and founder of Shelton Glass Works in Williamsburg, specializing in Early American reproduction glass. Makes glass from raw sand, soda ash, and lime using hand-fashioned colonial-style tools, rather than pre-mixed or recycled glass. Two pieces held in The Corning Museum of Glass's permanent collection.
Official portfolio →Williamsburg
Williamsburg potter working in wheel-thrown and hand-built brown stoneware, bisque-fired then glaze-fired to 2250°F. Functional, food-safe pottery exhibited at venues and markets across the Historic Triangle, including American Cottage in Yorktown and Yorktown Market Days.
Official portfolio →James City County
Custom woodworker with over 20 years of woodworking experience, spanning computer-aided design/manufacturing alongside traditional hand- and power-tool methods. Also a technology-education instructor: adjunct at Old Dominion University and 2024 Region One Teacher of the Year, holding a B.S.E. in Technology Education from Millersville University (2010).
Official portfolio →York County
Goldsmith and owner of Viccellio Goldsmith & Fine Jewelry at Riverwalk Landing in Historic Yorktown. All work is done in-house by Viccellio himself, including custom-designed jewelry and repair/conversion of existing pieces into new designs.
Official portfolio →5 galleries · 1 creative venue · 1 organization · 4 public artworks — records currently listed, not a complete count.
2026-10-03 – 2026-10-04
Williamsburg
An annual juried outdoor visual-arts festival in Williamsburg's Merchants Square, presenting over 150 juried artists from around the country working in painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, jewelry, wood, glass, fiber, and mixed media, alongside local-artist programming.
Organizer: An Occasion for the Arts (with the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg)
Last checked:2026-04-26
Williamsburg
An annual juried outdoor art show in Merchants Square featuring over 100 artists showing original, handcrafted work across a range of mediums. Organized by the Junior Woman's Club of Williamsburg; booth-fee proceeds benefit visual and performing arts organizations in the Williamsburg, James City, and York counties area. Free and open to the public.
Organizer: Junior Woman's Club of Williamsburg
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