Victoria Veedell

Artist Statement:

I'm drawn to the possibilities of capturing the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world. My paintings imply landscapes not necessarily seen, but felt. I have found that travel is an important component in my work, as it allows me to observe and compare gradients of color, light and atmosphere in different geographic areas. When I'm not traveling and seeking inspiration I spend most days painting in my studio in San Francisco. I've been an artist in residence at the Vermont Studio Center, U.S., Kamiyama Artist in Residence, Japan and the Chitraniketan Residency, India and this summer I will be at the Chalk Hill Artist Residency, Healdsburg, CA. My paintings have been exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries and art centers and are included in many private and corporate collections.

Education:

2007 Printmaking Workshop, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA
2004 Taking the Leap, Emeryville, CA
1994 Graduate Study, New York University, New York, NY
1990 B.F.A. Texas A & M Corpus Christi, TX
1990 L'Ecole Albert Defois, Association D'Ateliers D'Art Internationaux, Les
Cerquex, France

Awards & Distinctions:

2016 Gullkistan Artist Residency, Iceland
2014 Chalk Hill Residency, Healdsburg, CA
2009 Artspan Juror's Choice Award, Diane Dunn, Marin Arts Council, Elizabeth Nicholaou,
The Shooting Gallery, Jen Rogers, Varnish Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA 
2008 Artist Grant, Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2004 Kamiyama Artist in Residence, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
2002 Chitraniketan Residency, Kovalam, Kerala, India
2001 Artist Grant, Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
 

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions
2019 Recent Paintings, Arata Gallery, Benicia, CA
Landscape Imagined, City Hall, Benicia, CA
2018 Tranquility and Light, Throckmorton Theater Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2017 Hanging Gardens, Aerena Galleries, Healdsburg and St. Helena, CA
Winter's Dawn: October in Iceland, Arthouse Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2016 Atmospheric Landscapes, Sundance Kabuki Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Through the Landscape, Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Landscapes: Seen and Remembered, Four Barrel, San Francisco, CA
2015 Through the Landscape, Arterra Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Towards the Light, City Hall, San Francisco, CA
Reflections and Light, Harrington Art Center, Pleasanton, CA
Landscape Imagined, Lobby Gallery, 455 Market St., San Francisco

2014 Atmospheric Conditions, Benicia Public Library, Benicia, CA
2013 Slow Drift, Sundance Kabuki Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Passages, Collector Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2012 Atmospheric Conditions, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Atmospheric Conditions, Metro Gallery, Reno, NV

Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Where The Journey Takes Us, Gualala Arts Center, Gualala, CA
2019 The Farthest Point, Four Barrel, San Francisco, CA
Sanctuary, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Movers & Shakers Women in Art, Drawing Room, San Francisco
A Winter's Tale, Bothwell Arts Center, Livermore, CA
Snap, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018 Group Show, Arata Gallery, Benicia, CA
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco
JCO's Arthaus
Vibrant Visions, Juror: Matt McKinley, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
Art Comes Alive, ADC Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH
Group Show, Art and Heart Gallery, Spring Lake, NJ
Persistence, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
Dream, Juror: James Baachi, (Arthaus Gallery, SF), Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Land and Sea, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
2017 
Small Things, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Ecological Resilience, with Heather Robinson and Cindy Shih, Secession Art & Design, SF, CA Sakai City · 50th Anniversary Project, Sakai Museum and Gallery Ironhi, Sakai, Japan
Atmospheric, San Ramon Valley Conference Center (Slate Consulting), San Ramon, CA
Terrain, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Synergy, with Denise Dmochowski, Real Old Paper Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Impulse, Arc Studios and Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Square Foot, Aqua Art Miami, with Projects Gallery, Miami, FL
Local Abstract Landscapes, Robert Allen Fine Art, Sausalito, CA
Group Exhibition, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art at the Triton, curated by Matt Mckinley, Hotel Triton, San Francisco, CA
Art Comes Alive, ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Blink Group Show, ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Abstract Landscapes and Cityscapes, Robert Allen Fine Art, Sausalito, CA
Point of View, Juror: Alan Bamburger, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Terrain, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA 
Landscapes, Temporary Storage Gallery, BFP Creative, Brooklyn, NY
West Coast Best Coast, WestPark Workshop Gallery, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
Aqua, Juror: Susan Snyder, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Route One, Point Reyes, CA
Impulse, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 
Square Foot 3, Projects Gallery, Miami, FL
It's the Little Things, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
The Tiny Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Wunderkammer, Art Thou Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Abstract Landscapes and Cityscapes, Robert Allen Fine Art, Sausalito, CA
SWAN Day, Silicon Valley Women's Caucus for Art, Bankhead Theater, Livermore, CA
Beautiful Planet, El Camino College Art Gallery, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
Impulse, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 
Beautiful Planet, El Camino College Art Gallery, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
2013 
12 x 12, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
12 x 12 Invitational, Cabrillo Gallery, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
Hello Artspan, Big Picture Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Best of SOMA, Juror: Heather Villyard, Director Artpsan, Triptych, San Francisco, CA
Out of the blue, Juror: Ruth Braunstein, Braunstein Gallery, GRO Gallery, Point Reyes, CA
City Center Presents, Curator: Alexandra Lee Cefalo, 1111 Broadway, Oakland, CA
2012 
The Tiny Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art First, The Village Shops and Galleries, El Cerrito, CA
Small Works, Juror: Jeff Guido, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ
Capturing Light, Kyoto Museum and Sakai Culture Center, Japan
Your Art Here, Cabrillo Art Gallery, Los Altos, CA
Art Blast, McKinley Art Galleries, Reno, NV
The San Francisco Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA 
Flora and Fauna, Russian River Art Gallery, Guernville, CA
2011 
Gallery Artists, ARTrageous Gallery, Novato, CA
Small Works Show, ArtWorks Downtown, San Rafael, CA 
2011 
National Juried Exhibition Juror: Kate Eilertson, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
The Gift, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
May Show, Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA
Mission Artists United Open Studios Preview Show Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
Northern California Artists' Spring Show, curator: Deborah Mills Thackrey, Art at Axis Gallery, San Jose, CA
Visionary Landscapes, Curator: Saiko Matsumaru, Rotunda Gallery, USF School of Law, San Francisco, CA
In the Atmosphere, Curator: Matthew McKinley, Sutter Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, 
Landscapes, San Francisco Convention and Visitors Center, San Francisco, CA
River Art, West Shore Gallery in Wormleysburg, PA

Artistic Influences:

Richard Diebenkorn, Wolf Kahn, J.M.W. Turner, Monet, Matisse,