Meet The Artist
“Art is meant to be shared and celebrated. It is integral. Enabling someone to love art by inspiring them with yours is, for me, the best gift that an artist can give.”
I am a diverse fine artist who can work on a variety of mediums. I started painting during high school and only stopped when I was in medical school and residency training. When I started my private practice as an internist, I decided to pick up the paintbrush again and I have never stopped painting since then.
I find inspiration in nature, people, and the randomness of life. I find beauty in the mundane. I love watching sunsets and how people react to different moments in their lives. Being self-taught, I paint everyday, read books, and continue to hone my craft. Some of my masterpieces are now in the homes of private collectors.
I have incorporated art into healing by teaching and conducting workshops and art classes for enthusiasts and the community.
My objective is to touch more lives and enable others to embrace art.
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
2024. MidAtlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition. Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion Galleries. Gaithersburg, MD.
October 11, 2024- January 5, 2025. HELLO RYANNE.
2024. Pastel Society of South Carolina: Luminosity and Light Online exhibition. September 14- October 19, 2024. ECLECTIC VINTAGE.
2024. MidAtlantic Pastel Society: 2024 Expressions in Pastels Exhibit. Louisa Arts Center. Louisa, Virginia. September 27- November 23, 2024. HELLO CHIARA- Dakota Pastels Award.
2024. MidAtlantic Pastel Society: 2024 Expressions in Pastels Exhibit. Louisa Arts Center. Louisa, Virginia. September 27- November 23, 2024. WHERE THE WILD ONES ROAM
2024. Made in VA Biennial Juried Exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art.
July 12, 2024- January 5, 2025. HARMONY.
2024. Maryland Pastel Society 2024 All Members Juried Exhibition, Symphony of Colors.
July 21- October 1, 2024. ECLECTIC VINTAGE.
2024. Philadelphia Watercolor Society’s 124th International Exhibition of Works on Paper. September 17- October 19, 2024. THE HEREFORD.
2024. 45th Virginia Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition. May 3- June 28, 2024. SUMMER SOLSTICE.
2023.Festival of Pastel. Maryland Pastel Society. Washington County Arts Council. Hagerstown, MD. November 2 – December 5, 2023. PSALM 23.
2023. Pixel Pastel online exhibit. Pastel Society of Eastern Canada.
Dec 15, 2023-Jan 15, 2024. ABUNDANCE.
2023.”Luminosity” 2023 Juried Virtual International Open Exhibition. Southeastern Pastel Society. November 11- December 20, 2023. PROSPERITY.
2023. Appalachian Pastel Society’s 2023 International Online Exhibition.
Oct 21 to Nov 25, 2023. SURGE & HELLO CHIARA.
2023. 123rd International Exhibition of Works on Paper. Philadelphia Watercolor Society. Oct 16- Nov 22, 2023.
I SHALL NOT WANT- W.Emerson Heitland Memorial Award.
2023. Virginia Watercolor Society 44th Annual Juried Exhibition. The Williamsburg Contemporary Center. Williamsburg, VA. Sept 20 to Nov 2, 2023. TEA TIME.
2023. Virginia Artists Juried Exhibition. The Charles Taylor Visual Arts Center. Hampton, VA. Sept 16 to Nov 11, 2023.
RUSH- Award of Distinction
2023. 7th Annual Judged Members Exhibit. “Expressions in Pastels”. Midatlantic Pastel Society. Crossroads Art Center.
Richmond, VA. Sept 6 to Nov 5, 2023.
SUNSET WAVE- 2nd Place.
2023. 7th Annual PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition. Pastel Society of North Carolina. Sept 1 to Sept 30, 2023. HARVEST MOON.
2023. 37th Annual Pastels USA 2023- 99 Voices in Pastel International Exhibition. Pastel Society of The West Coast. Haggin Museum of Art. Stockton, California.
Aug 31 to Oct 29, 2023.
VINTAGE MARBLES- Terry Ludwig Pastels Award.
2023. Out of the Blue National Juried Show. Gallery Underground.
Arlington, VA. July 31- August 25, 2023. HIGH NOON.
2023. Brilliance, Featured Artist Show, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. April 5- May 6, 2023.
2022. Portraits and Flowers, Featured Artist Show, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. July 6- August 7, 2022.
2022. Virginia Watercolor Society 43rd Annual Exhibition (Juried),
Waynesboro, VA. A SONG FOR BELLA.
2022. 6th Annual Members Judged Exhibit “Capturing The Color”, MidAtlantic Pastel Society, Charlottesville, VA. HELLO RYANNE- Honorable Mention.
2022. All Members Exhibit, MidAtlantic Pastel Society, Williamsburg, VA
2022. National Capital Area Cake Show. Sterling, VA. March 25-27, 2022.
Best of Division, Professional
2nd Place, Wedding Cakes
1st Place, Tiered Novelty Cake
1st Place, Tiered Special Techniques Cake
3rd Place, Winter Wonderland Non-Sculpted Cakes
2021. Iowa Artists Annual State Show (Juried), Madrid, IA.
Vintage Marbles (Pastel)- Blue ribbon Award
Unconditional (oil and gold leaf)- Red Ribbon Award
2021. Area Show 47, The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum (Juried), Mason City, IA
2021. Octagonal, Octagon Center for the Arts (Juried), Ames, IA
2020. Iowa Watercolor Society Exhibition Award and Traveling Show. Perry, IA
LONGING- Fourth Place
2020. Solo Exhibition. Nanette Catigbe. Sanford Museum and Planetarium, Cherokee, IA
2019. 70K: The Biennial Community of Artists Exhibit (Juried), Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, Iowa
2019. Art For Life, DIFFA (Juried), Chicago, IL
2019. Uptown Art Experience, Uptown Ankeny, IA
2019. Iowa Watercolor Society 2nd Miniature Show (Juried), Johnston Public Library
Johnston, IA
2019. Iowa Artists Regional Show, Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, IA
FOREVER BLOOM-Blue Ribbon Award
WINTER’S KISS TO FALL-Red Ribbon Award
VERMILLION TWILIGHT-White Ribbon
2019. Iowa State Fair Cake Decorating Competition. Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines, Iowa. August 8-18, 2019.
Blue Ribbon: Professional Tiered Cake
Blue Ribbon: Professional Cookies, Cupcakes, Petit Fours, Cake Balls
Red Ribbon: Professional Single Cake
White Ribbon: Professional Sculptured Cake
2017. Watercolor Painting Competition & Exhibition, BINDAAS Artist Group
2017. PEINDRE, The Inaugural Exhibition of the Philippine Pastel Artists, Philippines
2017. Philippine Pastel Artists, 1st National Pastel Competition & Exhibition, Philippines
2017. Flores y Piedra, Flowers and Stone Watercolor Exhibition, Philippines
2017. Watercolor for Life, Painting Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Marawi, Philippines
PUBLICATIONS
2025. Splash 26- a Special Issue of Artists Magazine. The Best of Watercolor Art Competition. July 2025. PURPLE HARVEST- Finalist.
2024. 16th Annual Strokes of Genius Competition. Best in Drawing Art Competition. Artists Network Best of Drawing. Special Issue. November 2024. THE HEREFORD- Finalist.
2024. Artistic Recognition. THE HEREFORD. 2024 Animals Competition Exhibition for Art and Color 365 magazine Winter- Spring 2024.
2023. Landscapes International Competition for Art&Color365. Summer 2023. TRES MARIAS.
AFFILIATIONS
Baltimore Watercolor Society- Signature Member
Maryland Pastel Society- Signature Member
Virginia Watercolor Society- Signature Member
Potomac Valley Watercolorists- Member
Philadelphia Water Color Society – Member
MidAtlantic Pastel Society- Member
Portrait Society of America – Member
Oil Painters of America – Member
National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society -Member
Philadelphia Watercolor Society – Member
Pastel Society of America – Member