Born in Atlanta, Virginia has lived in New Orleans for nearly two decades. While her career began in education, art has remained a constant thread. A 2024 Artist in Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center, Virginia has exhibited her work at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Ferrara Showman Gallery. In 2025, she presented her first solo exhibition at Second Story Gallery. Virginia considers community an essential part of her practice and regularly organizes and participates in group exhibitions and critique groups.
Exhibitions/Residency
2025 No Dead Artists, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans
2025 Holy Color, Merchant House, New Orleans
2025 Borrowed Gesture, solo show, Second Story Gallery, New Orleans
2024 Joan Mitchell Center Residency, New Orleans
2024 Louisiana Contemporary, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
2024 No Dead Artists, Ferrara Showman Gallery
2024 Treehouse, curator, Travelers Hotel New Orleans
2023 Les Salon des Bon Enfants, Good Children Gallery
2023 Fall for Art, Creole Connection, Scale New Orleans
2023 Undulations, Travelers New Orleans
2023 HomeMade, Where Y’art Works, Old No. 77 Hotel
2023 Festive Collective, HiVolt Coffee
2023 Focus, Creole Connection, Scale New Orleans
2023 Come as You Are, Where Y’art Works, Old No. 77 Hotel
2022 Marks of Time, Fourth Wall
2022 I Am Woman, Where Y’art Works, Old No. 77 Hotel
2019 Spirit of Home II, New Orleans Art Center
2017 Shores of Perception, HiVolt, in partnership with Prospect New Orleans
New Orleans Commissions
2022 The Carrollton, Arts New Orleans
2022 Ochsner Clearview, Where Y’art Works
Community Involvement
2024- 2025 Second Story Gallery, member
2023-present Vantage Points, collective member
2022-present Where Y’art Works, member artist
2022 Thrive Network Crit Crew, participant
2016 Lemann Pool Mural, Welcome Table organizing team member
Education
1998 BA, Vanderbilt University. English major, Art History minor