Davi D’Agostino I began drawing and painting as a child and continued through my graduate studies. After following a completely different career path for the next 33 years, I retired and began taking studio and oil painting classes at Virginia’s Lorton Arts Center and then privately. I studied with Suzanne Clark, Diane Frykman, Marni Maree, […]
Michael Colby Michael E. Colby Michael Colby began making photographs at the age of seventeen (17), motivated by his plans to spend a semester between high school and college studying animal behavior and African cultures in Kenya, East Africa. His first “models” were his sister’s horses and his brother’s racecars. His knack for “panning” on […]
Ahmed Ansari Ahmed Ansari Ahmed Ansari was born and raised in Mumbai. While in college, he worked doing textile, jewelry and commercial design including Arabic calligraphy. Mr. Ansari left India and worked for nine years as a graphic designer and art director in advertising agencies in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. In 1990, […]
Photography Show, “Open Door” WINNERS Congratulations to the winners of 2019 Photography Show : Open Door. 1st Place: “In Search of Oz” by Kathleen Furey 2nd: “What Lies Beyond this Ancient Door?” by Patricia Deege 3rd: “Pass By or Go In?” by Janet Gelb Five Honorable Mentions: “Door into the Sanctuary”, Patricia Deege “Passage to Sand Dune Arch“, […]
Continuing Shows Continuing shows are in place for two to three months in exhibition spaces in and around Vienna. We are grateful to commercial business community for their support of the Vienna Art Society. VENUE and SHOW CHANGE Dates/ 2018 L’Image, Pan Am Shopping Center, 3079 Nutley St., Vienna, VA 22031: Mondays at 1:00PM […]
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The artist-volunteers of the Vienna Arts Society have tackled quite a bit in our 50th anniversary year. Beginning our year, VAS moved from a charming historical “church building” to a sleek modern gallery space and revived their Treasury of Art show inviting artist from all over the United States to join them. Now the phenomenal […]
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Healing Wall–Fort Belvior The Vienna Arts Society reaches out to the community in a variety of ways. Creating a composite artwork, one piece of a puzzle at a time: the Healing Wall. Members of the Vienna Arts Society have been visiting the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital since 2014, bringing art supplies and giant puzzle pieces […]
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Committee for Helping Others Food Drive sponsored in cooperation with the Northeast Vienna Citizens Association will take place between November 1 through December 31. There are numerous drop boxes through out the Vienna community. Thank you to all who participated with the food drive. All contributions are greatly appreciated.
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Children at the printmaking workshop April 2019 18th Annual Children’s Printmaking Workshop Fifteen members of the Vienna Arts Society shared their time and talents at Patrick Henry Library’s April 15 workshop. More than 40 children participated, each creating fish prints, mono-prints, reliefs, rubbings and vegetable prints. Parents were enthusiastic, and we were able to promote […]
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Congratulations to Dore Skidmore Artist of the Year President Hayden Luczka was excited to announce that Vienna Arts Society’s well-deserved 2019 Artist of the Year is Dore Skidmore. Dore’, a talented, exceptional artist, internationally known for her famous wood carvings, and more recently creating art in other media applications. As past president, she has worked tirelessly on moving us into […]