Alice Whealin, a visual artist, is based in Arlington, Virginia. She brings a sculptural sense of form and an exuberant use of color to her work. Whealin has had solo exhibitions in the DC metro area. Notable solo exhibition venues include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Arlington, VA, the McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA, George Mason University, Arlington, VA and the Mezz Gallery@Artisphere, Arlington, VA. Her most recent solo exhibition, Ebullience, was at the Fred Schnider Gallery in Arlington, VA. She has exhibited at the Museo Della Carta in Fabriano, Italy where her work remains in the permanent collection.

Her artworks have been selected for group exhibitions at The Painting Center, NY, NY, Drawing Rooms Gallery, Jersey City, NJ, The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, GrizzlyGrizzly, Philadelphia, PA, the Wethersfield Art Academy, Wethersfield, CT, George Mason University, Arlington, VA, the McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA, the Katzen Art Center, American University Museum, Washington, DC, Robert Brown Gallery, Washington, DC,  the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Gallery O on H St., Washington, DC..

Artist Statement

My current paintings explore psychological aspects of renewal of the human spirit. I express ideas of the natural environment as a source of nurture. Each work I make reflects an awareness for me of the importance of having time in nature to recenter myself. I make artworks inspired by landscape, and by human and animal biology. Contemporary and world art, popular science articles, and sacred art forms are some of my influences and sources that steer my work. Ancient devotional art, calligraphy, cartoons, graffiti, sculpture and textiles are also sources of inspiration for me. I apply ink and watercolor directly onto my surfaces, developing compositions over the course of weeks or months. My practice includes photographing local sky, natural light and landscape elements daily. These images become a source for light, line, form, color and content in my paintings. By combining gestural drawing, saturated color, and organic forms, I create lively and structured abstract artworks. Within these serious themes, I strive for an ebullience in my art that offers spiritual renewal.

Alice Whealin, A Place I Found, 2023

Mediums: Ink, watercolor, on Soft Press Fabriano