Sydney Hall

CONTEMPORARY IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTER.

Sydney Hall was born in Washington, DC and raised in Virginia. From a young age she had the palpable desire to express herself through art. With all of the arts of Washington close at hand, there was a plethora of fodder for her artistic inspiration.

Sydney studied foundation art at a local community college and then painting and printmaking at VCU. Further studies in portrait and figure from the Virginia Museum Studio School and Richmond Visual Art Center as well as numerous workshops with master artists were also incorporated into her educational background. The most prevalent of her expanded training was in the search for a better understanding of light and color and how to best express this through paint. She then discovered some artists who would give her extensive knowledge into uncovering the nuances in this arena. They in turn, had trained under artist Henry Henshe who started and ran the Cape Cod School of Color. Hensche studied under an American Impressionist painter Charles Hawthorne whose artistic lineage stemmed from Claude Monet.

A professional artist for over twenty years, Sydney’s paintings and style are known for their use of unusual and intimate angles as well as a ...

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Virginia Museum Studio School  
Richmond Visual Art Center  
Virginia Commonwealth University
NVCC
Gay Faulkenberry- workshops.    
Camille Przewodek- workshops.

SOLO SHOWS

June 2018 “The Joy of Living”, The Hive, Arroyo Grande, California.
April 2018 “Art on the Spectrum”, King David’s Masonic Lodge, San Luis Obispo, California.
April 2017 “Art on the Spectrum”, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, California.
October 2016 “Oh Wine Oh”, Foremost Wine Co., San Luis Obispo, California.
March 2014 “Little Jewels “ The Gold Concept, San Luis Obispo, California.
October- December 2013 “Elements of Life”, Anaya Center, San Luis Obispo, California.
January- June 2013 “Sustenance for the Spirit“, Bistro Provence, Bethesda, Maryland.
Autumn 2011 “A Perfect Pairing”, Poalillo Vineyards, Paso Robles, California.
Spring 2011 ”Feast for Your Eyes”, Bleu Rock Inn, Washington, Virginia.
May 2007 “Color of Spring”, Studio 9, Tappahannock, Virginia.
August 2001 “Recent Work”, Preston House Art and Antiques, Gloucester, Virginia.
February 2001 “Small Works”, Jubilee Gallery, Winchester, Virginia.
February 2000 “The Flower”, Gallery of Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, Virginia.
October 1999 “Block Print”, Gallery of Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, Virginia.
December 1998 “Recent Works”, Gallery of NVCC, Manassas, Virginia.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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