Josefine Tilton

I am a self-taught artist, a German-born immigrant who at the age of 11 escaped the clutches of Soviet-led East Germany. I entered the United States as an Air Force spouse in 1966. Now I am retired from a professional career and reside at Lake Frederick, Virginia, where I actively pursue my 40-year artistic passion. Since moving to Virginia in 2010, I have produced many Solo Exhibits throughout the Shenandoah Valley, received many international and local awards, and participated in more than a dozen regional and international juried shows. For seven years I held weekly workshops for two neighborhood art groups. For these I motivated my students by organizing local public exhibits. I have been featured in several national and local newspapers and magazines. My works are also displayed in Germany, California, Florida, Indiana, Wisconsin, Georgia, Virginia, and Nebraska. I am currently a member of the international Cold Wax Academy and the Shenandoah Arts Council.
Art Statement
I consider myself a mixed media/oil and cold wax abstract artist. My work is process oriented with exploration, spontaneity, and discovery being key elements. I incorporate deliberate mark making, texture, lines, shapes, and colors often in many...

1952 Studied in Germany
1973 School of Cosmetology in Colorado Springs, CO (licensed cosmetologist)
1978 Attended the University of Maryland at Ramstein AB in Germany
2007 After 32 years of Public Service retired as a Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Present Member of the International Oil and Cold Wax Academy
Present Member of the Shenandoah Arts Council

ArtScape: Participated four times in a project that created an outdoor gallery in the historic district of downtown Winchester, VA. Selected works were reproduced on banners that hung on light posts throughout the downtown area.
2011 Participated in the Open Studio Tour. Local artists opened their studios for art collectors to view their work environment.
2013 Organized and participated in the show "Lake Frederick Wild Life and Surroundings Landscapes". The artists were members of the group “Artistes de Couleur.” I founded this group of 16 people and taught them for four years how to paint with watercolor. (featured in local newspaper)
2010 Art Inspired by Art . Participated in an exhibition celebrating the synergy of the arts and National Poetry Month. Selected artists participated in this show where poets created new pieces based on a piece of visual art…and artists created a new work based on a poem. (featured in local newspaper)
2012 Three-month Solo Exhibit "Flight to Freedom" at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, VA. I created a series of abstract images re-creating and documenting my dramatic journey to the Shenandoah Valley based on my autobiography “Tumbleweed.” The series rev...