CURRENTLY RUNNING & UPCOMING EXHIBITS

Bothell City Hall
”Landscapes and Plants Matter” (a solo upcoming exhibit of about a dozen of my paintings)
18415 101st Avenue NE, Bothell, WA
January, February and March 2027
(More info to come on this exhibit)

Stehekin Arts and Humanities On-line Gallery Exhibit
2025 Spring/Summer show
https://www.artsandhumanitiesofstehekin.org

The Vogue, Chelan, WA
August - November 2026
Group show featuring several Stehekin, WA artists. I have 6 pieces in this show.
https://www.chelanvogue.com

NEWS

September 2026

I seem to be running behind on recent news. Maybe once a year is enough?.

April in northern Sweden was amazing. We both (Trapper and I) loved the residency and the location near the Arctic Circle (fairly close to Norway). Both the residency house and the landscape were fantastic. Lakes everywhere were still frozen, making it all the more unusual and beautiful. We saw the northern lights on multiple occasions, often right from inside the house - a couple of those times were about as good as we have ever seen. And while we expected snow, there was far more than we had anticipated. The good news is that we were able to rent snowshoes for the duration of our residency so about every other day we went out in beautiful alpine terrain and explored the nearby high country - rarely seeing anyone on our outings. I am still working on about 10 paintings from that stunning region and will be excited to share them soon.

More recently, however, I am just (this month) returning from a 3 week artist residency at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (often called “the Porkies”) in the upper peninsula of Michigan, right on Lake Superior. This place is incredible and rare for such a magnificent wilderness in the midwest. Rarer, is the amount of old growth forest found in this state park - in fact, the size of the tract of old growth forest here is greater than found anywhere else between the Rockies and the Adirondacks! I was given a sweet but rustic cabin in the deep woods for the duration of my stay. I have started several paintings from this region - one of these will be donated for the collection of the Porkies within the year. (Donations are shown on a rotating basis in their super nice, recently remodeled visitor center.)

Interestingly, while at this residency, I had a Seattle artist friend text me from Acadia National Park in Maine. She was staring at a painting of mine hanging in their visitor center. The painting she was looking at is one I had done in return for a 2018 residency there - complete with a nice write-up I did of that piece. For me, this is one of the perks of participating in these residencies that ask for donations. While most of the residencies I have done do not ask for donations, the residencies that do ask for donations end up hanging the pieces in places that are seen by thousands of people. I have to say, that feels especially awesome. (Currently I have donated pieces on rotating view in at least 6 National Park Visitor Centers!)

September 2025

I am recently back from a whirlwind trip to Wyoming for an artist reception for a gallery exhibit of my work at Ucross Foundation. Ucross (a top notch artist residency) provides support to artists while in residency at their beautiful location. That valued support continues well past the residency in how they champion their alumni. I was lucky and honored to be chosen as their inaugural artist for a new program showcasing past residents. The reception was September 23rd and it was fabulous!! Thank you, thank you, Ucross Foundation for your deeply meaningful ongoing support, friendship and so much more. You truly are the best.

Photos of my work which are for sale (in the stunningly beautiful Ucross gallery in the Big Red Barn) can be found in the Ucross Foundation link below. My paintings will be on exhibit there until February 19th, 2026 but there are always exceptional exhibits including "Luminous Forms" which runs concurrent with my exhibit. If you are in the area, please check it out.

To see the exhibit with 22 of my paintings, click here: https://www.ucrossfoundation.org/big-red-showcase-roxanne...

For Sheridan Media's write-up (and recording) of an interview with me, click here: https://sheridanmedia.com/.../ucross-reception-held-for.../

I’m also recently back from two stellar residencies in Virginia. The first, Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF) was a repeat residency for me. It is one of my all time favorite residencies. OSGF is spread out on 750 acres in northern Virginia, not far from Shenandoah National Park so tons of good walking. The second residency was at Virginia Center of Creative Arts (VCCA) near Lynchburg. A huge stunningly beautiful barn graces the property where many artists, including me, had their studio. While in residence there, I was honored to be invited to give a short artist’s talk at the Daura Museum of Art. Thanks VCCA for facilitating this amazing opportunity!!

UPCOMING NEWS

March 2026

I will be going to Sweden for a month long artist residency in April 2026! This is definitely an out of the way location in the north, just a few hours south of the Arctic Circle. I hear there are wolves, moose and grizzly bears just like there are in Alaska. Who knew that northern Sweden had this kind of wildlife?? There are also lakes galore, waterfalls, nearby mountains, and hopefully, northern lights. I can’t wait to explore a new country and paint some of their beautiful landscapes and plants. And you know I can’t pass up on an artist residency in a really cool spot, right?