Rayana Hill (she/her) is a Richmond-based artist, and member of VisArts’ Spring/Summer 2026 cohort of Studio Access Residents, whose work explores the threshold between painting and sculpture, engaging in themes of memory, obscurity, transformation, and unseen labor. Her tactile artworks are created from a combination of drawing, painting, printing, hand-cutting, and assemblage techniques. Her labor-intensive […]
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Maurice Ivory Wilson (he/him) is a Richmond-based photographer working primarily with film, and member of VisArts’ Spring/Summer 2026 cohort of Studio Access Residents. His work documents loved ones and communities he deeply values, exploring their lived experiences with care and curiosity. Rooted in the traditions of street photography and darkroom practice, he creates images that […]
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Pamela Guzman (she/her) is a Richmond-based visual artist, poet, and member of VisArts’ Spring/Summer 2026 cohort of Studio Access Residents. After leaving art school, Pamela needed to rediscover her relationship with art-making. Since then, she has had the opportunity to continue her arts education and reclaim her identity as an artist here at VisArts. Pamela’s […]
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On the average summer day, VisArts is buzzing like a beehive. ArtVenture campers and teachers are covered in glue and pipe cleaners, independent artists are swapping ideas across the workbench, visitors are exploring art in the gallery, and staff are keeping the whole operation running smoothly. In celebration of this particularly energetic season at VisArts, […]
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At the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, we believe art is for everyone. Year-round, we proudly serve as a creative hub for a vibrant community of makers from a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and life experiences; and especially this month, VisArts is proud to celebrate and support Richmond’s LGBTQIA+ community. In honor of Pride […]
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Cameron Weston Nicholson (who goes by Weston, he/him) is part of the 2026 Fall/Winter cohort of VisArts’ Studio Access Residents. Weston has been an artist “since he knew what the word felt like.” He has explored multiple media over the years, but a few have stuck with him more than others. Classically trained in Media […]
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Alexandra McGowan (she/they) is a member of VisArts’ Fall/Winter 2025-2026 cohort of Studio Access Residents. She’s an abstract painter and multimedia artist living in Richmond, VA. Most of her work is abstract, taking inspiration from tender moments shared with her partner, and experiences with natural ephemera such as shifting shadows on pavement. When we met […]
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Jake Lahah (he/him) is one of VisArts’ Studio Access Artists-in-Residence in the Fall/Winter 2025-2026 cohort. Born in Wildwood, NJ, living and working in Richmond, VA, Jake is an artist, researcher, and educator whose work examines topics on labor, queerness, and ecology. His work considers how visual culture and data are testimony of the human condition […]
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Aaron Uzzle (he/him) is one of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Fall/Winter 2025–2026 Studio Access Residents. Aaron is a Virginia-born artist who’s conjured expressive, mysterious works for almost a decade. He understood art as a tool for communicating complex feelings and ideas from an early age. Uzzle’s dedication to the craft is unbounded in […]
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Leah Raintree (she/her) is one of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Spring/Summer 2025 Studio Access Residents. Leah Raintree is an artist based in Richmond, VA and Brooklyn, NY. Her practice focuses on the human connection to earth, with an interest in how we frame and experience time, matter, scale, and phenomena. Her work is […]
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Courtney Lebow (she/her) is one of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Spring/Summer 2025 Studio Access Residents. Teaching and utilizing her love for the visual arts as a vehicle for human connection is her ultimate professional goal and passion. Courtney has been working in art education for the last decade. She received her Masters in […]
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Jeffrey Deane Hall (he/him) is one of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Spring/Summer 2025 Studio Access Residents. Born in Richmond, VA, Jeffrey (Jeff to his friends) is an artist and educator whose work blends precise trompe l’oeil technique with layered symbolism. Jeffrey earned his degree in Studio Art, along with minors in Physics and […]
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Lexi Staton (she/her) is one of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Spring/Summer 2025 Studio Access Residents. Lexi is a Virginia-born multimedia artist with interests in ceramics (both functional and sculptural), painting, and illustration. Creative activity has been a huge part of her life since childhood; however in the wake of the pandemic, she found […]
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