S A L L Y B O W R I N G
1 4 0 5 A v o n d a l e A v e n u e R i c h m o n d, V i r g i n i a 2 3 2 2 7
sal72bow@gmail.com.   www.sallybowring.com



INDIV

2024 Idea Club, Richmond,VA Seattle,WA

2023 Blue Print Gallery, Dallas,Texas

         Bridgewater Gallery, Bridgwater College, Bridgewater,VA

2022 Reynolds Gallery, Richmond,VA

         Hudson Beach Glass Gallery, Beacon, NY

         Porte Ouvert Atelier 8317, Paris France

2020 Blue Print Gallery, Dallas,TX
2019 Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
2017 Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, VA
2017 Cabell Library,VCU, Big Screen, Richmond, VA
2016 Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA 

2015 Amuse, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA
2015 Rawls Museum, Cortland,VA
2015 Port Ouvert Atelier 8317 - Paris, France
2014 Flippo Gallery, Ashland,VA
2013 Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
Beverly Street Studio School Gallery, Staunton, VA
2012 WS Gallery, Charlottesville,VA
2010 Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
        215 College Gallery, Burlington, VT
2009 Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs,VA
2008 Rivermont Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
2007 Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
Deborah Davis Fine Art Gallery, Hudson, NY
Bundy Gallery, Waitsfield, VT
Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, VA
2005 Hunt Gallery, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA
2004 Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2001 Piedmont College, Charlottesville, Virginia
200 Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA.
1999 Flippo Gallery, Randolph Macon College, Ashland VA
1998 Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
Coincidence Gallery, Richmond VA (two person)
1997 Birke Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, West VA
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
1996 Longwood College, Visual Arts Center, Farmville, VA
Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
1995 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD
1994Small Space Gallery, The Arts Council of Richmond, VA
1993 Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1992 Mabey Gallery, Richmond, VA
ARC Gallery, Chicago, Ill
Touchtone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1991 Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
1989 1708 East Main Street Gallery, Richmond, VA
1988 1708 East Main Street Gallery, Richmond, VA.
Isis Gallery, Richmond, VA
1986 Marsh Gallery, University of Richmond, VA
Isis Gallery, Richmond, VA
1983 Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond,VA
1980 Gallery 36, Foot Cone and Belding, New York, N.Y.
1974 Stowe Gallery, Stowe, VT.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2024   "Citi International" at Art Space, Richmond, VA

2022  "The Garden" Mattabuck Art Museum, Waterbury, CT 

2021. “Cutting an Edge: Hard Edge Painting Today, Bronx River Art Center, New York, N.Y.

           “Arc of the Moral & Viral Universe Notebook Project, Tompkins County Public Library,           

           Ithaca, N.Y.

          "30 Artists X 30 Days, Staunton, Virginia

2020  "Seeing Purple/Seeing Red,  Facebook, Instagram

           "The Garden", The Museum of Piedmont Arts

2019  "Ship of Fellows", Rawls Museum (affliate of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), Cortland, VA

          In Dialogue: Four Women Artists, Sally Bowring, Janly Jaggard, Sae A Lee, Joan Ranzini  Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA
2018  GENSLER Architects, Washington, D.C.
         ​"THREE VOICES", Les Yeux du Monde, Charlottesville, VA
         "EDGE INVITATIONAL"  Global Center for Drawing, Langford 120 Gallery 
          Melbourne, Australia
          BOSTON DESIGN MARKET, Boston, MA
2017 "BACK TO BOSTON", Reynolds Gallery, Boston, MA
2017 "SUMMER STEALS", Reynolds Gallery, Richmond,VA
2016 "OFF THE CUFF", Reynolds Gallery, Boston, MA
        "OFF THE CUFF", Reynolds Gallery, Washington, DC
        "SUMMER LIGHT", Les Yeux du Monde, Charlottesville,VA
2015   STUDIO SCHOOL EXHIBITION, VMFA, Richmond, VA
  "DOG DAYS". Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
 "Go Bike! - Exhibition and Book Project, City of Richmond, VA
2014 "VACATION DAYS",Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
         "EXQUISTE CORSPE, 1708 Gallery, Richmond,VA
2013 "WORKING IN OUT", The Painting Center, New York, N.Y. (catalog)
        "HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME", Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
"ANARCHISTIC ABSTRACTION", UMWG Galleries, Fredericksburg, VA 
(catalog)
2012 ART IN EMBASSY PROGRAM, Doha, Qater
SUMMER SOLSTICE, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond,VA
CREATIVE CAPITAL: Corporate Richmond Collects, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA
CONSTRUCTS XI - Linden Rowe at 1708 Gallery, Richmond,VA
2011 "Nature and the Non-Object Realm", Taubman Museum, Roanoke, VA
CONSTRUCTS IX - Academy for Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA
2010 "Mid-Atlantic New Painting", Ridderhof Martin Gallery 
         "CONSTRUCTS" Washington - Lee University, Lexington, VA
         "Faculty Exhibition" Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
         "Summer Group Show", Warm Springs Gallery Charlottesville, VA
2009 “Sweet Summertime”, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Construct” VI, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2008 “Constructs V”, Mary Baldwin, Staunton, VA
“Works on Paper”, Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, VA
“Faculty Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA

2007 “Season 2007-2008”, Bundy Gallery, Waitsfield, VT
“Constructs” IV, Longwood College, Farmville, VA
2006 “Pivot Points”, The Art Museum of Western Carolina University, North Carolina
“Constructs III, Rawls Museum Cortland, VA
“Faculty Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2005 “Compass” The Sechrest Gallery, High Point University, High Point, NC
“Fall Faculty Exhibition”, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
“Constructs”, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA
“Constructs”, Plant Zero, Richmond, VA.
“Pivot Points”, University Art Gallery, Wisconsin University, Madison, Wisconsin.
“Pivot Points”, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA
2004 “Pivot Points”, Sangren Hall, Western Michigan University
“Pivot Points”, GALERIAICPNA MIRAFLORES, Lima, Peru
“Pivot Points”, Gelb Gallery, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
2003 “Pivot Points”, St Mary’s College, St Mary, Maryland
“25th Anniversary Show”, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2002 "7 GONE", Daegu Cultural Art Center, Daegu, South Korea
2001 “911 Show Artists Respond”, Bronx River Art Center, New York, N.Y.
International Juried Show, Summit, New Jersey, (William Zimmer, Juror)
2000 "Multiples", Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
“New Talent”, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
“WORK NOW”, RICHMOND/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON D.C.
“Artist Museum”, Washington, D.C.
1999 "SUMMERSHOW", The Painting Center, New York, N.Y. (invitational)
“Red, White and Blue”, Longwood Center for the Arts, Farmville, VA
“Mindful Spontaneity”, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
1998 “Three States of Grace”, 1708 Gallery, Richmond VA
1997 "Works by Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers", Galeria Insituto Cultural
Peruano, Norteamericano, Lima Peru
1996 "ARTSITES 96", A Multi-Site Regional Biennial, Greater Reston Arts
Center, Reston, VA. (Invitational)
"Diverse Images 2", Gallery Corti, Brussels, Belgium
"Lavori Su Carta", Bloom, Milan, Italy
“Works on Paper” Galeria Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano,
Lima-Peru
“Strickley painting”, Emerson Gallery, McLean Project for the Arts,
McLean, VA
“Crucifixion of the Feminine”, Women’s Center, Old Dominion, University
Norfolk, VA
1994 “1708 at MARS”, Movemento Artisticl Del Rio Salado, Phoenix, Arizona
“Crucifixion of the Feminine”, Mabey Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Monoprints”, The Anthenaeum, Alexandria, VA
“Virginia Women Artist a Sense of Community” Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA
“Making Their Mark: Woman in the Arts”, Rear Window Gallery,
Winchester, VA.
1993 "International Art” The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American
Art, Miami, Florida
“Soxes”, Touchtone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
“Blocks”, Touchtone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1992 “Irene Leach Exhibition”, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA.
“Self Portraits-Portraits”, Randolph Macon College, Ashland, VA
“Card-Carrying Exhibition” WPA, Washington, D.C.
1991 “Vital Signs!”. Key Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Choice”, AIR Gallery, New York, N.Y.
“Faculty Exhibition”, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA
“Art In Architecture”, The Handworkshop, Richmond, VA
1990 Juried Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA.
(Juror Donald Kuspit)
“Maternity”, Traveling Exhibition and Media Service of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
"MCDonogh Annual Exhibit” Tuttle Gallery, McDonogh School, Maryland
(Juror: Carter Radcliff).
“Irene Leach Exhibition”, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
“1708 On-Site”, Richmond International Airport, Richmond, VA
1989 “Group Exhibition”, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
(Juror: Faith Reingold)
1987 “Masks”, Florence Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Connections and Contrast”, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1985 “Faculty Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
“U-Dea Mechnica”, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
“Extremely Current”, 1708 East Main Street Gallery, Richmond, VA
1984 “Mid-Summer Art Exhibition”, 1708 East Main Street Gallery,
Richmond, VA
1983 “Biennial Ehxhibition”, 1708 East Main Street Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Gesture Into Image”, Neopolitian Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Invitational Exhibition” Fayerweather Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
1981 “Good Looks”, 1708 East Main Street Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Drawing and print Biennial”, Virginia Museum of fine Arts, Richmond, VA
1980 "Weekend With Friends", The Coalition of New York Women Artists,
New York, N.Y.
1976 “Five Women Artists”, Moscow, Vermont
1973 "Invitational Exhibition", Pratt Graphic, New York, N.Y
1971 "Prints" Shayne Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
(Selected Group Exhibition)

REPRESENTED BY:

Quirk Gallery, Richmond,VA

Blue Print Gallery, Dallas, TX

Reynolds Gallery (1999-2023)


AWARDS, MERITS and RESIDENCIES
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship 2017, 2018
Factory Residency, Studio 2 3, Richmond, VA (Invitational)
2014 Porte Ouverte, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR 1 month
Virginia Comonwealth Unviersity, Adjunct Faculty Grant 2015
Virginia Commonwealth Universty, Adjunct Faculty Grant  2014
Vice Chair, Fellows Council, Vingiina Center for the Creative Arts 2013
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship 2003
Theresa Pollak Award for the Visual Arts 2003
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellow 2000, 2001, 2005
Art in the Embassy Program 1999, 2012
Voted "Woman Artist of the Year 1999"by the Women Caucus for Art
Leadership Metro Richmond 1999 (full scholarship)
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellow 2000
Nominee for Governor's Awards for the Arts 2000
Public Art Bus Card for Greater Richmond Transit for the preimere of 64 magazine

COLLECTIONS (selected)
Global Centre for Drawing. Langford 120 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Taubman Museum, Roanoke,VA
Art Bank – DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Phillip Morris USA
Longwood Center for the Visual Arts
Media General, Richmond, VA.
Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA.
Wheat First Foundation, Richmond, VA
Virginia Commission for the Arts, Richmond, VA
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
Sarah Brown, Richmond, VA (private)
Robert and Ann Burrus Richmond, VA (private)
Adrienne G. Hines, Richmond, VA (private)
Sandra and Hyne Kjerulf, Richmond, VA (private)
Drs. Hans and Renate Falck, Richmond, VA
F & M Bank, Winchester, VA
Markel Service, Inc. Glen Allen, Va.
IXL Corporation, Glen Allen, VA
First Market Bank, Richmond, VA

BIBLIOGRAPHY (selected)

Bacon, Lisa Antonelli 64 magazine" Taking Center Stage", (feature),
September 2000, (Reproduction)
Benitiez,Jorge  Sally Bowring Selected Work 2006-2010 (catalog) "Visual Wisdom" 2007

Bowring,Sally - Paintings and Drawings 2023-2024 (digital catalog)

Brothers, Lesile, A., New Art Examiner, Appropriated Sins, (Review)
October 1989, (Reproduction)
Bryant, Peg, Burlington Free Press, Vermont: “Five Women Artist” (Review).
October 1976 (Reproduction
Bullard, CeCe, Richmond Times Dispatch, “Duality Permeates The 49th
Parallel” (Review), November 12, 1995 (Reproduction)
Connor, Sibella, Richmond Times Dispatch, “An Angel Among Us”
(Review), Sept 1993 (Reproduction)
Dart, Arlene G., Stowe Reporter, “Lamb Special” (Review) February 1974
(Reproduction)
Duncan, David - Sally Bowring selected work 2006-2010 (catalog)"Sally Bowring: Continuous Surprise" 2010
Erickson, John, Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia: “Gallery Glancing”
(Review). March 4, 1991 (Color Reproduction)
Frisbee, Phillip, Style Magazine, Richmond, Virginia, “From Family to
Gender”, (Review) February 1992 (Reproduction)
Garder, Karen, Throttle, Richmond, Virginia, “Fragment to Fragment”
(Review). March 1987 (Reproduction)
Glasser, Susan, “Gardening”, Exhibition catalog essay 2005
Glasser, Susan, Sally Bowring Selected Work 2006-2010 (catalog) "Though not readly apparent" 2006
Glasser, Susan, “Feature Interview” Blackbird on-line journal for literature and art, fall 2004, Vol 3 No. 2
Haddad, Jessic Ronky,  R-Home Magazine, Richmond, VA "Forcast Calls for Painting" (photo)
Hyman, Rebecca, “ISIS”, (a collection of photography reproduction through
Publication)
James, Curitia, Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, “Bowring’s art
Has certain Joie de vivre”, (Review) May, 1998 (Reproduction)
Jones, Steven L., Style Weekly, Richmond, Virginia. “Small Events”, (Review) January 21, 2004, (Reproduction)
Jones, Steven L., Essay, Richmond, Virginia, “The Order of Things” February 2007
Jones, Steven L, Essay, Sally Bowring Selected Works 2006-2010 -reprint of the "The Order of Things"
Koeppel, Mary Sue, "Kalliope" A Journal of Women's Art (reproductions)
Latane, Dawn, New Art Examiner, "A Full Body of Work" (review). May 1992, (Reproduction)
Latane, Dawn, New Art Examiner: “A Full Body of Work” (Review). May
1992 (Reproduction)
Lauterio, Ryan, (Catalog, reproductions) "Extending Boundaries: at the edge of flourishing, NEW YEAR NEW WORK, Reynolds, Gallery, VA 2019
Latter, Ruth, The Daily Progress, “Sally Bowring's Blankets PVCC in
Melodic colors" (review). October 11, 2001 "Against All Odds" (Reproduction)
McCoy, Mary, The Washington Post, "Helsing and Bowring at
Touchstone" (Review) September 25, 1993, "Parallels"
McLeod, Deborah, Style Weekly, Richmond, Virginia, “Timeless Translations”
(Review) Sept 17, 2000
Melichar, Jill, Style Weekly, Richmond, Virginia: “Appropriated Sins”
(Review) February 1989
Merritt, Robert, Richmond Times Dispatch “Bowring Exhibit Reaches New
level in Imagery, Thought” (Review), February 8, 1992 “A Full Body of Work” (Reproduction)
Merritt, Robert, Richmond Times Dispatch, “Sometimes There’s No Explaining
Art” (Review). February 16, 1992 “A Full Body of Work”
(Reproduction)
Merritt, Robert, Richmond Times Dispatch “1708’s Sins is a Study in
Confusion” (Review). March 4 1989 “Appropriated Sins” (Reproduction)
Merritt, Robert, Richmond Times Dispatch “Female Artist reveal Passion”
(Review). March 15, 1987 “Close-Ups” (Reproduction)
Merritt, Robert, Richmond Times Dispatch “3 Artists Contribute Close-Ups”
(Review). March 1987 “Close-Ups” (Reproduction)
Merritt, Robert, Richmond Times Dispatch “Genetic Transformations”
(Review). March 27, 1986 (Reproduction)
Merritt, Robert, Richmond Times Dispatch “Gesture Exhibition is a Challenge”.
(Review), October 1983, Gesture Into Image”
Merritt, Robert, Richmond Times Dispatch “Good Looks” (Review). Janurary
10, 1981 (Reproduction).
Mills, Kerry, Art Papers “The 49th Parallel” (Review) May/June 1996
(Reproduction)
Mills, Kerry, Eye Wash: Washington, D.C.: "Parallels" (Review)
Monroe, Julia, Reynolds Gallery,Richmond, VA, "Ordinary Transcendence"
(catalog )essay, November 2016
NEW AMERICAN PAINTERS - 1999 - 3 page reproductions
Newton, Karen, Style Magazine, Richmond,VA, "Richmond Painter, Sally Bowring Listens to the Weather With a New Showing", 2016, (reproduction)
Newton, Karen, Style Weekly, Richmond, VA "Gardening at Night"(Review and Photo) December 2013
Norman, Julyen, Eye Wash Washington D.C. “Primal Groupings” (Review)
January 1992 (Reproduction)
Owen, Paula, Richmond, Virginia “Appropriated Sins” (Monograph) March
1989
Proctor, Roy Richmond News Leader “Leach Becomes City’s Answer to Red
Grooms” (Review) “Appropriated Sins” March 4, 1989 (Reproduction)
Pyle, Stephanie, Noonday Show (Radio Interview), WCEV Public Radio,
January 1992
Risatti, Howard essay "Walking" (catalog) 2012
Roberts-Pullen, Paulette, Style Magazine “Constructs”, (Review) June 29, 2005
Roberts-Pullen, Paulette, Style Magazine “Beneath the Surface”, (Review).
April 28, 1998 (Reproduction)
Roberts-Pullen, Paulette, Style Magazine “Parallel Visions”, (Review)
November 4, 1995 (Reproductions)
Roman, Elida, El Comercia “Pivot Points”, (Review) July 18, 2004
Rossbund,Krissa, "Traditional Home" (photo) February, March 2012
Ryan, Paul, Artpapers, "Sally Bowring and Joan Gaustad, Surfacing"
(Review) October 1998
Sutherland, Pam "Local Paradise", Richmond,VA (Catalogue essay) 2013

Trepanier, Heide "Statement", Painting Drawing 2023-2024 (digital catalog essay) 2024

Wykcoff, Lorna "Weather Report", Richmond, VA (Catalogue essay) 2016
Zeitlin, Marilyn, "Close-ups" LMonograph). Richmond, Va. February 1989

EDUCATION

Virginia Commonwealth University 1981-1983 MFA
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 1976-1978 BA
Fashion Institute of Technology 1963-65 AAS
Art Students League, NYC 1967-68