WHITNEY KNAPP BOWDITCH
EDUCATION
2008 M.F.A. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2003 B.F.A. Denison University, Granville, OH
Vail Scholarship in the Visual Arts
1999 Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA
1998 Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY - Advanced Placement Art Program
2010 - present
TEACHING
2024 - Present Instructor, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Richmond, VA
Drawing Studio
2018 - Present Lecturer IV, Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler), Midlothian, VA
Foundations of Drawing, Painting III & IV
2013 - 2015 Adjunct Faculty, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA
Drawing I, Drawing II
2013 - 2015 Lecturer II, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
Drawing II, Landscape Painting
2011 - 2016 Senior Adjunct Instructor, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
Drawing I, Drawing II
2008 - 2010 Art Instructor, The Storm King School, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Advanced Placement Art, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Introduction to Art
Served as a faculty advisor to students, curated student exhibitions
2007 - 2008 Graduate Assistant Instructor, PAFA High School Program,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Taught college-level drawing and painting courses to high school students
2007 Teacher Assistant, Undergraduate Life Drawing,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2010 - present
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Paintings of Block Island, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2023 Land, Sea, and Sky, Brightpoint Community College, Midlothian, VA
2023 On Island, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2022 An Island Apart, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2021 Island Landscapes, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2021 Dawn and Dusk, The Mini Modern
2020 Islandscapes, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2019 Summerscapes, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2018 Work by Whitney Knapp Bowditch, St. James Church, Richmond, VA
2018 Drawings and Paintings of Block Island, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2017 Island Atmosphere, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2017 New Paintings, Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery, Stone Harbor, NJ
2016 New Work by Whitney Knapp Bowditch, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2016 Waterscapes, Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery, Stone Harbor, NJ
2015 Works on Paper by Whitney Knapp, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2014 Block Islandscapes, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2013 New Work, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2013 Breaking Through, DeCOR, Richmond, VA
2012 Arts in Healthcare, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
2012 Block Island Landscapes, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2011 Island Passages, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2010 Of Land, Sea and Sky, Jessie Edwards Studio, Block Island, RI
2010 Small Works, Photo Dog Art Gallery, Block Island, RI
2009 Whitney Knapp Paintings, The Hill School, Middleburg, VA
2009 New Work by Whitney Knapp, Photo Dog Art Gallery, Block Island, RI
2008 Whitney Knapp Paintings, Photo Dog Art Gallery, Block Island, RI
2006 New Work by Whitney Knapp, Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo, MD
2003 Recent Work, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
2002 New Work by Whitney Knapp, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
2001 Whitney Knapp Paintings, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
SELECTED COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
2022 Surrounded by Blue, Jessie Edwards Gallery, Block Island, RI
2022 Around the Block, Reboli Center, Stony Brook, NY
2020 Plein Air, Sugarlift Gallery, NY, NY
2020 20x20, Jessie Edwards Gallery, Block Island, RI
2019 Abstract Landscapes, Gamut Gallery, Evansville, IN
2018 Abstracts, The Broad, Richmond, VA
2018 Women's Group Show, Downtown 234 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2018 Summer Shindig Group Show, Matre Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017 Art of Water, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
2015 Faculty Exhibition, The Rouse Gallery, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
2014 Faculty Exhibition, Northern Virginia Community College, Waddell Art Gallery, Sterling, VA
2014 Peace Should not be this Fragile, Graffiti Art, Winnipeg, Canada
2014 Winter Exhibition, Jeffrey Meier Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
2013 Faculty Exhibition, Anne Arundel Community College, Cade Art Gallery, Arnold, MD
2013 Faculty Exhibition, Northern Virginia Community College, Waddell Art Gallery, Sterling, VA
2013 40 Under 40, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA
2012 Peace Should Not Be This Fragile, Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
2011 Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
2011 Faculty Exhibition, The Rouse Gallery, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
2011 The Fourth National Juried Exhibition, Juror: William Bailey
Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Water as the Source, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Wide Open II, Juror: Nathan Trotman, Curator, Guggenheim Museum of Art
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
2011 National Juried Art Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA
2011 Spring 2011 Art Show, Art at the Mill, Millwood, VA
2011 River Art Exhibition, West Shore Gallery, Wormleysburg, PA
2011 14th Annual National Juried Show, Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
2010 Small Works Invitational, Arts West Gallery, Elon University, Elon, NC
2010 9x12 works on paper, Ft. Worth Community Arts Center, Ft. Worth, TX
2010 Small Wonders, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
2010 Alumni Exhibition, Denison University, Granville, OH
2009 Circle of Latitude, Yes Gallery and Studio, Warren, RI
2009 Expressions, The Storm King School, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
2008 107th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Philadelphia Emerging Artists, JAG Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ
2007 Graduate Exhibition, Blink Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Knapp and Angelbeck, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
2006 Post Baccalaureate Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Recent Work, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
2006 Annexing Tradition, Pure Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
2006 Academy Exhibition, 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Recent Work, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
2004 New Work, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
2003 Symposium Exhibition, The Burke Gallery, Granville, OH
PRESS
2023 International Artist Magazine, Studio Feature 151: 121
2023 Orion Magazine, Who Must our Words Serve. 42: 16-27
2022 International Artist Magazine, Atmospheric Conditions. 147: 62 - 67
2022 Surfcasting Around the Block II, by Dennis Zambrotta, front and back cover.
2021 The Block Island Times, Island Landscapes
2020 MyModernMet.com, Expressive Landscape Paintings Capture the Beautiful Mutability of the Sky
2020 The Block Island Times, New Oils by Whitney Knapp Bowditch
2019 The Block Island Times, Whitney Knapp Bowditch Show at Jessie Edwards
2018 Artforthehome.co, Meet Whitney Knapp Bowditch
2018 Zenartsupplies.co, An Interview with Whitney Knapp Bowditch
2017 The Block Island Times, Whitney Knapp Bowditch at Jessie Edwards
2017 Artfoodhome.com, Featured Artist: Whitney Knapp Bowditch
2014 Allcreativelike.com, An Interview with Painter Whitney Knapp
2013 The Winter Studio, Gathering Clouds Magazine
2013 The Block Island Times, Whitney Knapp's New Work in Charcoal, Oil, and Gouache
2012 The Block Island Times, New Work by Whitney Knapp Debuts at Jessie Edwards Studio
2003 The Block Island Times, Whitney Knapp at Spring Street Gallery
GALLERY AND MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
2002-2004 Assistant Director, Eisenhauer Galleries, Block Island, RI
Installation, sales, relationship management, data base maintenance, artist liaison
2005 Museum Assistant, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
2001 - 2007 Cooperative Member, Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
Contributing artist, sales, relationship management, installation
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Jerry's Artarama
The Hill School, Middleburg, VA
Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Australia:
Canberra, Perth, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania
Bahamas:
Exumas, Lubbers Quarters
Canada:
Ontario
France:
Bourdeilles, Nimes, Stacy-Sur-Marne
Germany:
Berlin
Italy:
Milan
Japan:
Ehime
The Netherlands:
'S-Hertogenbosch
Poland:
Kaine
Qatar:
Doha
Singapore
Sweden:
Bunkeflostrand, Sollentuna
Thailand:
Samut Prakan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates:
Dubai
United Kingdom:
Cambridge, Chesham, Essex, Hammers Gate, London, Tonbridge, Wales
Arkansas:
Hot Springs Village
California:
Alamo, Belvedere, Corte Madera, Davis, Goleta, Los Angeles, Mill Valley, Newport Beach, Oakland, Palo Alto, Pasadena, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sherman Oaks, Vista, Woodside
Colorado:
Denver, Evergreen, Lyons, Vail
Connecticut:
Branford, Bridgeport, Brooklyn, Canton, Cos Cob, Darien, Fairfield, Gaylordsville, Greenwich, Guilford, Madison, Middlebury, Newington, Noank, Norwalk, Southington, Stamford, Stratford, West Hartford, Weston, Westport, Wethersfield, Wilton
Delaware:
Wilmington
District of Columbia:
Washington
Florida:
Bonita Springs, Cape Canaveral, Cantonment, Jacksonville, Ocala, Palm Coast, Plant City, Sarasota, Stuart, Tampa, Vero Beach
Georgia:
Atlanta, Fayetteville, Marietta, Oxford
Hawaii:
Honolulu, Kapolei, Mililan
Idaho:
Hayden
Indiana:
Indianapolis
Illinois:
Chicago, Morton
Iowa:
Davenport
Kansas:
Lawrence, Prairie Village, Wichita
Kentucky:
Franklin, Lexington, Louisville
Louisiana:
Alexandria, Shreveport, Youngsville
Maryland:
Annapolis, Columbia, Lexington Park, Potomac, Silver Spring, West River
Massachusetts:
Andover, Arlington, Brighton, Brookline, Boston, Boxford, Cambridge, Canton, Hingham, Holliston, Holyoke, Jamaica Plain, Kingston, Medway, Milton, Needham, Quincy, Rehoboth, Sharon, South Dartmouth, South Hadley, Wayland, Wellesley, Winchester
Michigan:
Ann Arbor, Huntington Woods, Okemos, Pittsford
Mississippi:
Pass Christian
Missouri:
Chesterfield, Kansas City
Montana:
Big Sky
New Hampshire:
Bedford, Concord, Nashua, Seabrook Beach
New Jersey:
Andover, Basking Ridge, Caldwell, Collingswood, Englewood, Fort Lee, Haddonfield, Hoboken, Morristown, Newark, New Providence, Pennington, Pompton Plains, Princeton, Rochelle Park, Sparta, Summit, Westfield
New York:
Amagansett, Ancramdale, Astoria, Brooklyn, Garden City, Ithaca, Katonah, Laurel Hollow, Middletown, Mount Kisco, New Rochelle, New York, Palisades, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Plandome, Pound Ridge, Pt. Lookout, Rochester, Sag Harbor, Scarsdale, Shelter Island Heights, Solvay, Somers, Southampton, Tuxedo, Tuxedo Park, Woodstock
North Carolina:
Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh
Ohio:
Canal Winchester, Cincinnati, Columbus, Hudson
Oklahoma:
Edmond
Oregon:
Independence, Portland, Salem
Pennsylvania:
Boalsburg, Enola, Freedom, Norristown, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, West Chester, Wynnewood
Rhode Island:
Block Island, Chepachet, Johnston, Newport, Providence, Saunderstown, Wakefield
South Carolina:
Gilbert, Lexington
Tennessee:
Johnson City, Nashville
Texas:
Austin, Bellaire, Cypress, Dallas, Fair Oaks Ranch, Houston, Pearland
Utah:
Riverton
Vermont:
West Dover
Virginia:
Alexandria, Arlington, Bluemont, Charlottesville, Falls Church, Gloucester, Gloucester Point, Henrico, McLean, Middleburg, Midlothian, Newport News, Palmyra, Philomont, Purcellville, Richmond, Sterling, The Plains, Upperville, Vienna, Virginia Beach, Winchester
Washington:
Lynnwood, Marysville, Redmond, Tacoma
Wisconsin:
Madison