About

Pauline Siple with Caregiver soft sculpture
Pauline Siple with Caregiver soft sculpture

Exhibitions

  • 2026, Women’s Club of Chevy Chase, MD, 50th Annual Art Show
  • 2025, Circle Gallery (MFA), Annapolis, MD, “Small Wonders,” juror Dr. Elizabeth Nogrady, Chief Curator of the Leiden Collection, NYC
  • 2025, Internet show “After Dark,” juror John Hrehov, Head of Dept. of Art and Design, Purdue University
  • 2025, Pyramid Atlantic Gallery, Hyattsville, MD, Women Artists from the DMV, curator F. Lennox Campello
  • 2025, Waverly Gallery, Bethesda, MD, WCADC member show
  • 2024, Circle Gallery (MFA), Annapolis, MD, “Small Wonders,” juror Tatiana Flores
  • 2024, Maryland Federation for Art, Annapolis, MD, “2024 Off the Wall”
  • 2023, District Arts Gallery, Frederick, MD, juror Glen Kessler
  • 2023, 52nd Annual Labor Day Show, Glen Echo Park, juror Mica Fitzgerald
  • 2023, Friendship Gallery, Chevy Chase, MD, “My Personal Best”
  • 2023, Popcorn Gallery, Glen Echo Park, juror Fabiola Delgado
  • 2023, Bohrer Park, Gaithersburg, MD, curator Christina Massey
  • 2023, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Van Landingham Gallery, Alexandria, VA
  • 2022, Friendship Heights Center Gallery, Bethesda, MD
  • 2021, Brooklyn Waterfront Coalition Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, “Overtime”
  • 2019, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, “Origins”
  • 2019, The Atheneum Gallery Invitational, Alexandria, VA
  • 2018, Mosaic Gallery, Fairfax, VA, Uncommon Visions
  • 2017, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
  • 2012, The Family Center, Inova Shar Cancer Institute
  • 2012, Margaret W. and Joseph Fisher Gallery at The Schlesinger Concert Hall
  • 2011, NOVA, solo show
  • 2008, River Rd Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Bethesda, MD, solo show
  • 2007, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
  • 2006, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
  • 2006, Strathmore Mansion, Rockville, MD
  • 2005, Visions Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, DC
  • 2004, All-India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi, India

Artist Statement

I like to challenge myself with new concepts and materials that I can develop into a series of thought-provoking artworks. Whimsical treatments and bold colors are hallmarks of my work. Among my influences are my experiences from travel, spiritual quests and childhood memories. The artworks of Elizabeth Murray, Milton Avery and Marc Chagall have inspired me to try new and different approaches.

Biography

I received Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from Maryland Institute, College of Art (MICA), in Baltimore, Maryland. After running a ceramic business and working full time as a Career Development Specialist in colleges and universities for over 25 years, I moved to Munich, Germany. While in Munich, I studied abstract art and took workshops in Germany, France, Italy and Hungary, reawakening my love for painting. Since my return I have pursued my passion for creating art in a variety of mediums.

Studio/Memberships

  • 2023–present, Jackson Art Center, Studio 8A, Georgetown, WDC
  • 2006–2023, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA, Studio Artist
  • 2024–present, Washington Sculpture Group, Washington, DC
  • 2022–present, Mohican Hills Art Collective, Bethesda, MD
  • 2006–present, Women’s Caucus for Art Washington, DC (WCADC)

Invitations

  • 2023–2025, Art in Embassies (AIE), US State Department — “Unfurled” displayed in Chief of Mission Residence, Salvador, El Salvador
  • 2017, elan magazine feature article “Universal Truths,” December 2017
  • 2011, “The Project Washington, DC” — designed a card depicting a famous DC location (deck of 48 artists)