Portfolio Overview
This page shows an overview of each original abstract artwork and painting series.
Rapturous Alchemy Series
The European Cultural Centre has invited Virginia to exhibit “Rapturous Alchemy” at Palazzo Bembo during the 2024 Venice Biennale. The Venice Biennale is one of the great events in the art world which takes place every two years…
Corallium Series
The Corallium Series is influenced by the rejuvenated coral reefs in the Playa Santa Bay, in southwest Puerto Rico, where my Winter studio is located. Fifteen years ago, the reefs were almost completely dead due to pollution…
Catena Series
The Catena Series began in August 2020. The Series traverses a wide territory with the common denominator being a landscape horizon that is sometimes obvious or at times buried in the surface of the image…
St. Croix Series
In February of 2020 I was invited to St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands to be an Artist in Residence at the Caribbean Museum for the Arts in Frederiksted. Upon arrival in St. Croix, I was immediately inspired by the lush landscape…
Yellowstone Series
The Yellowstone Series references the Fountain Paint Pots in the Gibbon Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Thermal features in the basin include over 50 springs, geysers, vents and mud pots…
Long Pond Series
The Long Pond Series of paintings carries forward my interest in alchemy and abstraction from the previous body of work. Moving from Philadelphia to the natural surroundings of the Berkshires has played a significant role in this series…
Playa Santa / Works on Paper
The ongoing Playa Santa Series is comprised of works on paper created in Playa Santa, Puerto Rico. Playa Santa is a small fishing village in the southwest corner of Puerto Rico, where I spend part of the winter working in a roof top studio…
Exhibition Installations
This page shows exhibitions and installations featuring the abstract artwork by Virginia Bradley. The locations for these exhibitions include Manchester,Vermont, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Newark, Delaware…