EILEEN LYONS
BORN, New York, currently lives and works in Jupiter, FL
www.eileenlyonsart.com
EDUCATION
2004 University of Virginia, Visual Arts Educational Certification
2001-2004 Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at GW Washington, DC
Painting and Drawing Masters Level Courses
1995 MA, American University, Washington, DC
Visual Arts / Museum Studies
1982 BFA, St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana,
Painting / Sculpture
TEACHING
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
Adjunct Faculty Member
Painting Instructor 2022 – Present
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Adjunct Faculty Member
Painting Instructor 2018 – 2023
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Teaching Artist: Presented adult drawing and in-gallery experiences
2021- 2022
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Teaching Artist: Presented adult drawing and in-gallery experiences
2015 – 2020
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, FL
Open Studios: Jessica Ransom
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
Annual Student/Faculty/Member Show: Curated by Anthony Record
2024
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
Celebrate: Curated by Anthony Record
MartinArts, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL
Abstract Vision: Curated by Kathy Saigh and Jane Kiehart
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, FL
Open Studios/Jessica Ransom
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
Annual Faculty and Student Show, Curated by Janeen Mason
2023
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
Vernissage: Curated by Janeen Mason
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, FL
Visualizing Climate Disruption, Curated by Jessica Ransom
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, FL
Open Studios/Jessica Ransom
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
Annual Faculty and Members Show, Curated by Janeen Mason
Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers Beach, FL
37th Annual All Florida Juried Art Exhibition, Curated by Grace Gdaniec
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Annual Faculty Exhibition
2022
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL, Annual Faculty Exhibition
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, FL
Acquisitions Large and Small: Curated by Jessica Ransom
Artist Talk @ Collector Luncheon Event
MartinArts, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, Florida
31st Annual All Florida Juried Art Show, Curated by Kirk Ke Wang
2021
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Annual Faculty Exhibition
2020
Lighthouse Arts Center, Tequesta, FL
Annual Group Exhibition, Curated by Janeen Mason
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL, Annual Faculty Exhibition
2019
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach FL
Biennial: Palm Beach County, Curated by Melanie Johanson
Lighthouse Arts Center, Tequesta, FL, Annual Member Exhibition, Curated by Janeen Mason
2018
SR/A Interior Design Center, Washington, DC, Group Show curated by Sabine Roy
2017
Cove Meet Gallery, Group Exhibition, Washington, DC
Barcelona Wine Bar, Group Exhibition, Washington, DC
2016
Mid City Artists Open Studios, Washington, DC, curated tour by Elizabeth Carriger
Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2015
Mid City Artists Open Studios, Washington, DC
2014
Compass Real Estate Associates, Group Show, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
Mid City Artists Open Studios, Washington, DC
2013
Mid City Artists, Open Studios, Washington, DC
2011, 2010, 2009
Katzen Center at American University, CentroNia Fine Arts Live Auction and Exhibition
2009, 2008, 2007
Tephra Ica, Reston, VA, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival Live Auction and Exhibition
2009
Fundacion CIEC, Betanzos, Spain, Bienal de Pintura Balconadas
Curated by José Nuñez
2008
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, AP Studio Art Teaching Artist Exhibition
2006
Knew Gallery, Washington, DC, Chapter V: Four Women from the Corcoran
Curated by Fernando Batista
2005
Knew Gallery, Washington, DC, New Work: And She Was
Curated by Fernando Batista
Knew Gallery, Washington, DC, Recent Work: curated by Fernando Batista
2004
Waddell Art Gallery, Northern Virginia Community College. Awarded First Place in Painting
Jo Ann Rose Gallery, Group Exhibition, Reston, VA, Curated by Joanne Bauer
2003
Corcoran School of Art & Design, White Halls White Walls, curated by William Christenberry
2002
Corcoran School of Art & Design, Washington, DC, curated by Steven Cushner
1986
Fuldaer Museen, Fulda, Germany, Twenty Years of German American Friendship
1982
Hammes Gallery, St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame, IN, Senior Comprehensive with Honors
1978
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL, Student Exhibition, Awarded First Place in Drawing
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Armory Arts Center East Gallery, Navigation of Place, West Palm Beach, FL
2017
Via Umbria Gallery, The Work from Spain, Washington, DC
2011
International Arts & Artists @ Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC
2005
Café Gallery Montmartre, Reston, VA
FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2025
Michigan State Parks
Mackinac Island Artist-in-Residence Program (Forthcoming August 2025)
2024
Tides Institute and Museum of Art, Eastport, ME
October 2024
2023
Cill Rialaig Arts Centre Artist-in-Residence Program, Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, Ireland
March-April 2023
2017
Plein Air Painting Summer Workshop, Monhegan Island, ME
Sponsored by the Edmund Burke School, Washington, DC
2016
Project Zero/Harvard
WISSIT Global Learning Institute: Sponsored by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2015
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Connecting Collections Summer Institute Fellow
Sponsored by the Edmund Burke School, Washington, DC
2009
Fundaćion CIEC Betanzos, A Coruńa, Spain
Lithography/Painting Summer Fellowship: Sponsored by the Corcoran School of Arts & Design at GW
Commissions, Site-Specific Installations and Public Works
2023
VERGE, Mixed use building, Navy Yard, Washington, DC
Penthouse Installation, three large scale site-specific paintings
Based on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge where the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers meet
2021
MAREN, Mixed use building, Navy Yard, Washington, DC
Large site-specific installation, 15 paintings based on the tides where city meets water
2008
Sprint Headquarters, Reston, VA
Lobby Installation, 8 paintings selected