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

1995

MA, American University, Washington, DC, magna cum laude
Visual Arts / Museum Studies

1982

BFA, St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, cum laude
Painting / Sculpture / Art History

WORK

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
Teaching Artist, 2021

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Teaching Artist : Presented adult drawing and in-gallery experiences
2015 – 2020

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020

Armory Arts Center East Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL

2017

Via Umbria Gallery, Washington, DC

2011

International Arts & Artists @ Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC

2005

Café Montmartre, Reston, VA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

MartinArts, Stuart, FL
Court House Cultural Center Gallery
Abstract Visions (Upcoming Fall 2024)

Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
Lake Worth Beach, FL
Open Studios

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 Day

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

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, Washington, DC, Group Show curated by Sabine Roy

2017

Cove Meet Gallery, Washington, DC
Barcelona Wine Bar, Washington, DC

2016

Mid City Artists Open Studios, Washington, DC, curated by Elizabeth Carriger

2015

Mid City Artists Open Studios, Washington, DC

2014

Compass Real Estate Associates, Group Show

2013

Mid City Artists, Open Studios, Washington, DC

2011, 2010, 2009

Katzen Center at American University, CentroNia Fine Arts Live Auction,

2009, 2008, 2007

Tephra Ica, Reston, VA, Fine Arts Festival Live Auction

2009

Fundacion CIEC, Betanzos, Spain, Bienal de Pintura Balconadas,
Curated by José Nuñez

2008

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, AP Studio Art Teacher Exhibition

2006

Knew Gallery, Washington, DC, Chapter V: Four Women from the Corcoran

2005

Knew Gallery, Washington, DC, New Work: And She Was

Knew Gallery, Washington, DC, Recent Work

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

FELLOWSHIPS & RESIDENCIES

2024

Tides Institute and Museum of Art, Eastport, ME
October 2024

2023

Cill Rialaig Arts Centre Artist-in-Residency, 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
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 and Public Works

2023

VERGE, Mixed use building, Washington, DC

2021

MAREN, Mixed use building Washington, DC

2008

Sprint Headquarters, Reston, VA