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
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