(photo credit, Lew Lott)
Martha Prideaux is a mixed media abstract expressionist artist who divides her time between Richmond, VA and Beaufort, NC. She is known for using cold wax medium mixed with oil paint to create work that suggests the passage of time. Her work often incorporates drawing, collage, and other mixed media techniques in her paintings. She is an adjunct faculty member of the Studio School at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
2026 Shows
Beverly Street Studio School Solo Show
Beverly Street Studio School Gallery,Staunton, VA
August 14 - September 27, 2026
www.bssschool.org/bsss-gallery/
2025 Shows
Artspace Gallery Member Spotlight Show
Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
February 28 -March 22, 2025
Opening Reception: February 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
artspacegallery.org
Art Student League of New York Student Salon
Peter Bonner: Abstract Inspiration and the Development of Ideas
Online Show, May 2025 - April 2026
www.arstudentsleague
1708 Gallery
Monster Drawing Rally
August 23
1708gallery.org
2024 Shows
www.bssschool.org/bsss-gallery/
Artspace Gallery
Solo Show
Opening Reception, October 25, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Artist Talk, October 26, 2:00 pm
artspacegallery.org
Faculty Show
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School
Sept. 9, 2024 - Jan.10, 2024
Opening Reception, Sep. 13, 5:00 -7:00.pm
VMFA Studio School
Second Street Gallery
Teeny Tiny Trifecta
September 6 -27
secondstreetgallery.org
1708 Gallery
Monster Drawing Rally
August 17
1708gallery.org
Bank of the Arts
National Juried Show
July - August
cravenarts.org
Dwell Fine Art
Exhibition with 2 other artists
Opens March 2
www.dwellfineart.com
2023 Shows
Faculty Show
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School
Sept. 11, 2023 - Jan. 2, 2024
Opening Reception, Sep. 15, 5:00 -7:00.pm
Member Spotlight
Recent Work
Aug. 25 - Sept. 16 2023
Opening reception Aug. 25, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Artspace Gallery
Richmond, VA
artspacegallery.org
Jazz - Juror Dennis Winston
March 24 - April 22, 2023
Opening reception March 24, 2023
Artspace Gallery
Richmond, VA
artspacegallery.org
Collector's Night
May 13
Visual Art Center
Richmond, VA
visarts.org
Family - Juror Miguel Carter-Fisher
Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
June 23 - July 22, 2023
Opening Reception: June 23, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
artspacegallery.org
Artspace Gallery Member Spotlight Show
Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
August 25 - September 16, 2023
Opening Reception: August 25, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
artspacegallery.org
Carnohan/Jminez/Prideaux Show curated by Sally Bowring
Boyd Realty Group
Opening Reception: Nov. 3, 2023
boydrealtygroup.com
Selected Exhibitions & Recognition
May 2022 Glave Kocen Gallery, Hung Juried 2.0
December, 2021, Monster Drawing Rally, 1708 Gallery
October 2021, ThinkSmall11, artspace gallery
September 2021, Studio School Faculty Exhibition, VMFA Studio School
September 2021, Streaming Live Auction, artspace gallery
July 2021, Juried Exhibition, Rawls Museum Arts
May 2021, 8th Annual South-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Center for the Arts
March 2020 Solo Exhibition, Dwell Fine Art, The Plains, VA
July, 2019, Solo Exhibition, artspace gallery
April 2019, The 6th Annual South-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Center for the Arts
March 2019, artspace gallery, Radius 250,Juried group show
November 2018, Featured Artist, Dwell Fine Art, Little Washington, VA
November 2017, Studio School Gallery, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, group show
February 2017, Richmond Times Dispatch, artwork featured in RAL Tiny Art Auction article
October 2016, Studio School Gallery, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, group show curated by Chuck Scalin January 2016, Hill Gallery, Collage and Assemblage group show curated by Chuck Scalin
March 2015, Stewart Gallery, Nimrod Hall Group Show
February, 2015, Studio School Gallery, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, curated group show, image selected for invitation
November 2014, St. Catherine’s School, artist talk
September 2014, St. Catherine’s School, solo exhibition
November 2014, Studio School Gallery, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Costume Show, curated group show
September 2013, Gallery at First UU, juried fine arts show and saleJuly 2013, Crossroads Art Center, “It’s Reigning Cats and Dogs” juried group show, 3rd place winner
March 2013, Crossroads Art Center, Nimrod Hall group show
September 2012, Gallery at First UU, juried fine arts show and sale
October 2011, Studio School Gallery, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, curated group show, image se- lected for invitationMay 2006, 5th Korean and American International Exchange Exhibition, Korea April 2005, Cedarfield Gallery, featured artist
June 2004, “Between Grace and Glory”, solo show, curated by Main Art Gallery