ABOUT & CONTACT

ABOUT ME

I am an artist based out of Roanoke, VA living in a small house surrounded by catbirds, daffodils, and maple trees. I specialize in delicately detailed biological illustrations with a particular fondness towards birds and insects. When I'm not busy making a mess in my studio, I am often birding up and down the Blue Ridge Mountains, transforming my yard into a wild garden, and hiking with my dog. I hope that my art will inspire others to explore the world around them and find what speaks to them, whether it's searching for birds and bugs, wandering in the mountains, or swimming in the ocean.

I grew up in Lexington, VA where I spent much of my childhood playing in creeks and cow fields, coloring in my tree house, and joining my parents on yearly Christmas Bird Counts (which I still do!). I received an MFA in Children's Book Writing & Illustrating from Hollins University and a BFA in Drawing from Guilford College.

Select Solo Exhibitions

• Seen: The Art of Lucinda Rowe, Clifton Forge School of the Arts, Clifton Forge VA, 2024
• April Featured Artist, Earth Fire & Spirit Gallery, Lexington VA, 2024

Select Group Exhibitions

• Cover Story: Roanokers Celebrate the Region, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, Roanoke VA, 2024
• Wild Wonder; 2-person show, Crozet Artisan Depot, Crozet VA, 2024
• ​Bower Center 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition​, Bower Center, Bedford VA, 2023
• Restore the Wild Art Exhibition, Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman Gallery at Artspace, Richmond VA, 2023
• 2023 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Olin Hall Galleries, Salem VA, 2023
• WE ARE ART: The Roanoke Self Portrait Project, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, Roanoke VA, 2022-2023
• small works, BIG TALENT, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach CA, 2022
• Bower Center 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center, Bedford VA, 2022
• March Featured Artist; 2-person show, Earth, Fire, & Spirit Gallery, Lexington VA, 2020
• Monster Art Rally, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke VA, 2017, 2018, and 2019
• Art Speaks, 7th Juried Exhibition, Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews VA, 2019
• 6th Alumni Art Exhibition, Guilford College, Greensboro NC, 2018​

Select Awards & Publications

• Illustrator for Our World Is Full of Wonder by Christina Nifong, Edible Blue Ridge No. 56, Summer 2024
• Cover Illustration, Mid-Atlantic SCBWI Highlighter, Fall 2021
• Spot Illustration, Mid-Atlantic SCBWI Highlighter, Summer 2019
• Probable Cerulean Warbler x Northern Parula Hybrid in Rockbridge County, Virginia in April 2019 by Richard A Rowe and Lucinda M Rowe, Banisteria No. 53, 2019
• Award of Merit, Art Speaks, 7th Juried Exhibition, Bay School Community Arts Center, 2019
• Spot Illustration, SCBWI Bulletin​, Spring 2019

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