Bio
Vicki Arthur was born in Arlington, VA, in 1956. Her first, 34-year career was as a wildlife biologist and conservation educator for federal agencies in Oregon and Washington, DC. Prior to her art journey, Vicki received a BS in Biology in 1978, and an MS in Environmental Education, in 2000. She recently attended the University of Hawaii, Hilo for a BA in Art, and Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY for her MFA in Painting, in 2023. Ms. Arthur has exhibited her artwork in juried and invitational shows in New York and Hawaii. Her artwork has been featured in Canvas Rebel Magazine and Kanilehua Art and Literary Magazine. Vicki Arthur splits her time between her home in Volcano, Hawaii and Brooklyn, New York.
CV - Victoria Arthur 2025
Exhibits:
2024, Juried Show, Artists of Hawaii, Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, HI
2024, Solo Exhibit, Trestle Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2024, Gowanus Open Studios, Trestle Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2024, Juried International Show, Abstract Only!, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, Hawaii
2024, Solo Exhibit, Trestle Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2024, Juried Show, Plein Air Perspectives, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, Hawaii
2023, Juried Show, Gallery 40, Inspired by Blue, Poughkeepsie, NY
2023, Invitational Show, Drawing into Sculpture, The Factory Gallery, Long Island City, Queens, NY
2023, Gowanus Open Studios, Trestle Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2023, Juried Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2023 International Juried Show, Wailoa Art Center, Abstract Only!, Hilo, Hawaii
2023 MFA Thesis Show, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2022 MFA Public Critique, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Juried Group Show, Light and Threshold, Pratt Institute, DeKalb Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Juried Show, Plein Air, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, Hawaii
2020 Juried Show, Hawaii Nei, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, Hawaii
2019 Juried Show, Plein Air, Waiioa Art Center, Hilo, Hawaii
2018 Juried Show, Student Art Show, University of Hawaii Hilo
2017 Show, Student Art Show, Volcano Art Center, Volcano, Hawaii
Publications:
2024, Art Spiel Review, Drawing into Sculpture, 2023
2023, Interview, Meet Victoria Arthur, Canvas Rebel Magazine
2021 University of Hawaii Hilo, Kanilehua Art & Literary Magazine
2020 University of Hawaii Hilo, Kanilehua Art & Literary Magazine
Curatorial and Exhibition Organization:
2023, What in the World?, group show, Artist as Curator Course, Pratt Institute
2020, The Metaphysics of Abstraction III, Installation Committee, University Hawaii Hilo 2019, Pacific States Biennial North American Invitational Print Exhibition, Installation Committee, Univ. Hawaii Hilo
2019, Senior Student Art Exhibition, Installation Committee, University of Hawaii Hilo
2019 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Installation Committee, University of Hawaii Hilo 2019, Exhibition by Mayumi Oda, Authored exhibition text and research paper, museum preparation, installation, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, Hawaii
Memberships:
Member, Artists Equity, 2024-present
Member, Pratt Artist’s League, Pratt Institute, 2021-2023
President, University Hawaii Hilo Student Art Association 2020
Board member, University Hawaii Hilo Student Art Association 2019
Volcano Art Center member 2016 - present
SGC Printmakers International member 2019 - 2021
President, Volcano Community Association, 2020, board member, 2018-2020
Education:
2023, MFA with Distinction, President's Circle Award, Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, GPA 4.0
2021, BA, Art, Univ. Hawaii, Hilo, HI, GPA 4.0
2001, MS, Environmental Education, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
1978, BS, Biology/Natural History, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Paintings in Private Collections:
Washington DC, in art collection bequeathed to University of Pennsylvania
Big Island, Hawaii, private collector
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