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“Sail boats, compasses, blue skies, and fluffy white clouds – the moment you enter, you know you’ve charted your course on the path to Ocean State love. Everywhere you look in this hybrid shop/gallery, there’s art you love to live in.” - Rhode Island Monthly

 Known for her exceptional oil paintings and quality art prints that depict quintessential New England summer scenes of vessels on the water, sunsets, and stunning nature-scapes, Vanessa’s work has accumulated numerous awards and been licensed for use in several media productions, including the series House of Cards and the film Doctor Sleep by Stephen King. 

Her work was selected for sale in Pottery Barn and Annie Selkie, and her most exclusive pieces are displayed in private collections across the world.

Vanessa is also the writer and illustrator of The Adventures of Dune + Nash, a children’s picture book series that revels in the world of make-believe and interactive storytelling.

In addition to winning multiple awards, in 2015, Volvo Ocean Race commissioned Vanessa to capture the USA stopover in Newport. Her original painting of the fleet now hangs in the Volvo Ocean Race headquarters in Spain.

Awards
Vernon Coleman Memorial Award for "Sun Salutation" in the All New England Open Juried Show, Cape Cod Art Association
Second Place Wickford Art Association Rock Paper Paint Juried Show
Third Place Wickford Art Association Members Juried Show
Best In Show Charlestown Art Festival
Winner of Making Waves Volvo Ocean Race Art Competition
U.S. Artist for Volvo Ocean Race

Solo Exhibitions
Maple and Main, Chester, Connecticut
"Gansett Summer" Rivers Edge, Bristol, Rhode Island
"Jamestown Tales" Taste, Jamestown, Rhode Island
Annapolis To Newport Gallery 49 West, Annapolis, Maryland “A Landscape Love Affair” Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo, Maryland
“Talbot in Oil”, Artiste Locale, St. Michaels, Maryland