A selection of the paintings and drawings currently showing in COLLECTED LIGHT: An Exploration of Scotland, Ireland, and the Hudson Valley, NY
A three-person show at Albert Shahinian Fine Art in Rhinebeck, NY.
Celebrating the Rhinebeck Arts Walk on July 19 - a full day of gallery events. Veronica Lawlor will be drawing live on the sidewalk outside the gallery at 2:30 and 4pm. Other artist demos and forums - see Albert Shahinian Fine Art website for full schedule HERE.
This varied and exciting show exhibits the drawings, paintings, prints and assemblage work created by myself and my fellow artist-travelers Christie Scheele and Polly Law. The work is our response to the wild spaces of these three locations which we visited in the summer of 2024.
February 1 - July 22, 2025
Show Link HERE
Previous Events:
Artist Talk on Sunday April 6, 2-4 pm.
Special Exhibition Raffle: One artwork from each artist to benefit the Catskill Center for Conservation. Drawing to be held on Sunday April 6.
Acrylic on canvas, 24 × 36
Acrylic on canvas, 16×16
Acylic on canvas, 36×48
Acylic on canvas, 24×30
Acrylic and mono-printing on paper, 11 × 15
Acrylic on canvas, 24 × 36, 2025
The world of tree roots along the banks of Black Creek in the Hudson Valley, a favorite haunt of mine.
Acrylic on Canvas, 24 × 36
My impression of the deadwood lining the shores of the Ashokan Reservoir.
Acrylic on canvas, 9 × 12
Acrylic on canvas, 9 × 12
Acrylic on canvas, 24×36
I fell in love with the cows in the countryside surrounding our second stay at the Old Place of Monreith in Scotland. They are so curious and so affectionate with each other. I miss them, back here in NYC.
Acrylic on Canvas, 24 × 30, 2025
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Acrylic on Canvas, 11 × 14, 2025
I loved the way the cows became an abstract black & white pattern cut into the impossibly green fields of Monreith.
Acrylic on Canvas, 11 × 14, 2025
I loved the way the cows became an abstract black & white pattern cut into the impossibly green fields of Monreith.
A continuation of my series, Material Memory, of paintings made in response to a series of drawings done on site at abandoned brick factories of the Hudson Valley, NY region.
In 2024 I was awarded a year-long sabbatical from my professorship at Pratt Institute to continue this project. I visited and documented an abandoned silk mill near West Virginia and took at location drawing road trip through the ‘rust belt’ of the Northeast, drawing at abandoned steel mills, blast furnaces, and rubber and glass factories. This trip was partially funded by a grant from the New School faculty development fund. (See Location Drawings section to view.)
A selection of the Material Memory series work from the brick and silk factories was exhibited at Albert Shahinian Fine Art in Rhinebeck, NY: Veronica Lawlor: Paintings and Drawings, July 6, 2024 - November 2024. The work is available for purchase in the galleries holdings: LINK
This series continues, as my interest in the cycles of the Anthropocene and the poetic reclamation of the abandoned industrial structures by the overgrowth of nature is ongoing.
Please email to ask about availability.
Acrylic with Screen Printing and Collage on Panel, 24×36, 2025
Currently on view in the NAWA juried exhibit, Surface, at The Gallery at Yellow Studio in Cross River, NY. Through August 9, 2025
Acrylic with Printing on Cradled Wood Panel, 24 x 36
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14 x 11 each, Acrylic with Collage on Cradled Wood Panel
30 x 30, Acrylic won Canvas
24 x 18, Acrylic with Collage on Cradled Wood Panel
24 x 18, Acrylic with Fabric and Paper Collage on Canvas
24 x 30, Acrylic with Printing on Cradled Wood Panel
18 x 24, Acrylic with Printing on Cradled Wood Panel
Acrylic on Cradled Wood Panel, 24 x 18
Acrylic on Cradled Wood Panel, 24 x 18
Created for the exhibit, Art + Poetry, held at Emerge Gallery in 2023. The painting was made in response to a poem by Josepha Gutelius, called The Sleeping Prophet. “Every one of us / in the plush arms / of giants / crammed full of dreams and milk / and star mass.” (excerpt)
Acrylic on Canvas,60 x 60
Paintings made in response to a series of drawings done on site at abandoned brick factories of the Hudson Valley, NY region. The series references the brick making process, the machinery, and the poetic reclamation of the abandoned industrial structures by the overgrowth of nature. Some of this work was completed during a residency at the Woodstock-Byrdcliffe Guild during the summer of 2022.
Exhibited at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY in my solo show, Material Memory, from July 15 - August 27, 2023.
A selection of the work from the brick series was exhibited at Albert Shahinian Fine Art in Rhinebeck, NY: Veronica Lawlor: Paintings and Drawings, July 6, 2024 - November 2024. The work is available for purchase in the galleries holdings: LINK
This series continues into invetigation of the textile and steel industries; and my interest in the cycles of the Anthropocene and the poetic reclamation of the abandoned industrial structures by nature is ongoing.
Please email to inquire about availability.
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Continuation of the abstract painting series using location drawings of the demolition of the 1930s Kosciuszko bridge, and the industrial relics around Newtown Creek in Queens, NY, as a point of departure.
This work was exhibited at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY in my solo show, Material Memory, from July 15 - August 27, 2023.
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For me, drawing and painting the figure is the artistic structure upon which everything else rests.
I like to think of the practice in the same way that a musician plays the scales - the beauty of the human form becomes a point of departure for investigations into dimension, design, and personal aesthetics.
SOLD through Emerge Gallery
The Covid19 lockdowns of NYC propelled me to bring more of my location work into the studio; as a point of departure for abstract painting. I discovered that the memories of these places come into sharper focus when revisited in quiet study.
The paintings shown here were inspired by my on-site location drawings of the demolition of the old Kosciuszko Bridge that connected Brooklyn and Queens, NY. The bridge faces the Calvary cemetery, where many of the men who worked on its construction in the 1930s are laid to rest.
I like to think of these images as a way to honor their craftsmanship and the progress that came from their labor, amidst the unending cycle of dissolution and rebuilding that happens in urban spaces.
Much of this work was exhibited at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY in my solo show, Material Memory, from July 15 - August 27, 2023.
Scroll to the end to see a few of the on-site location drawings that sparked this series.
Painting exhibited in the WSA summer exhibition, Tivoli Artists Gallery, from June 18 – July 18, 2021
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A series of sailor’s knots and other drawings inspired by the restoration of the Charles W. Morgan whaling ship at Mystic Seaport.
Many of these drawings were shown in the 2012 exhibit: Restoring a Past, Charting a Future, an Artistic Discovery of America’s Whaling Legacy by Dalvero Academy, at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.
Exhibit Statement:
These drawings of knots are meant to bring attention to the smallest component of the whaling experience: the knots of rope that hold man to ship, ship to whale, restoration of the past to preservation of our future. Knots of rope can symbolize humanity’s relationship with the forces of nature.
In a very real sense, the restoration of the Charles W. Morgan is also a knot, the tying together of old and new wood, using the labor of today, to form a renewed ship. Restoring the Morgan, to me, represents our human desire to use the wisdom gained from our past as a rudder to guide us into a better future, one in which we can live in harmony with our environment.
Ink, charcoal, graphite and gouache on paper.
Ink, charcoal, graphite and gouache on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and white chalk on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite, white chalk and collage on paper
Ink, charcoal, and collage on paper
Ink and wash on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and gouache on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and gouache on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and white chalk on paper
Paper lithograph
Paper lithograph
Ink and oil crayon on paper
Ink, charcoal, graphite and pastel on paper
Ink with charcoal and pastel. Drawn on location at Mystic Seaport.
Installation view at the exhibit, Restoring a Past, Charting a Future, at Mystic Seaport. The sculpture, carved into a 19th Century ships knee recovered in Boston Harbor, depicts the past and future of our oceans, with knowledge as a rudder to better preserve our ocean life.
Stand crafted by Mike Saar.
These small works on paper explore many of the themes of my painting series of the destruction of the 1930s Kosciuszko truss bridge in NYC and the abandoned brick factories of the Hudson Valley region of NY.
The mixed media collage pieces capture the residual layers of energy and memory that reverberate through abandoned structures, even as nature reclaims them.
The watercolor pieces explore the idea of resiiency and the ruderal growth of plants that reclaim abandoned industrial spaces.
Many of the collage works were exhibited by Emerge Gallery, NY in various group shows from 2021 - 2024.
Some are currently part of the holdings of Albert Shahinian Fine Art, Rhinebeck, NY; others can be acquired directly through my studio.
Please email to inquire about availability, thank you.
14” x 17” Mixed Media Collage on Paper
Part of the exhibit, Something Blue, opening on March 19, 2022, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
View exhibit on Artsy HERE
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Shown in the exhibit: Tell Me a Story at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, October 16 - November 14, 2021.
14” x 17” Mixed Media Collage on Paper
Watercolor and Collage on Paper, 12 x 18
Watercolor and Collage on Paper, 12 x 18
Watercolor on Paper, 12 x 18
Watercolor and Collage on Paper, 12 x 18
Watercolor and Collage on Paper, 12 x 18
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Shown in the exhibit: CUT Pieces: Collage Art at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, May 8 - June 27, 2021.
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Shown in the exhibit: Tell Me a Story at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, October 16 - November 14, 2021.
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Shown in the exhibit: CUT Pieces: Collage Art at Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY, May 8 - June 27, 2021.
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