About
I grew up in a rural town called Russellville, Kentucky. I’ve lived in the Washington, DC area for 20 years but still reflect back on the peacefulness of that place and the connection people have to the land.
I began making landscape paintings on site about 15 years ago. It was something that just happened, and felt pretty good to be out of the studio making work. Over the years, I’ve stuck to landscape painting and the work has become a way for me to explore my own connection to place. I often say the work is a by-product of experience—that being there, and taking the time to paint it, is what counts—but I hope the work itself, reveals an intimacy with the land, and in turn brings enjoyment or a reminder of quiet moments.
Frederick Markham received his Bachelor of Arts from Transylvania University (Lexington, KY) in 1998. He briefly studied at University of Kentucky before earning his Masters of Fine Arts from George Washington University in 2004. Shortly after receiving his MFA, he began to make vigorously painted plein-air paintings in the DC and Northern Virginia Area which he has exhibited regionally and nationally. In addition, he has been a local educator at a number of schools and colleges including, The George Washington University, The Art League School (Alexandria, VA), Montgomery College, and Northern Virginia Community College. Since 2007 he has been a professor of painting and drawing at the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College.
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frederick.markham@gmail.com
703-677-1867
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EDUCATION
The George Washington University, Washington, DC, Master of Fine Arts, Painting 2000-2003
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Post-Baccalaureate Study in Painting 1998-1999
Transylvania University, Lexington, KY, Bachelor of Arts, Painting and Drawing 1994-1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor of Art, Northern Virginia Community College-Woodbridge Campus, Woodbridge, VA 2007 -present
Fine Art Discipline Group Chairperson, Northern Virginia Community College 2016 - present
Assistant Dean of Arts and Humanities, Northern Virginia Community College 2009 -2018
Instructor, The Alexandria Art League, Alexandria, VA 2004 - present
Adjunct Instructor, Montgomery College, Silver Spring, MD 2007
Museum Supervisor, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC 2002-2007
Adjunct Instructor, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA 2006 –2007
Adjunct Instructor, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD 2006
Lecturer in Art, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 2003 - 2004
Graduate Teaching Assistant, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 2001-2002
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 (No title selected), Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA
2018 “Recent Paintings”, Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA
2014 “Recent Paintings and Drawings,” Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA
2013 “Landscapes,” Center for the Arts, Manassas, VA
2010 “Winter Landscapes,” MICG Investment Management Offices, Alexandria, VA
2009 “Recent Drawings,” Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, VA
2008 “Recent Paintings and Drawings,” Waddell Art Gallery, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA
2006 “Small Works,” El Corcho, Matamoros, Mexico
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 “Patrons Show,” The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA
“Spring into the Arts,” Schlesinger Center and Concert Hall, Alexandria, VA
2018 “Nuts and Bolts,” The Arts Center at the Candy Factory, Manassas, VA
“Art on the Vine,” The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexnadria, VA
2017 “Three on the Flesh,” Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA
2013 “Faculty Old and New”, Northern Virginia Community College, Verizion Gallery, Annandale, VA
2009 “All-Members Open,” The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA (Best in Show)
“12th National Juried Show,” Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
2008 “The International Landscape Show,” The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA (Best in Show)
“All Arlington Salon,” Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2008 “Mid-Atlantic New Painting,” Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2007 “The International Landscape Show,” The Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
“Paint Alexandria,” The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA
“Our American Life,” Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, VA
“Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition 2007,” 1212 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2006 “Alll Arlington Salon,” Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA
“The International Landscape Show,” The Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
“Bowery Gallery National Competition,” Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
“9th National Juried Show,” Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
REVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS, APPEARANCES
Juror, “One Love,” Candy Factory Arts Center, Manassas, VA, April 2019
Juror, “Prince William County Schools All-County Arts Festival, Manassas, VA 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Lecture, “Painting in an Age of Photography,” Science, Philosophy, Religion Forum at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation Sanctuary, Fairfax, VA, 2016
Juror, “Fairfax County Art League Members Open,” Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax, VA, March 2013
Juror, “Green Springs Garden Exhibit”, Potomac Valley Watercolorists, Alexandria, VA, April 2012
Presenter, Leadership of Greater Washington Arts Experience Day, October 2010
Artist Spotlight, Featured Artist and interview, Comcast Cable Network, May 2010
Presenter, Paint Alexandria, Alexandria, VA, 2007, 2008, 2009
Elan, “Painting the Town,” by Alice Ross, May 2007
Falls Church News Press, “Northern Virginia Art Beat,” November 2, 2006
El Manana, “Frederick N. Markham,” August 26, 2006
The Goergetowner, “Art Wrap,” by John Blee, March 26, 2002
Sky Meadows State Park, Faquier County, Virginia, 2010