About the Artist
Brian N. Ross
I place line and pigment
Thanks for your interest.
Award winning self-taught artist working mainly in oil, pastel and watercolor mediums.
I work in studio and plein air. Subjects include landscape, nature, still life, and occasionally figurative work.
My art has been shown in numerous art shows and is in many private collections.
I enjoy supporting my community with my artistic abilities.
Awards & Recognition
Special Award, “Sailing with son”, Virginia Beach Art Center, August 2025. Judge Terry Wylie
Honorable Mention, “Fostering the future”, Southside Artists Association Group Show at Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, Virginia, March 2024. Judge Vinnie Bumatay
First place, “Her Scars tell a story”, Southside Artists Association Group Show at Cambridge Hall in Portsmouth, Virginia, June 2023. Judge Janice Gay Maker
Honorable Mention, “Coming to light”, Southside Artists Association Group Show at Suffolk Cultural Art Cetner, Suffolk, Virginia, November 2021. Judge James Warwick Jones
Exhibitions & Events
Great Bridge Past & Present 7th Annual Art Show, Southside Artist Association Group Show, August 2026
Monochromatic, Virginia Beach Art Center, March 2026
Water’s Edge, Virginia Beach Art Center, August 2025
New Bern Plein Air Open Invitation Quick Draw Competition, May 2025
Funky Fungi Art Exhibition, Norfolk Botanical Garden, June 2024
Southside Artists Association Group Exhibition, Norfolk Botanical Garden, March 2024
Restore the Wild Artwork Competition and Exhibition, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, February 2023
Great Bridge Past & Present 4th Annual Art Show, Southside Artist Association Group Show, August 2023
Southside Artists Association Group Exhibition, Cambridge Hall Portsmouth, June 2023
Painting at the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Suffolk Plein Air Society Group, February 2023
Southside Artists Association Group Exhibition, Gallery 21 Norfolk, October 2022
Great Bridge Past & Present 3rd Annual Art Show, Southside Artist Association Group Show, August 2022
Out of the Shadows, Into the Light. Southside Artist Association Group Show, November 2021
Great Bridge Past & Present 2nd Annual Art Show, Southside Artist Association Group Show, August 2021
Great Bridge Past & Present 1st Annual Art Show, Southside Artist Association Group Show, August 2020
Water Themed Art Show, Southside Artist Association Group Show, 2019
Plein Air Open Invitation Event, Paradise Creek Park, Elizabeth River Project, 2018
Plein Air Open Invitation Exhibition, Olde Towne Portsmouth, 2018
Community Support
Silent Art Auction, Moon River Supper Party, Elizabeth River Project, October 2024
Silent Art Auction, Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop, September 2024
Silent Art Auction, Moon River Supper Party, Elizabeth River Project, October 2023
Silent Art Auction, Moon River Supper Party, Elizabeth River Project, October 2022
Note Card Cover Art, Ryan Resilience Lab Opening, Elizabeth River Project,
Silent Art Auction and Invitation and Event Collateral Cover Artwork, Moon River Supper Party, Elizabeth River Project, 2019
Silent Art Auction, Moon River Supper Party, Elizabeth River Project, 2018
Membership
Participating member of the Southside Artists Association since 2019
Vice President - Southside Artists Association 2020 - 2024
