Valerie Craig
Villanova, PA
Valerie Craig has drawn and painted nearly all of her life. Known for her impressionist approach to color and light, Craig is captivated by both urban and rural landscapes.
Like most artists, Craig continues to be a student of art, always reaching for a higher level of excellence, while discovering and expressing her own voice.
Craig paints out of doors whenever she can, Valerie finds great inspiration in her familiar Pennsylvania landscape. Always curious, Valerie searches to uncover new ideas in her home studio as well as setting her easel up along a country road or in the midst of city life. She leads workshops both nationally and internationally and has is a respected juror for painting exhibitions.
Craig's Associations:
American Impressionist Society, Signature Member
Awards
Best of Show, 2021 American Impressionist Society Annual Small
Works Show
Judge’s Award, 2020 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational
Artists’ Choice Award, 2019Heart of the River, Gloucester, VA
Artists’ Choice Award, 2019 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational Petit Painting
Best of Show, 2019, LandArt Events
Marjorie Bradley Award, 2018 American Impressionist Society’s National Exhibition
Artists Choice Award, 2017 Ireland’s Art in the Open
Publications
Outdoor Painter: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/featured-artwork-valerie-craig/
Website: https://www.valeriecraig.com/