Virginia Mallon
Virginia Mallon is a multidisciplinary artist working in paint, photography, and mixed media to explore the intersection of historical narrative and contemporary experience. Her practice delves into the legacies of mythological and historical women, using these archetypes to navigate the complex psychological currents of modern society. Drawing inspiration from social realism and feminist art, Mallon’s work offers a nuanced perspective on the challenges
of contemporary American life. She addresses themes of domesticity, religious
influence, and reproductive autonomy, often viewing these subjects through
the lens of human resilience and personal history.
Mallon’s work has been exhibited extensively on a national and international scale.
She has held solo exhibitions at prominent institutions including the Queens College
Rosenthal Library Gallery, Ceres Gallery in New York City, and ARC Gallery in Chicago.
Her international presence includes residencies and exhibitions at Arte Studio Ginestrelle
in Assisi, Italy, and showcase events in Portugal and Canada.
Her visual narratives have been featured in numerous literary and arts journals, notably appearing as cover art for the Calyx Journal and Noctua Review, and featured in The Journal (Ohio State University) and Glassworks (Rowan University).
Beyond her studio practice, Mallon is a dedicated advocate for the arts community. As the founder and curator of Fat Canary, she celebrates emerging artists and provides pro-bono marketing and advocacy services to arts organizations. Her curatorial projects often center on social justice, including collaborative exhibits at the Queens College School of Art. Through her work as both an artist and a curator, Mallon continues to foster critical dialogue regarding identity, history, and social change.
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Solo Exhibitions
Full Circles, Queens College Rosenthal Library Gallery – April 2025
Even in the Garden, Ceres Gallery, NYC – June 2024
#brokenwomenmendstronger, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL – January 2019
Wake of the Dutchman, Alfred van Loen Gallery, Huntington, NY– February 2016
amulets spirits and everyday humans, National Association of Women Artists, NYC – Oct 2012
Life in Crab Meadow, Spoke, Huntington NY – November 2010
Crustaceans and Older Influences, HLW Gallery, NYC – June 1996
Curated Exhibits
Facing Franklin – Clarence Guienze and Regina Guienze Tinti, Queens College Art Center – October 2025
Robert Barrell & The Forest Park School of Art, Queens College Art Center – October 2025
Fat Canary at Ceres, New York, NY – May 2024
OUR CHOICE, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL – April 2023
Artists for Social Justice 2020, Kupferberg Gallery, Queens College CUNY, NYC – October 2020
Artists for Social Justice 2020, ARC Gallery, Chicago – October 2020
Social Distancing Festival, Toronto, Canada – March 2020
Select Juried and Pop-up Exhibitions
Transforming Traditions, Art & Folklore – Prescott Art Gallery – October 2025
Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims, Heller Museum, NY – August 2025
Political Caricature, MYMA, Virtual Exhibit NYC – January 2025
My Body My Choice, SOHO20, Virtual Exhibit – November 2024
Democracy, WATWA/Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, NJ – September 2024
Ancestral Intersections, New Hope Arts Legacy, New Hope, PA – September 2022
I am From, UpArts Incubator, Virtual, Lansdale, PA - August 2022
Welcome Back NY, Maggi Peyton Gallery of the City of New York - October 2021
Anniversary Exhibit at Citti di Assisi with Arte Studio Ginestrelle – September 2021
Memorial. Monument. Movement. Exhibition, Artists Against Racism, New Jersey – March 2021
Up Arts Incubator, Alone/Together, Lansdale, PA – February 2021
2020 Political Discord, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna, CA – October 2020
Hopkinton Center for the Arts, About What’s Going On, virtual exhibit, July 2020
Baruch College, CUNY, Small Work Exhibit, NY - February 2018
Huntington Arts Council, Huntington, NY - February 2018
ARTOUR-O IIMUST, Madeira, Portugal - November 2017
Wake of the Dutchman Solo, Northport Art Coalition, Northport, NY - October 2017
Wake of the Dutchman Pop Up Exhibit, Scherer & Sons, Crab Meadow, NY – August 2017
Providence Center for Photographic Arts, Juried Exhibit, Providence, RI – February 2017
Nave Gallery, Out of the Woods, Somerville, MA – November 2016
1st Worldwide Apartment and Studio Biennial, Eighty Miles a Day, Northport, NY – Oct.2016
International Contemporary Art Exhibit at Citta Di Assisi, Italy – November 2013 and 2015
Community of Artists, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA – June 2014
Point Park University, Visions and Revelations, Pittsburgh, PA – March 2014
New England Biennial, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA – September 2013
Long Island Museum; Let’s Go to the Beach – August 2013
National Association of Women Artists, Clothing Optional – July 2013
Spoke Gallery, Artists Choice, Huntington, NY – February 2013
Long Island Museum, Natural Wonder – June 2012
Las Femmes Artistes Vernissage at the Armory Center, FL – December 2011
Riverside Public Library, NAWA's Ev(e)olution, NYC – March 2011
Select Group Exhibits
Mill Pond Gallery, Member Exhibit, January 2025
Ceres Gallery – 40th Anniversary Exhibit, Ceres Gallery, NYC – January 2024
Ceres Gallery – Black and White and Fifty Shades of Gray – January 2023
Ceres Gallery – Raising Women’s Voices – June 2023
National Association of Women Artists Annual Member Exhibits– 2010-2019
Landfill Art Project, Wilkes-Barre, PA – April 2013
Annual Member Exhibit, Mill Pond House, Smithtown, NY – December 2012
Familiar Weight of Water, Spoke, Huntington NY – November 2011
Huntington/Oyster Bay Audubon Society/Cow Harbor Festival, Northport, NY – September 2010
Summer Festival, Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, NY – July 2010
Publications
#brokenwomenstronger: an artist’s portrayal of gender-based violence, Women’s Advocacy Initiative, 2024
Marrow Magazine, Issue 12, January 2025, November 2025
Calyx Journal, Cover Art, 2020, 2023
Mystic Blue Review January 2018
The Woven Tale Press, June 2017
The Island Review, 2017
Gambling the Aisle Literary Magazine, 2017
Temenos Journal, Central Michigan University, 2016 and 2017
Calyx Journal, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
The Journal, Ohio State University, 2015
Noctua Review Art and Literary Magazine, Southern CT State University, 2014-2017
Noctua Review Art and Literary Magazine - cover art 2015 and 2017
Glassworks Literary Magazine, Rowan University, Spring 2014
Tendril Literary Magazine, Winter 2013
The Colored Lens, Summer 2012
Education/Memberships/Other
Mentor with Robert Barrell, Woodhaven NY 1975-1985
Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing New York BA - Fine Art, 1985
Archeological Dig in Poitier, France 1983
Archeological Dig in Forcalqueiret, France 1981
Art Residency at Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy, 2013 and 2015
Potato Field Project - Residency, Jamesport, NY, January 2026
Member Soho20 Gallery, NYC, 2025
Member Ceres Gallery, NYC, 2023 to 2026
Member of the National Association of Women Artists 2010-2023
Art Instructor – Children’s Art Class, Forest Park School of Art, Woodhaven, NY
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Curator/Artist Advocate
Curator, Fat Canary Journal and Gallery, celebrating the work of contemporary and emerging artists. Fat Canary also provides pro-bono marketing/advertising services to artists and art organizations. Organize and manage virtual and pop-up exhibits in US including social justice themed collaboratives. Work includes website design, promotional material and managing all aspects for gallery exhibits across the United States. In addition from 2019 to 2023 administered annual scholarship for residency at Arte Studio Ginestrelle in Assisi, Italy.
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