About Victoria Twomey — Colored Pencil Artist & Poet
I am an award-winning colored pencil and figurative artist and Pushcart-nominated poet whose drawings explore women, nature, transformation, emotion and spirituality. My original artwork combines colored pencil and acrylic marker to create detailed contemporary portraits and figurative drawings.
My drawings and poems often emerge in dialogue with one another—visual and written meditations on peace, self‑discovery, loss, and the unseen forces that shape human experience. My debut full‑length poetry collection, Glimpse (Kelsay Books, 2023), reflects these themes, and includes poems featured in numerous literary journals.
My poetry has appeared in The High Window, BigCityLit, The Long Island Quarterly, The Tipton Poetry Journal, Verse‑Virtual, The Agape Review, The Trouvaille Review, and many others. My work has received multiple honors, including:
-Pushcart Prize nomination for “Pieta”
-Finalist, 2022 Rash Award in Poetry (“Paradise”)
-Winner, 95th Moon Prize (“White Dress on a Clothesline”)
-Featured American Poet, The High Window
My poems explore death, transformation, spirituality, nature, love, and loss, often sparked by moments of intuitive insight.
My artwork centers on interior spaces and female portraits, often depicting women in states of transition—floating, falling, dreaming, or transforming. Birds, stars, and natural elements frequently appear as symbols of spirit, movement, and connection to the natural world.
I exhibit online, including shows at Camelback Gallery, Light Space & Time Gallery, the National Art League, Art & Color 365 Magazine, the Colored Pencil Society of America, and the UK Colour Pencil Society. My visual work draws inspiration from John William Waterhouse, Frida Kahlo, Mary Cassatt, and Alphonse Mucha, blending emotional depth with intricate detail.
Awards/Recognitions/Features/Exhibitions
Afternoon Stroll, 2026, Honorable Mention, July Showcase, The Pencil Box
Blue Bench, 2026, Finalist, Reflections in Blue, Megalopolitan Gallery
Blue Bench, 2025, Bronze, Shades of Blue, Camelback Gallery
Breeze, 2023, Artistic Recognition, 2023 Drawings, Art&Color365
Breeze, Special Recognition for Excellence in Art, 14th Annual "All Women" Exhibition, Light Space & Time
Candy Hearts, 2025, Juried In, Inside the Lines 2025, UK Colour Pencil Society
Candy Hearts, 2025, Editor's Pick, Art Showcase October 2025, The Pencil Box
Candy Hearts, 2026, Featured Artist February 2026, The RavensPerch
Candy Hearts, 2025, Bronze, My Best Work of 2025, Camelback Gallery
Candy Hearts, 2025, Featured, December Issue, Color Magazine December 2025
Departure, 2023, Award for Distinction, Explore This!19, CPSA
Departure, 2023, Honorable Mention, 2023 Portraits, Art&Color365
Departure, 2022, Juried In, 92nd Annual Online, National Art League
Don't Go, 2024, Artistic Recognition, 2024 Artist's Choice, Art&Color365
Dream With Me, 2023, Artistic Recognition, 2023 Figural/People, Art&Color365W
Drifting, 2026, Finalist, Reflections in Blue, Megalopolitan Gallery
Entwined, 2025, Juried In, Inside the Lines 2025, UK Colour Pencil Society
Erratic Balloon, 2022, Juried In, 5th Annual Women Artists, Fusion Art
Fun with Kites, 2023, Finalist, 6th Women Artists Exhibition, Fusion Art
Fun with Kites, 2021, Special Recognition, All Women Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time
Her Favorite Place, 2024, Honorable Mention, 2024 Open, Art&Color365
Little Yellow Messenger, 2025, Honorable Mention, 2025 Drawings, Art&Color365
Little Yellow Messenger, 2025, Special Recognition, Figurative Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time
Reflection, 2025, Juried In, Inside the Lines 2025, UK Colour Pencil Society
Silence of Snow, 2024, Honorable Mention, 2024 Portraits, Art&Color365
Spring, in the Garden, Juried In, 93rd Annual Online, National Art League
Stages (Photo), 2022, 3rd Place, Small Works 2022, NAWA
The Dream, 2026, Featured Artist February 2026, The RavensPerch
The History of the Wind, 2026, Featured, August Showcase, The Pencil Box
The Inward Eye, 2026, Honorable Mention, Art Showcase February 2026, The Pencil Box
The Inward Eye, 2026, Featured Artist February 2026, The RavensPerch
The Letter, 2021, Juried In, 91st Annual Online, National Art League
The Reader, 2026, Finalist, Open Theme, Camelback Gallery
The Reader, 2026, Juried In, 95th Annual Online Exhibition, National Art League
The Two Muses, 2026, Featured Artist February 2026, The RavensPerch
To Thine Own Self Be True, 2026, Bronze, Open Theme, Camelback Gallery
Waiting at the Window, 2025, Honorable Mention, 2025 Portraits, Art&Color365
What Remains, 2025, Artistic Recognition, 2025 Open, Art&Color365
White Pearls, 2025, Juried In, Explore This!21, CPSA
White Pearls, 2024, Artistic Recognition, 2024 Drawings, Art&Color365
Wildflowers, 2025, Finalist, Artist's choice, Fusion Art
Wildflowers, 2026, Featured Artist February 2026, The RavensPerch
"Artist of the Day" National Association of Women Artists
“Artist of the Week” WLIW’s Ticket television show (Channel 21)
“Best New Entry – Fine Arts” Gallery North 41st Annual Outdoor Art Show
"Second Prize - Pastels, Graphics & Drawings" Gallery North 41st Annual Outdoor Art Show
Winner in the HAC’s 4th Annual Juried Photography Show
Mills Pond Gallery, St. James, NY
The Firefly Gallery, Northport, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Huntington, NY
The Unitarian Fellowship Gallery, Huntington, NY
Gallery North, Setauket, NY
The Long Island History Museum, Stonybrook, NY
The Art-trium Gallery, Melville, NY
Harborfields Public Library Gallery, Greenlawn, NY
The Main Street Petite Gallery, Huntington, NY
The NAWA Special Women/HERstory exhibition
One or More Poems Published In:
As it Ought To Be Magazine
Autumn Sky Poetry Daily
Bards Annual 2022
BigCityLit
Broad River Review
Celestal Review
First Literary Review-East
Green Ink Poetry
Green Shoes Sanctuary
Home Planet News
Long Island Quarterly
“Long Island Sounds 2005 & 2006” (North Sea Poetry Scene Press)
North Shore Woman's Newspaper
Northport Observer
Poetica Review
PPA Literary Review
Sanctuary Magazine
Sequoia Speaks from Word Poppy Press
Stripes Magazine
SurVision Magazine
The Agape Review
The Amethyst Review
The Crowstep Poetry Journal
The High Window
The Long Islander Newspaper
The RavensPerch
The Red Ogre Review
The Tipton Poetry Journal
The Trouvaille Review
Verse-Virtual
Writing In A Woman's Voice
Poetry Awards/Recognitions
"Paradise" Finalist in 2022 Rash Award in Poetry Contest
"Beast" First Place Winner in the Performance Poets Association Contest
"White Dress on a Clothesline" Winner of the 95th Moon Prize from Writing In A Woman's Voice
“Pieta" Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Featured American Poet, The High Window, Winter 2022 issue