About the artist
I am an award‑winning artist and Pushcart‑nominated poet whose work explores transformation, nature, femininity, and the inner emotional landscape. 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 (where I was Featured American Poet), 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”)
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.
Visit my website for links to view my gallery and purchase giclee prints of my drawings on Etsy. https://victoriatwomey.com/
Links to purchase my book, Glimpse:
Kelsay Books: kelsaybooks.com/products/glimpse
Amazon: https://a.co/d/0b2LSxB4
Art Exhibitions
Camelback Gallery Open Theme 2026 Exhibition
Camelback Gallery My Best Work 2025 Exhibition
UK Colour Pencil Society Inside the Lines 2025 Exhibition
Art and Color 365 2025 Portraits Competition
Art and Color 365 2025 Drawings Competition
Art and Color 365 2025 Open Competition
Fusion Art Artist's Choice 2025
Art Light Space & Time Gallery Figurative Exhibition 2025
Camelback Gallery Shades of Blue 2025
Art Light Space & Time Gallery All Women Exhibition 2025
National Art League 93rd Annual Juried Open Exhibition
Art&Color365 2024 Artists Choice Competition
Light Space & Time Online Gallery Open Art Exhibition-November 2024
Art and Color 365 2024 Drawings Competition
Art and Color 365 2024 Portraits Competition
Art and Color 365 2024 Open Competition
National Art League 92nd Annual Juried Open Exhibition
Art and Color 365 2023 Figural/People Competition
Fusion Art's 6th Annual Women Artists Art Exhibition
Art and Color 365 2023 Drawing Competition
Art and Color 365 2023 Portraits Competition
Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! Exhibition 19
All Women Art Exhibition Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Fusion Art's 5th Annual Women Artists Art Exhibition
The NAWA Summer Small Works Exhibition, 2022
The National Art League 91st Annual Juried Open Exhibition
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
Awards/Recognitions
"Bronze award" Camelback Gallery My Best Work of 2026 juried exhibition
Finalist Camelback Gallery My Best Work of 2026 juried exhibition
"Bronze award" Camelback Gallery My Best Work of 2025 juried exhibition
"Honorable Mention" Art and Color 365 2025 Drawings Competition
"Artistic Recognition" Art and Color 365 2025 Open Competition
"Special Recognition Award" Art Light Space & Time Gallery Figurative Exhibition 2025
"Bronze Award" Camelback Gallery "Shades of Blue 2025" International Exhibition
"Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Art" Light Space & Time Gallery "All Women" Exhibition 2025
"Artistic Recognition Award" Art&Color365 2024 Artists Choice Competition
"Special Merit Recognition" Light Space & Time Online Gallery Open Art Exhibition- November 2024
"Artistic Recognition" Art and Color 365 2024 Drawings Competition
"Honorable Mention" Art and Color 365 2024 Portraits Competition
"Honorable Mention" Art and Color 365 2024 Open Competiton
"Artist Recognition Award" Art and Color 365 2023 Figural/People Competition
"Artist Recognition Award" Art and Color 365 2023 Drawings Competition
"Honorable Mention" Art and Color 365 2023 Portraits Competition
"PanPastel Award for Distinction" Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! Exhibition 19
"Special Recognition Award" All Women Art Exhibition Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
"Third Place" NAWA Summer Small Works Exhibition, 2022
"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
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
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