about - Caitlin Garvey Photos

Artist Bio

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Caitlin Garvey is a photographer whose work explores the themes of identity and relationship. Drawing inspiration from the Shenandoah Valley, she ]utilizes nature as a metaphor to explore the concepts of self and belonging, while in relationship with one’s community and environment.

Garvey received a B.A. in journalism, a M.A. in English literature, a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law, and a L.L.M in international law from American University. Her work has been widely shown in galleries including the Torpedo Art Gallery, the Museum of the Shenandoah, Athenaeum Gallery, the Art League, Muse Vineyard, the Woodstock City Banner Project, and Falls Church Arts Center. She was honored to be part of the recent “Women of the DMV - Daughter of the Stars” exhibition and Garvey was listed as a “Must See” exhibit for the Climate Arts Beat Calendar in 2023 and 2024. She has been featured in solo shows at the Frame Factory & Galley, the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, the VECCA gallery, and Muse Vineyard. Most recently, she received an Honorable Mention award for her work in the juried show at the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Center.

Artist Statement

My work explores what it means to be human and humanity’s role within the world around us. I turn to nature as both subject and teacher, because the natural world reminds us that what appears simple is rarely simple at all. So much of who we are is shaped by forces not immediately visible: memory, ancestry, longing, belief, connection. This understanding led me to infrared photography, which records light beyond the spectrum of human sight. Infrared reveals what the naked eye cannot see. What first appears in the camera as a hazy red scene gradually transforms into a detailed, nuanced image in the studio. Layers emerge. Subtle tonalities reveal themselves. Information that was always present becomes perceptible. For me, infrared is both medium and metaphor. It mirrors the way identity is rooted in unseen structures, and how deeper truths reveal themselves through patient attention. Just as the landscape holds invisible wavelengths of light, we carry unseen histories and quiet strengths. When brought into awareness, these hidden elements reshape how we understand ourselves and our place within our community.

Art Resume

Featured Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition, “A Luminous Journey,” Muse Vineyard, July 2026

Solo Exhibition, “Glory to Glory,” Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, September-November 2025

Solo Exhibition, “Borderlands,” The Frame Factory & Gallery, July-August 2025

Solo Exhibition, “Petals Project,” Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, September-October 2024

Solo Exhibition, “Petals Project,” Fox Meadow Winery, February 2024-March 2025

Solo Exhibition, “Petals Project,” Valley Educational Center for the Creative Arts, May 2024

“Shenandoah Journey,” Honoring the Future’s Winter 2024 Climate Art Beat calendar

Two-Person Exhibition, “Journeys: Shenandoah and Beyond”, Muse Vineyard, November 2023

“Petals Project,” Honoring the Future’s Fall/Winter 2023 Climate Art Beat calendar

Solo Exhibition, “Mass on the Epiphany in Creation, A Eucharist Drawing on the Poetry of Mary Oliver,”

St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria, Virginia, January 12, 2020

Awards

Honorable Mention, “A Luminous Journey”, VMRC Juried Show, June 2026

Silver Award, “Shades of Green” exhibition, J. Mane Gallery, March 2024

Bronze Award, “Landscapes” exhibition, J. Mane Gallery, February 2024

1st place, Vecca “Photography” exhibition, June 2023

Honorable Mention, Neutral Density Photography Awards, November 2022

Honorable Mention, Moscow International Foto Awards, June 2022

1st place, Vecca “Photography” exhibition, June 2022

Best in Show, Vecca, “Pastels” exhibition, April 2022

2nd Place, Vecca “Photography” exhibition, Vecca, June 2021

2nd Place, “Towns and Rural Places” exhibition, 1650 Gallery, November 2016

Best of Section, The Gardeners of America Photography Competition, 2015

1st place, Garden Views category, Washington Gardener Magazine 2015 Photo Contest

1st place, Vegetables category, The Gardeners of America Photography Competition, 2014

1st place, Landscapes Category, The Gardeners of America Photography Competition, 2014

1st place, Garden Views, Washington Gardener Magazine Photography Contest, 2013

Public Collections

Custom Street Banners, “Bubbles,” Woodstock, Virginia, August 2025- September 2029

Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy, Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals

Custom Street Banners, “Chicken, Reflected,” Woodstock, Virginia, April 2023 - May 2027

Selected Juried Group Exhibitions

“Rooted in Nature”, Indiana University at Kokomo Art Gallery Juried Show, June 2026

Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community Juried Show, June 2026

Group Juried Show, The Legacy, June - August 2026

“Farm to Table”, ShenArts Juried Show, May-August 2026

“Spring Market”, Shen Arts Juried Show, April 2026

“Daughters of the Stars: Women Artists of the DMV”, Melissa Ichiuji Studio Gallery, October - December 2025

“Rooted Group Show”, The Barns at Rosemount, September - October 2025

“Peeking Through Group Show”, ShenArts Gallery, October 2025

“Rhythm and Renewal Group Show”, Muse Vineyard, September 2025

“Chiaroscuro” Decagon Gallery, April 2025

“Monochrome”, Vecca, January-February 2025

“Open Show”, Group Juried Show, The Art League, March 2024

“Images”, Group Juried Show, Falls Church Arts, February 2024

“Landscapes”, Group Juried Show, J. Mane Gallery, February 2024

“Blue”, Group Juried Show, ShenArts, Museum of the Shenandoah, October 2023

“Open Show”, Group Juried Show, The Art League, October 2023

“Open Show”, Group Juried Show, The Art League, September 2023

“Art on the Rocks”, Group Juried Show, The Art League, September 2023

“Woodstock, Virginia, Custom Street Banners Juried Competition”, April 2023 - May 2027

“Ripples and Reflections”, Group Juried Show, Muse Vineyards, August 2023

“Embody”, The Art League, August 2023

“Open Show”, Group Juried Show, The Art League, July 2023

“Landscapes”, Group Juried Show, The Art League, June 2023

“Open Show”, Group Juried Show, The Art League, July 2023

“Open Show” Group Juried Show, The Art League, April 2023

“Open Show” Group Juried Show, The Art League, March 2023

“Texture”, Group Juried Show, Falls Church Arts Gallery, March 2023

“Art in the Halls”, Group Juried Show, Museum of the Shenandoah, December 2022

“Museings”, Group Juried Show, Muse Vineyards, September 2022

“Potomac River Life” Group Juried Show, The Athenaeum Gallery, August 2022

“Black and White” Group Juried Show, Falls Church Arts Gallery, June 2022

“Landscapes” Group Juried Show, The Art League, June 2022

“Screen Dream” Group Juried Show, The Art League, April 2022

“Near and Far” Group Juried Show, Falls Church Arts Gallery, February 2022

“Nocturne” Group Juried Show, The Art League, January 2022

“Open Show” Group Juried Show, The Art League, December 2021

“Open Show” Group Juried Show, The Art League, November 2021

“Open Show” Group Juried Show, The Art League, October 2021

“Wine and Water”, Group Juried Show, Muse Winery, September 2021

“Landscapes” Group Juried Show, The Art League, June 2021

“Open Show,” Group Juried Show, The Art League, December 2020

“Feast,” Group Juried Show, The Art League, November 2020

“Towns and Rural Places,” Group Juried Show, 1650 Gallery, November 2016

“Culture,” Group Juried Show, Darkroom Gallery, March 2016

“Washington Gardener’s Magazine Annual Juried Show,” Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 2015

Selected Publications

Bold Journey Interview, May 2024

Featured Artist, “Just Because” Postcard, February 2024

“Wreaths Across America”, Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper, December 18, 2023

“A Sense of Autumn” and “Towards Great North Mountain” in the “Mountain Courier”, January 2023

“The Tiny Seed Journal”, June 2022

“The Frederick Cross,” The Hammer’s Blow: Journal of ABANA, Spring 2020

“Williamsburg Cottage,” The Gardeners of America 2020 Calendar

“Spring Green” and “Orange Queen,” The Gardeners of America 2018 Calendar

“Yellow Cosmos” and “Moth,” The Gardeners of America 2017 Calendar

“Butterfly Study,” Mount Vernon Gazette, November 2013

“Helping Hands”, Membership Brochure, The American Horticultural Society, 2013-2014

“Tulips” and “Yellow Tulips,” The Gardeners of America 2014 Calendar

Featured Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition, “Glory to Glory,” Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, September - November, 2025

Solo Exhibition, “Borderlands,” The Frame Factory & Gallery, July-August, 2025

Solo Exhibition, “Petals Project,” Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, September - October, 2024

Solo Exhibition, “Petals Project,” Fox Meadow Winery, February 2024 - March 2025