Arlington, Virginia artist Sandi Parker works in oil, with a specialty in Provence and Tuscan landscapes, seascapes, and youth sports.

An active member and former Board member of the Arlington Artists Alliance in Arlington, Virginia, Sandi is also a member of the Art League of Alexandria, Virginia, Falls Church Arts in Falls Church, Virginia and the Rehoboth Art League in Rehoboth, Delaware.  Sandi exhibits and sells her work out of her studio/gallery at Stifel and Capra, 260 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, Va, at local cafes and offices in and around Arlington and at numerous art shows in the area. She has been awarded an equal merit award in an Art League of Alexandria all-media juried members show; had a piece accepted into the Arlington Artists Alliance 2007 color school show Irreplaceable Hue, juried by renowned color school artist Sam Gilliam, and was recently awarded Third Place for her painting "Hong Kong Marketplace" in the Show East Meets West, sponsored by the Arlington Artists Alliance and juried by Wilford W. Scott of the National Gallery of Art.

The Kids Fitting In Fund

Sandi donates a portion of proceeds from art sold to help lower income students at area middle and high schools in her hometown of Arlington through a fund she created called The Kids Fitting In Fund.  For more information on the charity or to learn how you can help, click on the "Sandi's Charity" tab. 

Above left:  At solo show of baseball paintings June 2007   Above right: working in the studio

Awards

2009     Third Place, Hong Kong Marketplace
            Arlington Artists Alliance "East Meets West" Juried Show
            Juror:  Wilford W. Scott, National Gallery of Art WashingtonDC 

2007     Honorable Mention, Darke County, Ohio
            Art League All Media Juried Membership Show
            Juror: Marlene Rothacker, International Arts & Artists,
            Washington DC  

Solo Shows  

2007     Landscapes and Little League
           Century 21 Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions 

2009     "Art in City Hall: Our Town" Juried Show
            The Art League, Del Ray Artisans and Torpedo Factory
            Artists Association
            Juror: Chris Haggerty, Professor of Art, Marymount University 

2009     Arlington Artists Alliance "Point of View" Juried Show
            Juror: Linda Hafer, Executive Director, The Art League,
            Alexandria, VA

2009      Arlington Artists Alliance "East Meets West" Juried Show
            Juror: Wilford W. Scott, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

2008     "Art in City Hall" Biannual Juried Show
            The Art League, Del Ray Artisans and Torpedo Factory
            Artists Association
            Juror: Beth Baldwin, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities,
            Washington, DC 

2007     Arlington Artists Alliance "Irreplaceable Hue" Juried Show
           Juror: Sam Gilliam, renowned Color School artist, Washington, DC 

2007 - present    Numerous monthly Art League juried shows  

Memberships   

Arlington Artists Alliance, Arlington, VA 
The Art League, Alexandria, VA
Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA
Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth, Delaware

Volunteer Art Positions

2009 - present   Scholarship Chair, Arlington Artists Academy
2006 - 2009  Board Member, Arlington Artists Alliance