Arlington, Virginia artist Sandi Parker works in oil, with a specialty in Provence and Tuscan landscapes, seascapes, and youth sports. She also has a line of sea-inspired jewelry called "Sandi Sea Designs."

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 Little City Studios and Gallery at Stifel and Capra, 260 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, Va, the Arlington Arts Gallery, 5179 Lee Highway, Arlington, Va, at local cafes and offices in and around Arlington and at numerous art shows in the area. Her work has won numerous awards and been profiled in the press.

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. 

  
At inMOTION solo show 2011                    Working in studio

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

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

Solo Shows  

2011    inMOTION: celebrating arlington high school athletics
          Cassatt's Cafe and Gallery, Arlington, VA; Westover Library,
          Arlington, VA; Curves, Falls Church, VA; Cosi Cafe, Arlington, VA

2007    Landscapes and Little League
          Century 21 Gallery, Arlington, VA

Selected Group Exhibitions  

2011      "Art in City Hall" Juried Show (3 pieces accepted)
            Honorable Mention, Cheering From The Dugout
            The Art League, Del Ray Artisans and Torpedo Factory
            Artists Association, Alexandria, Virginia
            Juror:  Ginger Hammer, Nat'l Gallery of Art, Washington DC       

2010       "Art in City Hall" Juried Show (2 pieces accepted)
            The Art League, Del Ray Artisans and Torpedo Factory
            Artists Association
            Alexandria, Virginia
            Juror:  Liz Vorlicek, Co-curator, Angie Newman Johnson
            Gallery       

2010     Women's Health Virginia "Reflecting Women's Wellness 2010" 
            Juried Show, in conjunction with "Minds Wide Open"
            Virginia celebrates Women in the Arts"
            Richmond, Virginia
            Jurors: Andrea Douglas, Curator of Collections & Exhibits, UVA Art
            Museum; Maggie Guggenheimer, Executive Director, Piedmont
            Council for the Arts; Holly Morrison, Chair, Dept. of Painting &
            Printmaking, VCU

2010     Art League "HerStory" Juried Show
            in conjunction with "Minds Wide Open:
            Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts"
            Alexandria, Virginia
            Juror: Barbara Ratchko, Artist

2010     Arlington Artists Alliance "La Femme" Juried Show
            in conjunction with "Minds Wide Open:
            Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts"
            Arlington, Virginia
            Juror: Kathrin Halpern, Smithsonian Art Collectors Program

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

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

2009      Arlington Artists Alliance "East Meets West" Juried Show
            Arlington, Virginia
            Juror: Wilford 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
            Arlington, Virginia
            Juror: Beth Baldwin, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities,
            Washington, DC 

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

2007 - present    Numerous monthly Art League juried shows, Alexandria,
                        Virginia  

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 - 2011   Scholarship Chair, Arlington Artists Academy
2006 - 2009  Board Member, Arlington Artists Alliance