Ali Cavanaugh (American, b. 1973) is an internationally represented fine artist. She studied painting at Kendall College of Art and Design and the New York Studio Residency Program in New York City, earning a BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in 1995. At the age of 22, she co-founded an atelier -The New School Academy of Fine Art- in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2000. It was during her seven years in Santa Fe that she developed her modern fresco process on kaolin clay. Her paintings have been the subject of numerous national and international solo and group exhibitions. Cavanaugh's paintings have been featured on book covers, countless internet features such as the Huffington Post, Fine Art Connoisseur, Hi-Fructose and in numerous print publications including The New York Times Magazine, American Art Collector, American Artist Watercolor. She has painted portraits for TIME magazine and The New York Times. Her work is featured in more than 400 private and corporate collections throughout the North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. She currently lives in St Louis, Missouri with her husband and their four children. I strive to paint not only the delicate features of the external person but to capture the tender unseen presence that transcends understanding in the depth of a soul. In my experience in working with the people that I paint, I repeatedly discover the profound mystery of existence. Education 1995 BFA Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI 1994 New York Studio Residency Program, New York City Exhibitions Fluent, The Vendue, 2015 ArtHamptons 2015, via Gold Gallery 35th Anniversary Show, Wally Workman Gallery, 2015 Immerse Solo Exhibition, Gold Gallery, 2015 Gold vs Silver, Robert Lange Studios, 2015 Immerse Solo Exhibition, Sirona Fine Art, 2015 I See A Pattern, Robert Lange Studios, 2014 Women Painting Women, RJD Gallery, 2014 20 Year Anniversary Group Exhibition, 2014 Art Fair AD 20/21 Boston, Gold Gallery, 2014 40 & Under Group Exhibition, Elliott Fouts Gallery, 2014 Transient Life, 33 Contemporary, 2014 Figurative Invitational, Miller Gallery, 2014 The New Real 2, Tinney Contemporary, 2014 Summer Salon, Rarity Gallery, 2014 Summer Salon, Rarity Gallery, 2013 Evolution Group Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2013 Odyssey Solo Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2013 North vs. South Group Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2013 Glance at the Sun Group Exhibition, GF Contemporary, 2013 Five Year Anniversary Show, DK Gallery, 2013 9 Striped Works, Sarah Bain Gallery, 2012 Nuance Group Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2012 Everything Changes Group Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2012 100 Degrees Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2012 Debut Showing Group Exhibition, Gold Gallery, 2012 The New Real Group Exhibition, Tinney Contemporary, 2012 Group Exhibition July, L Ross Gallery, 2012 Group Exhibition December, L Ross Gallery, 2012 Arcs and Angles Group Exhibition , Robert Lange Studios, 2011 AD 20/21 Boston, GF Contemporary, 2011 SF Fine Art Fair, GF Contemporary, 2011 Rivers Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2011 Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, 2011 Figurative Show Group Exhibition, DK Gallery, 2011 What We Choose Group Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2011 After Dark Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2011 Fortunate Group Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2011 Group Exhibition, GF Contemporary, 2011 Small Works Group Exhibition, GF Contemporary, 2010 Holiday Exhibition/Gallery Artists Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, 2010 30th Anniversary Show Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2010 In a Moment of Unintended Pause Solo Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2010 Women Painting Women Group Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2010 Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, 2010 ACT Invitational Group Exhibition, The Gallery at Round Top, 2010 A Grand Affair Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2010 Brilliance in the Lost Moment of Hesitation Solo Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, 2009 Brilliance in the Lost Moment of Hesitation Solo Exhibition, Merchant Street Gallery, 2009 Group Exhibition, GF Contemporary, 2009 Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, 2009 Feast Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2009 Miniatures 2009: Portraits Group Exhibition, Daniel North Gallery, 2009 Black vs. White Group Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, 2009 The Grand Affair Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2009 Twelve Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2008 Cinco Group Exhibition, Bering and James Gallery, 2008 A Grand Affair Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2008 Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, 2008 The Boat Show Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2008 Red, Art Houston Group Exhibition, Bering and James Gallery, 2008 Modest Minotaur Group Exhibition, Bering and James Gallery, 2008 Affordable Art Fair, via 707 Contemporary, 2007 The Portrait Group Exhibition, Bering and James Gallery, 2007 Alice in Wonderland Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2007 Cinco Group Exhibition, Bering and James Gallery, 2007 Zina Garrison Benefit/Invitational Group Exhibition, Bering and James Gallery, 2007 Red Hot Party Group Exhibit, 707 Contemporary, 2007 A Door Within a Girl Solo Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2006 Red Group Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, 2006 Inside the Everyday Solo Exhibition, Katrina Lasko Gallery, 2005 The Chair-ity Auction/Invitational Group Exhibition, Gerald Peters Gallery, 2005 Collection of Painters Group Exhibition, Katrina Lasko Gallery, 2004 Sensual or Erotic Group Exhibition, Katrina Lasko Gallery, 2003 Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire Group Exhibition, Katrina Lasko Gallery, 2003 Real Places and Hidden Spaces Solo Exhibition, Katrina Lasko Gallery, 2002 Girl Scouts of Michigan Trails Benefit Show/Invitational – Winner of People's Choice Award, Kendall College of Art and Design, Kendall Gallery, 2001 Revelation of Resolution - Solo Exhibition, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, 2000 Art Books Juried Group Show, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, 2000 West Michigan Regional Competition Juried Exhibition, Lowell Area Arts Council, 1999 Group Exhibition, Third Stone Gallery, 1999 Time and Movement Solo Exhibition, Franklin Riley, 1998 Group Exhibition, Franklin Riley Gallery, 1998 Recent Paintings, The Voice of a Child, Solo Exhibition The New Gallery, 1997 Festival of the Arts Regional Art Exhibition Juried Group Exhibition, Grand Rapids Art Museum , 1996 Festival of the Arts Regional Art Exhibition Juried Group Exhibition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1995 New York Paintings Solo Exhibition, Kendall College of Art and Design, Gallery 104, 1995 Group Exhibition of the Student's of the New York Studio Program, The Tribeca Studio, 1994 Squarefoot Group Exhibition, Kendall College of Art and Design, Kendall Gallery, 1993 Autobiography/Biography Juried Group Exhibition, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1993 Publications American Art Collector 100th Issue, Cover, p 49, p154, February 2014 Nashville Arts, Cover, p 88-89, June 2014 Nashville Arts, August 2014, p 72-75 Watercolor Artist, 5th Annual Watercolor Showcase, p 32, April 2014 PoetsArtists: Raw Beauty, Issue #55, May 2014 PoetsArtists: Celebration, Issue #56, June 2014 St. Austin Review, p 23, May/June 2014 The Mockingbird, Cover, Winter 2014 The Mockingbird, p 91, Summer 2014 Ampersand Spokesperson, my paintings used on all promotional materials such as brochures and art supply store banners Huffington Post, September 3rd, 2013 Fine Art Connoisseur, September 2013 Hi Fructose, January 5th, 2013 American Art Collector, p 95, p 110-111, September 2013 Empty: Issue 22, p 28-33, 2013 New York Times Magazine, Year End Commemorative Issue, Chavela Vargas, December 2012 American Art Collector, p 56, November 2012 St. Austin Review, Fall Issue 2012 Les Bonnes Personnes, Novel by V. Papineau, Cover Artist, 2012 The Artist's Magazine, March 2011 The Art of Watercolour, Summer Issue 2011 l'Art de l'Aquarelle, Summer Issue 2011 American Art Collector, May 2011 American Art Collector, October 2011 American Art Collector, November 2011 St. Louis Review, April 1st, 2011 Daniel Smith Reference Catalogue, 2011-2012 American Art Collector, November 2010 Artsee Magazine, November/December 2010 New American Paintings No.88, 2010 573 Insider, Cover Artist, September/October 2010 Envoy Volume 9.3, 2010 Charleston Contemporary Arts Examiner, January 2010 ARTnews, Editorial Review, p 134-135, October Issue 2009 American Art Collector, Cover Artist, December 2009 Watercolor Artist, Delicate Dichotomies, December 2009 The Memphis Flyer, June 2009 The Commercial Appeal, June 2009 International Artist, Finalist in International Figurative Competition, December 2008 American Artist, Watercolor Featured Artist, Fall Issue 2008 Art Calendar Magazine, Cover Artist, August 2008 Daniel Smith Catalogue, Full page feature in Summer Art Supply Catalog, 2008 Southwest Art, Artist to Watch, September 2006