We are Whole: Intentions for Healing with Virginia Shepley

Virginia Shepley at Gaia:

This November, Gaia welcomes artist Virginia Shepley for a solo exhibition of her abstract works on paper.

Exhibition: November 1-30, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14, 2 to 4 pm. Free and open to everyone.
Location: Gaia Boutique, 45 Miller St, Winston-Salem

Virginia’s work begins with repetition. She builds each piece slowly with rhythmic, meditative markings on watercolor paper, layering gouache, pencil, and ink until the surface fills with biomorphic forms and flowing lines. She lets the natural character of the paper guide the image, and the drawings feel grown rather than made.

Her palette is drawn from earth and skin tones, a deliberate nod to the shared experience of being human. The color is warm and grounding, and it hums. Her work is often described as vibrational, and it hovers between the physical world and the invisible.

Beneath the surface is a larger question. Inspired by Eastern philosophies, Virginia explores unity and duality, the push and pull of opposites, and the search for balance. Her imagery draws on the body, on nature, and on the spiritual, and each piece offers a quiet place to land.

Virginia holds an MFA in Painting from John F. Kennedy University’s Arts and Consciousness program in Berkeley, California. Her work has been shown in solo exhibitions in California and North Carolina and lives in private collections around the world. Today she works from her farm in North Carolina, and the patience of that setting shows in every line.

Join us on November 14. Come meet the artist, see the work in person, and spend an afternoon with us at Gaia Boutique, 45 Miller St. There’s no cost to attend, and everyone is welcome.

Follow Virginia on Instagram at @virginiashepley1 or visit virginiashepley.com to explore her portfolio ahead of the show.