About

Artist Statement

With the perspective of a mother, my current body of work focuses on the landscape as setting for childhood experience. The paintings are snapshots of my daily life trailing behind my sons on our outdoor explorations. These scenes, which many adults pass by without a second thought, are for children places of potential games, craft, escape, connection, mystery, and memory. 

Artist Bio

Jamie Hurst is a Fine Artist born in 1984 in Clearwater, Florida. After living as an expatriate for many years, she is now based in the Greater Washington DC area. Jamie Hurst received her BFA in Art History from the University of Florida in 2006. 

Jamie’s paintings have been featured in several recent solo spotlight exhibitions including Touchstone Gallery 50 for 50 Showcase Artist and Artist in Residence for Artcelerate (A Place for Play). Her work has been in several group shows including Winter Blues, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Virginia, and Figure (virtual), Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC. In addition, a solo show The Blue Coat at Arts Mosaic, Virginia.

Before focusing on her fine art practice, she was an art historian at Sotheby’s in New York and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC. She also published a lifestyle digital blog and print magazine called High Heeled Traveler.

https://jamiehurst.art/ 

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Education

B.A. History of Art, University of Florida 2006

Exhibitions

50 for 50 Showcase Artist, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC September 2026
A Place for Play, Artcelerate Artist in Residence solo show, Scott’s Addition Made in VA, April - May 2026
Outsiders Only, The Grounds of Livev, Vienna, VA, October 2025
Collection of Collards paintings, Vintage Gallery, Marshall, VA, October 2024 - January 2025
Rokeby Community Festival, Rokeby Farm, Oak Spring Foundation, Virginia, September 2024
Intuitive Gestures, King Street Collective, Leesburg, Virginia, June - August 2024
Member Group Show, Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, Virginia, June - July 2024 
Figure (virtual), Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC, Jan - Mar 2024
The Blue Coat, solo show, Mosaic ARTs Gallery, Virginia, Jan - Feb 2024
Winter Blues, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Virginia, Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
Employee Art Show, Sotheby’s New York, New York City, 2009

Collections

Commissioned works on paper, claybord, and garments held in private collections in the United States and Europe since 2003.

Related Experience

Pre and Post Sale Coordinator, Fine Books and Manuscripts, Sotheby’s, New York 2007-2011
Curatorial Assistant, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 2011-2013
High Heeled Traveler, blog and print magazine, various global locations, 2011-2015