2026-2027 Meetings and Events
All presentations occur during SAG’s regular monthly meetings at Grace Presbyterian Church, 7434 Bath St., Springfield, Virginia, at 7 p.m.
In January and February, these meetings take place on Zoom. Meetings are free and open to the public.
Open Studio, an open painting workshop, takes place on Zoom the first and third Wednesday of the month at 1 o’clock. The Zoom link will be emailed to members.
SAG activities are funded in part by a grant from Arts Fairfax
SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Liang Wei
Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Chinese Calligraphy
Liang Wei’s work reflects deep cultural roots, refined technique,
and a vibrant contemporary voice.
OCTOBER 14, 2026
Chica Brunsvold
Zooillogicals ® – Perceiving and painting the hidden animals in a composition
SAG Fall Virtual Show November 7, 2026 – January 9, 2027
NOVEMBER 11, 2026
Alison Sigethy
“Full Circle” is how sculptor Alison Sigethy describes her life.
“I just always made things,” says Sigethy. While Sigethy enjoyed
drawing as a child, she was compelled by sculpture—particularly
kinetic sculpture. In 2001, she started working in glass and was
hooked. She now works out of a studio at the Torpedo Factory and
has completed glass sculptural commissions, drawing from her love
of the ocean, for numerous public and private clients.
HOLIDAY PARTY. DECEMBER 9, 2026 . No Speaker.
JANUARY 13, 2027 (Via Zoom)
Missy Dunaway
Missy Dunaway is an interdisciplinary artist based in Portland,
Maine. Her work blends painting with research, investigating
connections between art, literature, history, and the natural world.
Her projects have explored Anatolian textiles, classical painting
techniques, ornithology, and Shakespearean literature. Dunaway is
a recipient of a Folger Institute Artistic Research Fellowship She
has illustrated book covers for acclaimed authors and she penned
21 articles for the Folger Shakespeare’s Library’s blog,
Shakespeare & Beyond.
FEBRUARY 10, 2027 (via Zoom)
Sandy Applegate
Sandy’s artwork deals with shape, color and ideas, definitely
with her own version of reality. She works primarily in acrylic
or watercolor with pen with ink. Another medium is oil-based
ink in which she creates Mono prints on paper or canvas, a
method learned from Shy Rabbit’s Michael Coffee — his
reductive-ink process. She often incorporates mixed media to
create unusual effects.
MARCH 10, 2027
Barbara Dove
Textile and art quilt collage – I create art quilts for display on the
wall. My style is impressionistic whereby I collage fabrics using
raw edge applique to create a scene. I specialize in landscapes and
incorporate generally accepted art principles and elements. I
particularly enjoy working with color. My work has been exhibited
internationally and published in books and Quilting Arts magazine.
I also belong to Studio Art Quilt Associates and the Alexandria
Art League.
SAG Spring Virtual Show 2027
APRIL 14, 2027
Don Viehman
Contemporary enamel and cloisonné – Enameling as a medium,
and especially the technique of cloisonné, has served me as an art
form, an occupation, an intellectual and emotional challenge, and a
deep and meaningful means of personal expression. It has always
been difficult and always absorbing. Creating cloisonné pieces
began as an occupational experiment and an ever widening lifetime
involvement when I initially joined with two other artists in 1979 in
California to form “The Cloisonné Collection.” Eventually in 2005,
I obtained a studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria,
VA, where my work and workspace are on exhibit today.
MAY 12, 2027
Teresa Oaxaca
Contemporary Realist Painter – Teresa Oaxaca is an American
born artist based currently in Washington D.C. She is a full time
painter whose works can be seen in collections and galleries
throughout the US and internationally. Her talent has been
recognized and rewarded by museums and institutions such as the
American Museum of the Cowboy, The former Corcoran Gallery of
Art, and the Museu Europeu D’Art Modern in Barcelona. My work
is about pleasing the eye. I paint light and the way it falls. Simple
observation reveals beauty; often it is found in the unconventional.
Because of this I have learned to take particular delight in unusual
pairings of subject matter.
JUNE 9, 2027
Annual Critique of Works-in-Progress
This is not a judging of a final piece of artwork. This critique is
meant to assist each artist in completing their artwork through
helpful constructive comments.
SAG Green Spring Gardens Show 2027
