(b. 1994) Victoria Steel is a contemporary realist fine artist and head instructor of ÀNI Art Academy America. Victoria’s artworks can be found in private collections across the United States and have been exhibited within venues in areas such as NYC, Tulsa, and Philadelphia. Most notably, in 2021, her work was featured in the exhibition Women Painting – All Over the World at the MEAM Museu Europeu d’Art Modern in Barcelona, Spain.
Victoria was born in Miami, Florida, but was raised mostly in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Victoria Steel is an alumnus and graduate of Ani Art Academy Waichulis. She now resides in Red Bank, New Jersey, with her artist husband, Kevin Moore.
Victoria Steel has taught various art classes and workshops in and around the area. She has also acted as Gallery Director and Art Consultant at a local contemporary art gallery, during which she maintained two pop-up locations in New York City.
"The passing of time is an awareness I wish the viewer to sense and grasp when viewing my art. In each work, I strive to share a fondness for clouded nostalgia, unknown futures, and the imaginative."
Education
2012- 2017 Ani Art Academy Waichulis
Exhibition History
- 2024 Crystal Blue Persuasion | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, OK
- 2023 Ladies in the Front | Parlor Gallery | Asbury Park, NJ
- 2023 The Many Faces at Peto | John F. Peto Studio Museum | Island Heights, NJ
- 2023 Women's Exhibition | Dacia Gallery | NYC, NY
- 2023 Where It's Always Sunny | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, OK
- 2022 Worlds Apart: A Women’s Exhibition | DETOUR Gallery | Red Bank, NJ
- 2021 Five and Under | Arcadia Contemporary | NYC, NY
- 2021 Women Painting - All Over the World | MEAM · Museu Europeu d'Art Modern | Barcelona, Spain
- 2021 Landscapes | 33 Contemporary | Artsy
- 2021 Be My Valentine Pop-Up | 33 Contemporary | Artsy
- 2021 Radical Botanicals | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2020 Neoclassicism | Haven Gallery | Northport, New York
- 2020 Small Works | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2020 5 x 5" Project | Abend Gallery | Denver, Colorado
- 2020 Shakespearean | Haven Gallery | Northport, New York
- 2020 Duets | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2019 Enigma | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2019 5 x 5 Project | Abend Gallery | Denver, CO
- 2019 Square Pegs | Parlor Gallery | Asbury Park, NJ
- 2019 Music Box IV | Haven Gallery | Northport, New York
- 2018 Little Big IV | Haven Gallery | Northport, New York
- 2018 28th Annual Holiday Miniatures Show | Abend Gallery | Denver, Colorado
- 2018 Rear Window | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2018 5 x 5" Project | Abend Gallery | Denver, Colorado
- 2018 The Nature Of | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2018 Time | Haven Gallery | Northport, New York
- 2018 Imagine | Rehs Contemporary Gallery Inc. | New York, New York
- 2018 Clue | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2018 Peripheral Glances | Detour Framing | Red Bank, NJ
- 2017 The Good, The Bad, The WTF | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2017 IX ARTS / ILLUXCON Main Show | GoggleWorks | Reading, PA
- 2017 Capturing Realism | Misericordia University | Dallas, PA
- 2017 International Art Renewal Center's Salon Exhibit 2015-2016 | MEAM | Barcelona, Spain
- 2017 International Art Renewal Center's Salon Exhibit 2015-2016 | Salmagundi Club | NYC
- 2017 The Red Show | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2016 The Cauldron | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2016 From Near And Far | AFA Gallery | Scranton, Pennsylvania
- 2016 Fahrenheit | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2016 Synesthesia | Rehs Contemporary Gallery Inc. | New York, New York
- 2016 International Art Renewal Center's Salon Exhibit 2014-2015 | Salmagundi Club | NYC
- 2015 International Art Renewal Center's Salon Exhibit 2014-2015 | MEAM | Barcelona, Spain
- 2015 The Birds | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2015 Capturing Realism | Misericordia University | Dallas, PA
- 2015 Lollipop Guild | Lovetts Gallery | Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2015 Sexes | Rehs Contemporary Gallery Inc. | New York, New York
- 2014 Heart of Wires | Arch Enemy Arts | Philadelphia, PA
- 2014 Small Works, Big Ideas | Mainstreet Gallery | Kingston, PA
- 2014 Heroes, Villians, Myths, & Legends | Rehs Contemporary Gallery Inc. | New York, New York
Awards
- 11th Annual ARC Salon - 1st Place Drawing Category Award
- 2015 Art Renewal Center Scholarship Competition - 1st Place
- 2015 Illuxcon Scholarship
- 2016 Portrait Society's "Art of the Portrait" Conference Scholarship
- 12th Annual ARC Salon - Finalist & Purchase Award
- 13th Annual ARC Salon - Finalist Award
- 14th Annual ARC Salon - Finalist Award
- 2021- Boldbrush February - Third Place Award
- 2024 Salmagundi Club Junior/Scholarship Exhibition - 1st Place
Publications
- The Lunar Codex Project https://www.lunarcodex.com/
- #44 | The Guide Artists Magazine
- 2019 Southwest Art Magazine | 21 Under 31 https://www.southwestart.com/featured/21-under-31-young-artists-to-watch-in-2019-victoria-steel
- 2018 Fine Art Connoisseur | Art Today Article https://fineartconnoisseur.com/2018/04/imaginative-realism-art/
- #15 | The Guide Artists Magazine
- #14 | The Guide Artists Magazine
- Infected by Art | Volume 6
- Infected by Art | Volume 3
- Strokes of Genius 7: Depth, Dimension + Space
Curation
- 2016 From Near and Far | AFA Gallery | Scranton, PA
- 2021 & 2022 | Exhibitions @ DETOUR Gallery | Red Bank, NJ