Our Art
At The Virginian Hotel, we have a carefully curated selection of art by artists that represent the heart of Virginia. In 2021, The Virginian was recognized with the Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Magnificent Art Collections designation.
We also partner with the Academy of Fine Arts to showcase a different local artist every quarter. Please inquire at the front desk if you’d like to purchase one of our guest artists’ works. They can be viewed outside the Grand Ballroom.
Featured Artists
Kevin Chadwick
After graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1976, Kevin found his career immediately took off and has taken many artistic turns through the years. Landing his first job as an illustrator while still in school, Kevin worked for a national glassware company illustrating for corporations such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Hallmark Cards, and Twentieth Century Fox. Upon moving to Washington, D.C., in 1978, Kevin first freelanced as a magazine illustrator until 1984 when he decided to form his own firm, Chadwick Design Incorporated. First specializing in theatrical graphics, Kevin also illustrated for national ad agencies along with National Geographic, The Washington Post, PBS, the Kennedy Center, and New York Times Book Review. Kevin now works out of the historic city of Lynchburg, Virginia, painting full time. His portraits and figurative works can be found in collections around the world.
James Bennett
James Bennett’s professional career as an illustrator started soon after receiving recognition from the Society of Illustrators and RSVP as a scholarship student at the School of Visual Arts in New York. His conceptually humorous illustrations have since appeared as covers and interior pieces for The New York Times, The L.A. Times, Forbes, Time, Sports Illustrated, The Weekly Standard, Mad, Business Week, and the New York, Smithsonian, Reader's Digest, Yankee, Golf, and Philadelphia magazines, among others. He has also produced art for RCA Records, American Express, Paramount Pictures, Citibank, Hasbro, and Milton Bradley. James Bennett has completed a number of picture books, two of which have appeared in the top 5 of the New York Times Best Seller list. "Tell Me A Scary Story... But Not Too Scary," written by Carl Reiner, and the picture book "Halloween," written by Jerry Seinfeld.