Artist BioDotti Stone is a studio artist at Bower Center for the Arts in Bedford VA where she teaches adult and youth mosaics classes. She relocated to Southwestern Virginia in 2007 after many years as a professional photographer in the Washington DC area and as owner and designer at Great Falls Stained Glass creating commissioned glass work and teaching classes. Her formal art education was received at Richmond Professional Institute (now VCU).
In 2004 Stone took up mosaics. She relocated to Wirtz VA in 2007 has worked continuously as a mosaic artist and teacher of this centuries old art form. After maintaining a home studio for a couple of years she opened a studio in Bower Center for the Arts and in 2010 moved to Bedford to be close to Bower Center, the studio, and be part of a growing arts community. In 2018, she set up a second studio in Studios 207 in the Electric Company: Art & More at 207 East Depot Street in Bedford, VA. |
Exhibit Highlights2018
The Electric Company Gallery – Nov-Dec, group exhibit: Blue Ridge Mosaic Artists 2016 WVTF – Roanoke VA, May-July Mosaics: Classical Meets Contemporary IV, mosaics by Dotti Stone and Stephen Brailo Arts Depot, Abingdon VA, Sep-Nov Mosaics: Classical Meets Contemporary V, mosaics by Dotti Stone and Stephen Brailo 2015 The Electric Company Artists' Co-op – Bedford VA. February 2015 – Featured Artist exhibit – New Orleans, Big Easy” Visions Theme Roanoke College, Olin Hall Galleries Biennial Juried Exhibition – Salem VA, March Academy of Fine Arts – Lynchburg VA – Upfront Gallery, November Mosaics: Classical Meets Contemporary III, mosaics by Dotti Stone and Stephen Brailo 2014 Academy of Fine Arts – Lynchburg VA – National Juried Exhibition, April St John's Episcopal, Fauber Gallery – Lynchburg VA May-July – Mosaics: Classical Meets Contemporary II, mosaics by Dotti Stone and Stephen Brailo 2013 MOarts Gallery – Moneta VA – Mosaics: Classical Meets Contemporary – Oct Mosaics by Dotti Stone and Stephen Brailo RPI Retrospective – Richmond VA – exhibition at VCU by RPI graduates Roanoke College, Olin Hall Galleries Biennial Juried Exhibition – Salem VA, March 2012 Westlake 5th Annual Juried Exhibition – Hardy VA – June-July WVTF – Roanoke VA – League of Roanoke Artist Group Exhibit – April/May/June Ciel Gallery, Charlotte NC – Juried Exhibition, April-May 2011 Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg VA – solo exhibition, Oct National Juried Mosaic Exhibition on Cape Cod – Falmouth MA, July -Sept 2010 Rome Art Coterie 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition – Rome GA – April League of Roanoke Artists Annual Showcase of Arts, Roanoke VA 1st Place – "Remnant: Winter White" "More Than A Mountain" – Juried exhibition 75th anniversary to commemorate the Blue Ridge Parkway – Bedford VA, May- July 2009 Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC – Juried Exhibitions, Mar/Apr & Nov '09-Jan '10 2008 League of Roanoke Artists Annual Showcase of Arts, Roanoke VA 2nd Place – "Jewel of the Hancock" Ciel Gallery, Charlotte NC – 3 Juried Exhibitions – Sept, Oct & Dec Australian Zoo – Brisbane, Australia - Mosaic included in Steve Irwin Tribute Mural, a mosaic project compiled of works (animals, birds & plant-life) by world-wide mosaic artists and assembled and installed by Oz Mosaic of Brisbane |
Publications2018
Creations: Contemporary Decorative Mosaic (March, 2018) Published by Jacqueline Iskander (2018) 2013 Bedford Bulletin (Oct 2, 2013) “MOarts Gallery to Host Mosaics in October”. Smith Mountain Eagle (Oct 2, 2013) “Mosaics: Classical Meets Contemporary”. 2010 Laker Magazine (Jan/Feb 2010) “Fragments to Fine Art”. 2009 Bedford Bulletin (Oct 21, 2009) “Specializing in Mosaics”. Mosaic Artist Org forum – “Remnant” featured mosaic of the month for October-December. Art by Lee Ann Petropoulos blog – Stone featured as the October “Meet the Artist”. Bedford Bulletin (Sept 23, 2009)– featured instructor in article “Bower Center for the Arts announces fall classes, workshops”. International Portfolio of Contemporary Mosaic Art 5 - two mosaic entries accepted. Smith Mountain Eagle (02/25/09) Stone interviewed for People in the Spotlight feature story. 2008 Ciel Gallery – “Child of Rajasthan” included in Contemporary Mosaic Art exhibition catalog International Portfolio of Contemporary Mosaic Art 4 - two mosaic entries accepted. 2007 International Portfolio of Contemporary Mosaic Art 3 - two mosaic entries accepted. |