Edward Obermeyer is a Post Aboriginal Modernist painter who began incorporating Aboriginal dot painting techniques into his work after visiting Aboriginal tribes in Australia. His style combines recognizable images from his travels with Aboriginal symbols and patterns. He has had much success exhibiting his work in galleries and art shows across the United States, winning numerous awards, and has a BFA and MA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

1. Edward A. Obermeyer
Post Aboriginal Modernist Painter
Artists Statement/Biography
www.edobermeyer.com
My Post Aboriginal Art style began when my wife and I sailed the Grenadine Islands from
St. Vincent to Bequia, Tobago Cays, Mayreau, Union Island, Mustique and other sites of
the Grenadines. These tranquil islands with their Caribbean blue colors became a series of
paintings entitled, The Grenadines Series. This series was at first realistic, but later trans-
formed into my Post Aboriginal Modernist style.
The transformation from realism to Post Aboriginal Modernism came after spending nearly
a month in Australia visiting a variety of Aboriginal tribes to study their art making methods
and types of visual language. Through the study of Aboriginal culture and the making and
playing of Yidaki or Didgeridoo, an Aboriginal wind instrument, I have left my comfort zone
with realistic painting and am now painting in a more stylized manner. I use dot patterns, cross hatched lines, and my pin striping skills
to create my own visual language with riggers, pinstripe brushes, liners, and a variety of other specialized brushes and tools to make
dots and lines. The paintings are a reflection of my journeys to places like the Grenadine Islands, Barbados, Panama, and Australia, but
the technique combines identifiable images with Aboriginal dot painting techniques and symbols used in their culture. In addition to
Aboriginal artists of today, I am also influenced by the pattern paintings of Alfredo Arreguin, Hokusai, M.C. Escher, and Vincent Van
Gogh. I have reinvented myself as an artist by incorporating these cultural art styles and translating them into complex pattern painting.
I prefer to do paintings in a series of studies based on personal experiences. My most recent series of paintings are about the Outer
Banks of North Carolina, the beaches of Playa Venao and Santa Catalina, Panama, and the Norfolk Botanical Gardens in Norfolk, VA.
I take my own photos for a visual reference to create my paintings, but also collaborate with professional photographers to develop my
work. I feel strongly that through collaboration, artists can develop artistic growth and development of their work on a much higher
level.
Awards
•2016-Best In Show, New World Festival Of The Arts juried exhibition, Manteo, NC
•2016-The Thomas A. Felton Jr. Award Of Distinction in Fine Art, 2016 MOCA Virginia Beach Boardwalk Art Show
•2016-MOCA Virginia Beach 2016 Boardwalk Art Show poster contest winner/featured artist
•2016-Award of Distinction for Fine Art Painting, Gosport Arts Show, Portsmouth, VA
•2016-TAA Juried Exhibition, “Open Horizons”, Charles Taylor Arts Center, 3rd place
•2016-Chesapeake Bay Art Association 2016 Spring Show, Suffolk Cultural Arts Center, Best In show Overall
•2016-First Place, “The Water’s Edge”, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch., VA
•2015-Award of Excellence, TAA Members Show, One 11 Gallery, Norfolk, VA
•2015-Best In Show Overall, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch., VA , “The Waters Edge” juried exhibition
•2015-Honorable Mention, Chesapeake Bay Art Association Spring Show, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
•2016, 2015-Virginia General Assembly Building Exhibition, Richmond, VA
•2014-Purchase Award, Halls Of Art IV, Hampton Roads Convention Center
•2014-WAVY Channel Ten interview with Chris Reckling, http://wavy.com/2014/09/09/reck-on-the-road-ed-obermeyer/
•2014-Fourth Place, Seawall Art Show, Portsmouth, VA, 2014
•2014-Honorable Mention, Artists Gallery, “The Waters Edge”
•2014-Award of Merit, Anna Maria Island Art Show, Holmes Beach, Florida
•2014-Honorable Mention, Artists Gallery, “An Extravagance Of Color”
•2014-”The Journey To Post Aboriginal Modernism”, Solo exhibition, Sandler Center For The Arts, Va. Bch., VA
•2013-First Place, Ocean View Art Show, Norfolk, Va.
•2013-Third Place, Surf’s Up Juried Show, Artists Gallery, Va. Bch., VA
•2013-Best In Show, Acrylic Painting, An Occassion For the Arts, Williamsburg
•2013-Award of Merit, East Beach Art Show, Norfolk, Va.
•2012-Best in show, Artists Gallery, Inspiring Places, Vistas, and Spaces juried show
•2012-Second Place, Artists Gallery, It’s Raining Cats and Dogs juried show
•2012-First Place, Artists Gallery, New Beginnings, juried show
Shows and Accomplishments
•Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Masters In Interdisciplinary Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University
•Associate of Arts From Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL
•Art Teacher in Virginia Beach City Public Schools for 34 years

2. Shows and Accomplishments
•2016-Channel 10 interview with MOCA on Hampton roads TV, http://wavy.com/2016/06/14/61st-annual-boardwalk-art-show/
•2016-TAA Juried Exhibition, “Open Horizons”, Charles Taylor Arts Center, Newport News, 3rd place
•2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012-Stockley Gardens Art Show
•2016-Virginia Artists 2016 Juried Exhibition, Charles Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA
•2016-Annual Tidewater Alliance Members Exhibition, Portsmouth Cultural Arts Center
•2016-Game On: Sports in Ancient and Modern Art, Peninsula Fine Arts Center
•2016-Best In Show, The Waters Edge juried exibition, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch.
•2016-New World arts Festival, Manteo, NC
•2016-Seawall Art Show, Portsmouth, Va
•2016-Neptune Festival, Va. Bch., VA
•2016-Handmade, The Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, VA
•2016-Port Warwick Arts Festival, Newport news, VA
•2016-Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Fall, Norfolk, VA
•2015 & 2012-Norfolk Botanical Gardens Solo Exhibition
•2016,2015, 2014 & 2013 Boardwalk Art Show
•Published twice in the Virginia Beach Schools anthology, A Tapestry Of Knowledge.
•The Hummingbird Gallery, Monteverde, Costa Rica
•The Rainforest Alliance headquarters in Manhattan, New York•2015-53rd Anual Ocean View art Show, Norf., VA Oct. 20-11
•2016-Artisgras, Palm Beach FL, juried exhibition
•2016-Port Warwick Fine Arts And Sculpture Festival, Newport News, VA
•2016-Dismal Swamp Arts Festival, Suffolk,, VA
•2016-Halls of Art XVII, Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA
•2016-Art Speaks On the Bay, juried exhibition, Bay School Community Arts Center, Mathews, VA
•2015-An Occassion For The Arts, Williamsburg, VA Oct. 3-4
•2016, 2015-Neptune Festival and Craft Show, Va. Bch, Boardwalk, Sept. 25-27
•2016-Atomospheric Impressions juried exhibition, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch.
•2016-Fine Artists Plein Air Escape, East Beach, Norfolk, VA
•2016-Norfolk Academy Spring Show, Norfolk, VA
•2016-Gosports Arts Festival, Portsmouth, VA
•2016-Virginia Beach Surf Art Expo, Va. Bch. Boardwalk
•2016-Under the Oaks juried arts show, Corolla, NC
•2016-Knotts Island Peach Festival
•2015-Smithfield Fall Festival Of The Arts, September 19
•2015-Artisans In The Park, Great Neck Park, VA Bch., Sept 12-13
•2015-Virginia Artists 2015 Juried Exhibition, Charles Taylor Arts Center, Aug.22-Oct. 11
•2015-Seawall Art Show, Portsmouth, VAAugust 2223
•2015-Knotts Island Ruritan club 22nd Annual Peach Festival, June 27-28
•2015-14th Annual Under the Oaks Festival, Whalehead, Corolla, NC June 23-24
•2015-Virgnia Beach Surf Art Expo, Va. Bch. boardwalk, May 23-25
•2015-Spring Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA May 16-17
•2015-Gosport Arts Festival, Portsmouth, VA May 9 & 10
•2015-Small Works, The Artists gallery, Va. Bch., May 5-30
•2015-TAA Open Windows Exhibition, Suffolk Center For cultural Arts May 7-June30
•2015-Art Speaks On The Bay, May 2-May 30•2015-Norfolk Academy Art Gallery, April 7-May 8
•2015-January, MOCA’s January Show and Va. Wine Fest, Va. Bch. Convention Center
•2015-Virginia Beach Boardwalk Art Show, MOCA, June 18-21
•2015-January thru February, Virginia General Assembly Building show, Richmond, VA
•2015-Arts In The Middle, Henwick Plantation, Urbana, VA , May 30-31
•2015-Artigras, Jupiter Florida, Abacoa Town Center, Feb. 15, 16, & 17
•2014-Estero Fine Arts Show, Miromar, Florida, Nov. 15 & 16, Presented by Hot Works
•2014-2015-Tidewater Art Alliance Portfolio Exhibiton, 2014-2015, The Art Institute, Va. Bch., VA
•2014-2015-Halls Of Art XIV, Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA
•2014-Hot Works Fine Arts Show, Estero Beach, FL
•2014-Earth, Wind, Water, and Sky, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch.
•2014-WAVY Ten interview “The Hampton Roads Show”, http://wavy.com/2014/09/09/reck-on-the-road-ed-obermeyer/

3. •2014-Old Coast Guard Station, Lifeguard Celebration
•2014-Fall, Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA
•2014-October 2014, Anual Ocean View Art Show, Norfolk, VA
•2014-October 2014, An Ocassion For the Arts, Williamsburgh, VA
•2014-August 2014, 4th Place, Portsmouth Seawall Festival, Portsmouth, VA
•2014-September 2014, Neptune Festival, Va. Bch., VA
•2014-September 2014, Artisans In the Park, Va. Bch., VA
•2014-July 2014, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Virginia Artists 2014 Juried Exhibition, Hampton, VA.
•2014-June 2014, Knotts Island Ruritan Club, 23rd Anual Peach Festival, Knotts Island, NC
•2014-June 2014, Virginia Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival, Va. Bch., VA
•2014-June, 2014, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
•2014-June 2014, Beaches, Beacons, and Boats, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch., VA
•2014-May 2014, Virginia Beach Surf Art Expo, Virginia Beach, VA
•2014-May 2014, Earth, Water, Sky, D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
•2014-May 2014, Halls Of Art XXIII, Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA
•2014-May 2014-Gosport Arts Festival, Portsmouth, VA
•2014-May 2014, Small Works, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch., VA 23456
•2014-May 2014, Arts In The Park, Richmond, VA
•2014-April, 24th Anual East Beach Art Show, Nofolk, VA
•2014-April, Silver Anniversary Gala Exhibtion, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch., VA
•2014-March, Inspiring Places, Vistas, and Sapces, The Artists Gallery, Va. Bch., VA
•2014-Spring Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA•2014-Riverview Gallery, Portsmouth, VA
•2014-”Our Town”, juried exhibition at the Old Coast Guard Station and Museum, Va. Bch.
•2014-Featured Artist in “Artists Blok” magazine
•2014-”Eyes Wide Open”, Tidewater Artists juried exhibition, Portsmouth Art And Cultural Center
•2014-Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Portsmouth, VA, Surfs Up
•2014-Award Of Merit, Anna Maria Island Spring festival, Holmes Beach, FL
•2014-Sunshine Artists Magazine, My booth shot featured
•2013-September 2013, Artistans In The Park, Va. Bch., VA
•2013-October 2013-An Occassion for the arts, Williamsburgh, Awarded Best In Show, Acrylic Painting
•2013-August 2013 & 2014 (4th place)-Seawall Art Festival, Portsmouth, VA
•2013-Artisans By The Sea, Old Coast Guard Station and Museum, Va. Bch., VA
•2013-October 2013 and 2012, Ocean View Art Show
•2013-Disney Festival Of The Masters, Lake Buena Vista, FL
•2013-Published in the Virginia Beach Sun Newspaper, two page spread (interview with the artist)
• 2013-The Gallery at Pavilion I, Members Only Show for the Artists Gallery, July 18-Sept. 26
•2013-Published in the Sunshine Artists Magazine, December issue
•2013-The Matadors Of Surfing, Stravitz Fine Art Gallery, Va. Bch., VA, August - Sept. 30, 2013
•2012, 2013, 2014-Surf Art Expo, Virginia Beach, VA.
•2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 & 2010, The Neptune Festival Art Sho•
•2012,2013, 2014-Arts In The Park, Richmond, Virginia, 2013
•2011-The President’s Award at the Art Institute’s juried exhibition, Seven Cities Subculture Art Exhibit
•2010-Best in show at the Artists Gallery juried show Fresh Paint: New Works
•2010-Best in show at the Artists Gallery juried show, Surf’s Up