About

Madison Weist is a young artist working out of Arlington, VA. Her work focuses on the intersection of color and form, manipulating wax and loose pigment with a variety of tools. She pulls her color palate and compositions from her domestic and international travels. 

Her interests outside of art include psychology, teaching, rock climbing, dance, live music, and coffee.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

PhD in School Psychology, 2023 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Certified Secondary Special Education Teacher. 2017

Williams College, Williamstown, MA.

Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art. 2015

Group Exhibitions 

2015          Plead the Fifth, WCMA. Williamstown, MA 

2015          BAA Fellowship Show. Pittsfield, MA 

2014          Cornell in Rome Student Exhibition, Palazzo

                  Pasolini dall'Onda. Rome, Italy

Awards 

2015          Berkshire Art Association Fellowship 

2015          Karl E. Weston Prize for Distinction in Art