Christy Kill is an award-winning abstract painter whose work is in many homes throughout the Washington, D.C. area and internationally. Having recently returned to the U.S. after years abroad, Christy is finding joy with her art group and volunteering in their gallery - McLean Art Gallery.
Outside of painting, she enjoys time with her family and working in the interior design industry.
Latest notable accolade - Her painting Deep Breaths was selected by the Art in Embassies committee for inclusion in the permanent collection of the newly renovated U.S. Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay, where it was unveiled at the official opening in May 2025.
She also has a pair of paintings on permanent display in the Ocean Cluster in Reykjavik, Iceland.
EXHIBITIONS + SHOWS
2025 & 2026 McLean Art Gallery, McLean, Virginia
2025 McLean Project for the Arts, ArtFest, McLean, Virginia
2025 U.S. Embassy, Permanent Collection, Montevideo, Uruguay
2023 Deputy Chief of Mission's Residence, Art Show, Montevideo, Uruguay
2023 U.S. Embassy, Art Show, Montevideo, Uruguay
2023 "Dear Love" Art + Fashion Show, Carrasco, Uruguay
2022 U.S. Embassy, Art Show, Montevideo, Uruguay
2021 McLean Project for the Arts, ArtFest, McLean Virginia
2021 Be the Light, Juried Exhibition: The Show Must Go On, McLean Community Center, McLean Virginia
2019 On the Shores of Iceland 1 & 2, Permanent Collection, Ocean Cluster, Reykjavík, Iceland
2018 On the Shores of Iceland 1 & 2, Alphaa Inc. Slideshow, Art Basel Miami
2017 Health for All, Permanent Display, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
2017 Red, White, and Blue, 36 X 24, Group Exhibition, Arlington County Board Offices
2016 Red, White, and Blue, 36 X 24, Group Exhibition “Visions of Service”, Arlington Central Library
2016 Group Exhibition, Gallery Underground, Alexandria, Virginia
2007 Solo Exhibition, ChocoLaté Coffee Shop, Atlanta, Georgia
AWARDS & CERTIFICATES
2023-2024 Professional Development Fellowship, U.S. Department of State
2022 World Art History Certificate, The Smithsonian Institution
2021 Honorable Mention, New Year 2, by Juror Allen Bentley
2018-2019 Professional Development Fellowship, U.S. Department of State
MEMBERSHIPS
McLean Art Society, 2020 - Present
Arlington Artist Alliance, 2016 - 2017
BOARDS
McLean Art Society, 2021 - 2022, Secretary of the Board
McLean Art Society, 2021 - 2022, Social Media Chair
