DONNA IONA DROZDA
Painter · Printmaker · Educator
Norfolk / Virginia Beach, VA · donnaionadrozda.com · linkedin.com/in/donnaionadrozda
“Everywhere, the work points to a connection to nature and to inner spirit as a way to be restored to wholeness. Here is an artist who has faced difficulties, found her way, and is sharing her miracles through paintings. It’s the kind of art that rubs off … you can take it in like a dream, and let it work on you.”
— Teresa Annas, The Virginian-Pilot
RECENT SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
| 2025 | Dove Tail — Perrel Gallery, Norfolk Academy | Norfolk, VA |
| 2021 | Growing Together — Perrel Gallery, Norfolk Academy | Norfolk, VA |
| 2018 | Nature Nurture — Norfolk Botanical Gardens | Norfolk, VA |
| 2014 | Roots & Wings — Virginia MOCA | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2012 | Memorial Garden Design — LCCC | Elyria, OH |
| 2011 | Solo — Stocker Art Center, LCCC | Elyria, OH |
| 2011 | Seiberling Gallery, Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Peninsula, OH |
| 2011 | Gallery East, Tri-C Community College | Cleveland, OH |
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS & INVITATIONALS
| 2026 | Four Freedoms — Perrel Gallery Rooted in Love__Suffolk Art Gallery |
Norfolk, VA Suffolk, VA |
| 2025 | Print Invitational — Chrysler Museum | Norfolk, VA |
| 2024 | Winter Solstice — VB Art Center | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2024 | Tiny But Mighty — VB Art Center | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2023 | Studio Works: Faculty Exhibition — Virginia MOCA | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2023 | Out of the Box — VB Art Center | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2022 | Small Works — Charles Taylor Visual Arts Center | Hampton, VA |
| 2022 | Color Outside the Lines — Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center | Portsmouth, VA |
| 2022 | Chesapeake Bay Print Collective | Ocean View, VA |
| 2022 | Small Works, Juried — CHTAC | Hampton, VA |
| 2021 | Chesapeake Bay Print Collective | Ocean View, VA |
| 2021 | Visual to Verbal — Suffolk Art Center | Suffolk, VA |
| 2019 | Faculty Exhibition — Virginia MOCA | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2019 | Small Works — Charles Taylor Art Center | Hampton, VA |
| 2019 | FUSION — Virginia Beach Art Center | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2016 | The Artist Studio — C. H. Taylor Art Center | Hampton, VA |
| 2016 | Rawls Museum Arts | Courtland, VA |
| 2015 | Shooting Star Gallery | Cape Charles, VA |
| 2015 | Small Works — C. H. Taylor Art Center | Hampton, VA |
| 2015 | Virginia MOCA, Open Call | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2015 | Virginia MOCA, Faculty Exhibition | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2014 | Small Works — C. H. Taylor Art Center | Hampton, VA |
| 2014 | Earth, Water, Sky — Selden Arcade | Norfolk, VA |
| 2014 | Nine Times Two — Central Library | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2014 | Instruments of Art — Selden Arcade | Norfolk, VA |
| 2013 | Humanities & Medicine Symposium — EVMS | Norfolk, VA |
| 2013 | Small Works — C. H. Taylor Art Center | Hampton, VA |
| 2013 | Virginia MOCA, Block Party | Virginia Beach, VA |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
| Akron-Summit County Library | Akron, OH | |
| BP World Headquarters | Cleveland, OH | |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | |
| Cleveland Foundation | Cleveland, OH | |
| Metro General Hospital | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | |
| Omega Consulting | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | |
| The Owensboro Museum | Owensboro, KY | |
| The George W. Bush Presidential Center | Dallas, TX | |
| University Hospital | Cleveland, OH |
RECENT WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
| ASAP (Armed Service Art Programs) @ Virginia MOCA | Norfolk, VA | |
| ASAP @ VFW | Norfolk, VA | |
| ASAP @ Virginia MOCA | Virginia Beach, VA | |
| Falling Leaves Retreat | Southern Shores, NC | |
| Norfolk Academy, Artist Residency | Norfolk, VA | |
| Portsmouth Schools, Teachers Workshop | Norfolk, VA | |
| Virginia Beach Public Schools | Virginia Beach, VA | |
| Gold Star Conference, Facilitator | Virginia Beach, VA | |
| International Association for the Study of Dreams, Curator | Virginia Beach, VA | |
| Old Donation Center for the Gifted and Talented | Virginia Beach, VA | |
| Lynchburg College | Lynchburg, VA | |
| The Art Studio, Center for Therapy through the Arts | Cleveland, OH | |
| Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Artist in Residence | Peninsula, OH |
AUTHORED & ILLUSTRATED
| 2001 | Twenty-Two Prayer Poems for Caregivers — Natural Press | Manitowoc, WI |
ILLUSTRATED
| 2022 | Soul Soaring, poems by Valerie Sayre — 5 brush & ink illustrations | |
| 2007 | Day Becomes Night, Night Becomes Day, text by Dr. Anne C. Fisher |
EDUCATOR
| 2014–present | Wren House Studio, online courses | |
| 2018–present | ASAP (Armed Service Art Programs) | |
| 1998–present | Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art | |
| 2004–2020 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
PAST BOARD OF ADVISORS
| 2004–2018 | Tidewater Arts Outreach (TAO) | |
| 1990–1995 | The Art Studio: Center for Therapy in the Arts |