Through 12/21
For its final show of 2025, Les Yeux du Monde offers “GROUNDING,” featuring new paintings continuing a decades-long exploration of light as both subject and substance by longtime gallery artist Annie Harris Massie. In an intimate turn inward, Massie’s oil paintings on canvas and panel landscapes and botanical studies represent the forests and gardens surrounding her home and family farm in Lynchburg, Virginia. Within these familiar scenes, Massie’s world becomes a meditation on the quiet intersections of place, memory, and light, balancing the dualities of permanence and transience, materiality and immateriality. Les Yeux du Monde, 841 Wolf Trap Rd. lydmgallery.com
Angelo Jewelry 220 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. “To Hold The Light,” recent canvases exploring themes of luminosity, scale, and collective presence by Randall Stoltzfus. Through December 31.
Botanical Fare Restaurant 421 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. Paintings by Judith Ely. Through December 31.
Crozet Artisan Depot 5791 Three Notch’d Rd., Crozet. The Winter Gift Market, a curated celebration of local talent featuring guest artists and crafters alongside current exhibitors. Through January 4, 2026.
C’ville Arts Cooperative Gallery 118 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. “All That Glitters,” a showcase of different facets of gemstone creativity by Natalie Darling, including and extending beyond conventional jewelry. December 5–31. First Fridays opening reception with the artist, 5–8pm.
The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA 155 Rugby Rd. “Haiti’s Time: Selections from the Collection of Beverly and John Fox Sullivan” draws upon works by some of this island nation’s most esteemed artists to reveal exceptional paintings that offer a timely view of Haitian history, spiritual realms, and daily life. Through January 4, 2026. “In Feeling: Empathy and Tension Through Disability” features works by nine contemporary artists that reckon with how we empathize. Exploring the relationship between empathy and tension, this exhibition highlights and celebrates perspectives that challenge assumptions about ways of being and living. Through January 4, 2026. “The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa” showcases the deep cultural embeddedness of ancient Egypt in Africa, beyond merely acknowledging its geographical position on the African continent. The exhibition demonstrates the complex interaction of different cultures in Egypt and Nubia, from prehistory through the post-Meroitic era. Through June 14, 2026.
The Gallery at Studio IX 969 Second St. SE. “Skip Castro, Johnny Sportcoat and the 11th Street Stumble,” a retrospective look at two legendary Charlottesville bands (Skip Castro and The Casuals) and two notorious music venues (Trax and the Mineshaft) narrated with show flyers and other ephemera by portrait photographer Rich Tarbell. December 5–31. First Fridays opening reception, 5–7pm.
IX Art Park 522 Second St. SE. “The Looking Glass,” an immersive art space featuring a whimsical enchanted forest and kaleidoscopic cave. Ongoing.
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA 400 Worrell Dr. “In the Beginning: Paintings by Senior Artists of the Spinifex Arts Project” presents the bold, dynamic work of internationally renowned artists from the Spinifex Arts Project. Through March 8, 2026. “Tjukurpa | Handle It,” sculpture and mixed media works by Robert Fielding. Through January 11, 2026. In the Upper West Oval Room of the Rotunda at UVA, “Maatja-Maatja | For the Next Generation: Printmaking at Mimili Maku Arts,” a group show featuring prints by various artists. Through January 13, 2026. Annual Holiday Gift Shop sale December 5–7.
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center 233 Fourth St. NW. In the Contemporary Gallery, “Finally Remembered: The Black Patriots of Central Virginia” shines a light on the African American men and women who served in the Revolutionary War, curated by Dr. Shelley Murphy. Through January 31, 2026. Permanent exhibition, “Pride Overcomes Prejudice,” explores the history of peoples of African descent in Charlottesville. Ongoing.
The John P. & Stephanie F. Connaughton Gallery at the UVA McIntire School of Commerce Rouss & Robertson Halls third floor, East Lawn. “Beyond the Surface,” paintings by Susan Willis Brodie and Ellyn Wenzler. Through December 12.
McGuffey Art Center 201 Second St. NW. In all galleries, the Winter Market features an all-member cash-and-carry collection of original artwork, home goods, prints, ceramics, cards, fiber arts, ornaments, wearables, jewelry, and countless other creative surprises. Through December 28. First Fridays reception with pay-as-able ticketed performances by ORH Dance 5:30–7:30pm. Incubator Studios benefit: Make Your Own Hand-blown Ornament workshop with Raging Buffalo Glass December 6, noon–6pm.
The PVCC Gallery V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. The 18th annual “Let There Be Light” outdoor art exhibition, featuring illuminated artworks, projections, a parade, food trucks, warm apple cider, and hot chocolate. December 12, 6–9pm. “Spare Parts,” a group showcase featuring a variety of collage and assemblage works curated by Fenella Belle in response to PVCC’s One Book program selection: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Through January 10, 2026.
Ruffin Gallery UVA Grounds, Ruffin Hall, 179 Culbreth Rd. “The Thirteenth Chair: A Multimedia Experience” explores transformation through a contemporary reenactment of the Last Supper via video, installation, and performance, by Maria Villanueva and Sean Lopez with choreography by Rori Smith. Through December 12. Live performance December 4, 6pm.
SCAN—Gallery on Valley 460 Valley St., Scottsville. In the Main Gallery, “Gratitude,” celebrates community and creativity with works from local creators, including fabric art, dress and jewelry design, quilting, wood works, sculpture, ceramics, paintings, photography, and more. November 6–30. In the Associates Gallery, “The Works of Bob Cronk.” November 6–December 7. Opening reception and artist talk November 8, 5–7pm.
Second Street Gallery 115 Second St. SE. In the Main Gallery, “Passenger: Riding the Rails,” photographs from an ever-expanding archive of images shot from moving trains by Stacey Evans. In the Dové Gallery, “Possibility,” photographs documenting the rewilding of an 1800s Virginia farmhouse by Courtney Coker. Both shows run December 5, 2025–January 23, 2026. Ticketed VIP reception and exhibition preview party December 4, 5:30–7:30pm. First Fridays opening reception 5–7:30pm. Holiday sidewalk art sale December 6, 10am–2pm. Artists in Conversation gallery talk with Stacey Evans and John E. Mason December 6, 2–3pm. Free Family Studio Day event December 13, 10am–2pm.
UVA Medical Center Main hospital lobby, 1215 Lee St. “Expressive Color” features 29 realistic landscapes and floral paintings by Karen Rosasco. Through January 14, 2026.
Virginia Book Arts 600 E. Water St. A winter market featuring holiday cards and other gifts hand-crafted by book artists on antique presses. First Fridays event December 5, 5–7pm.
Visible Records 1740 Broadway St. “Thng / Nh (Loving / Remembering),” textiles and installation by Phng-Duyên Hi Nguyn. December 5, 2025–February 21, 2026. First Fridays opening reception 6–9pm. Drop-in sewing performance December 13, 11am–1pm.
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