Art fairs/ pop-ups
2024 Schedule
May 4 - Old Town Mother’s Day Art Show and Craft Spring Fair, John Carlyle Square, Alexandria, VA
May 5 - Pop up at Anthropologie, Old Town Alexandria, 12-4
May 12 - Bark Social Bethesda 10-4, schedule your live pet portrait: https://alexandraschmelingfineart.as.me/
June 1-2 - Riverfest, Occoquan, VA
June 8 - Old Town Arts and Crafts Fair, Waterfront Park, Alexandria, VA
June 22 - Bark Social Bethesda 10-4, schedule your live pet portrait: https://alexandraschmelingfineart.as.me/
September 28-29 - Mosaic Fall Festival, Mosaic District, VA
Classes
May 16 - Watercolor flowers in Georgetown https://www.eventbrite.com/e/watercolor-flowers-walexandra-schmeling-tickets-865681124547?aff=oddtdtcreator
May 19 - Pet portraits + wine tasting at Woodlawn Winery in Alexandria https://www.wpwinery.com/events
May 25 - Watercolor flowers in Alexandria https://www.eventbrite.com/e/watercolor-flowers-walexandra-schmeling-tickets-867401841257?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
June 6 - Watercolor flowers in Georgetown https://www.eventbrite.com/e/watercolor-flowers-walexandra-schmeling-tickets-865685246877?aff=oddtdtcreator
June 20 - Pet portraits in Alexandria https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paint-your-pet-custom-pet-portraits-walexandra-schmeling-tickets-867403987677
Sold at
California
George, San Francisco
Home + Hound, San Diego
FLORIDA
Huck and Harlowe, Rosemary Beach
Georgia
Typo Market, Chattahoochee Hills
MAine
Scalawags Pet Boutique, Kennebunkport, ME
MARYLAND
Bonjour Books DC, Kensington
Revival Home and Gifts, Annapolis
Best Day Ever, Baltimore
Frederick MADE, Frederick
MAssachusetts
The Fish and Bone, Boston
Uptown Dog Cape Cod, West Falmouth
Hot Doggity, Cape Cod (3 locations)
Michigan
Rustic Chic Boutique, Mackinac Island
Decadent Dogs, South Haven
NEW YORK
Dog & Co., New York City
Lucky Dogs, Skaneateles
SOUTH DAKOTA
The Tail That Got Away, Sioux Falls
TEXAS
Three Dog Bakery, Flour Mound
VIrginia
Shop Made in VA: Alexandria
Covet, Arlington
Made in ALX, Alexandria
Le Village Marché, Arlington
Barkley’s Boutique, Kilmarnock
Handmade by LMAC (Local Makers, Artists, and Crafters), One Loudoun, Ashburn
Bark + Boarding, Bailey’s Crossroads
Modern Mercantile, Berryville
Pampered Pet, Alexandria
Texture of Ghent, Norfolk
Tilth & Oak, Virginia Beach
Washington, DC
Shop Made in DC: Georgetown, The Wharf, Union Market, and The Roost
Steadfast Supply
Washington state
Shih Tzu Central (shihtzucentral.com) Seattle
Gallery Shows
SHE: DC, Shop Made in DC Union Market, March 2024 (group show)
Farther Afield, Del Ray Artisans, September 2023 (curator)
American Patchwork, Del Ray Artisans, June 2023 (group show)
A Tale of Two Studios, Del Ray Artisans, April 2023 (group show)
SHE: DC, Shop Made in DC Georgetown, March 2023 (group show)
Escape, Shop Made in DC Georgetown, September 2023 (group show)
$100 and Under, Del Ray Artisans, November 2022 (group show)
SHE:DC, La Cosecha, March 2022 (group show)
Modern Renaissance, Culturally Arts Collective, March 2021 (group show)
Press
Alexandria Living Magazine, September/October 2023, “Travel-Inspired Art," https://issuu.com/alexandrialivingmagazine/docs/alm-september2023
Montgomery Art Association, November 2022: https://www.montgomeryart.org/blog/13002866
Canvas Rebel, May 2022: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-alexandra-schmeling/
Stationary Trends, June 2021: https://stationerytrends.com/news/share-your-story-alexandra-schmeling-fine-art/
Culturally Arts, March 2021: https://www.culturallyarts.com/post/exclusive-interview-with-artist-alexandra-schmeling
Alexandra Living Magazine, November 2020, cover art: https://issuu.com/alexandrialivingmagazine/docs/alm-nov-dec-issuu
Residencies
Chateau Orquevaux, Winner of Diderot Fellowship, Summer 2022