Curriculum Vitae
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, Seeing Into the Present, University of Connecticut Avery Point, Groton, CT, May 7–June 11, 2026
Phoenix Athens Gallery, Icons in Dialogue, Athens, Greece, November 28–December 6, 2025
Zürcher Gallery, 100 Women of Spirit +, Part 2, New York, NY, May 5–11, 2025
The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, All Together Now, University of Connecticut Avery Point, Groton CT, May 9–June 1, 2025
QiPO Fair, Exhibited with Proyectos Raul Zamudio and Empty Circle, Mexico City, February 2024
The Pierre Hotel, An Installation of Xanda McCagg's Paintings at The Pierre Hotel, New York, NY, Curated by Cade Tompkins, Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI, 2023
The Stonington Gallery, Group Exhibition, Stonington, CT, February 3–March 3, 2023
Luxembourg Art Prize Certificate of Artistic Merit, December 1, 2022
Glassenberg Gallery Lyman Allyn Art Museum, Near :: New Series, ICON Recent work, February 11–May 16, 2021 — Solo Exhibition
@HOOK Three Generations/One Town, online exhibition, November 8–28, 2021
A.I.R. Gallery, Artists@Home, Participated in a folio project of works by affiliated A.I.R. artists as part of Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss, an international public awareness project initiated by the Codex Foundation, September 2021
The Stonington Gallery, Totemic Icon, Stonington, CT, 2019 — Solo Exhibition
DUMBO Open Studios,1959 Spirit of the Void, Co-curated by Sharon Butler/Stephanie Theodore, Brooklyn, NY, 2019
IdeelArt, www.ideelart.com/artist/xanda-mccagg, 2019
Five Points Gallery, No Man’s Land: Women and Abstraction, Torrington, CT, May 31–July 7, 2018
Blue Mountain Gallery, Juror Betty Cuningham, New York, NY, January 2–27, 2018
Hostetler Gallery, Nantucket, MA, Summer Show, 2017
Muse Gallery, Columbus, OH, May 2016
The Painting Center, The Retrieval of the Beautiful, New York, NY, June 21–July 16, 2016
Howard Park Institute, Window Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2016 — Solo Exhibition
Muse Gallery, Hilton Head, SC, Work Highlighted, 2015
Hostetler Gallery, Nantucket, MA, August 2014
Studio 7D, April 2013 — Solo Exhibition
Galerie Charlot, Paris, France Painting, October 17–November 17, 2012 — Solo Exhibition
Ground Arts, NYC Paper: Work curated by Kelly Worman, April 2012
STANDPIPE Gallery, “Xanda McCagg Paintings”, New York, NY, March 17–April 9, 2011 — Solo Exhibition
POOL Art Fair, New York, NY, March 3–6, 2011
Art 101, “NEW WORK”, Brooklyn, NY, January 14–February 6, 2011 — Solo Exhibition
POOL Art Fair, Miami, FL, December 4–6, 2010
Art 101 Miniatures, Brooklyn, NY, December 1–23, 2010
SideShow Gallery, It’s A Wonderful,10th Brooklyn, NY, January 9–February 20, 2010
Mystic Art Center, 53rd Regional Juried Carolina Pedraza, juror, Aldrich Contemporary Art, 2009
Museum ArtBridge, ArtBridge: First Exposure, Public Art Piece, New York, NY, 2009
Art Gotham Painting, New York, NY, October 1–November 30, 2008 — Solo Exhibition
Stamford Art Association, Faber Birren- National Color Award Show, Stamford, CT, 2008
Attleboro Arts Museum, Out of the Blue- National Juried Exhibition, Attleboro, MA, 2008
Abstract EXPOsure, Best in Show Winner, July Exhibition, abstractexposure.com, July 2008
Projekt30, A Glass Darkly, Juried Online Competition, project30.com, 2008
Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY, 2007
Mulry Fine Arts, New Year – New Art, West Palm Beach, FL, 2007
Dana Hall School, Between Generations, Wellesley, MA, 2006
SideShow Gallery, War is Over, Brooklyn, NY, 2006
A.I.R. Gallery, Sketches, New York, NY, 2004
2B Gallery, 2nd International Hanger Show Budapest, Hungary, 2003
Washington Square East Galleries, 25t Small Works Barbara Millstein, Curator Brooklyn Museum of Art Gallery,128 Pieces 5 Sylvia Netzer, Curator, New York, NY, 2002
Hungarian Consulate, We Love Our Customers, New York, NY, 2001
A.I.R. Gallery, Push Me Pull You, New York, NY, 2000— Solo Exhibition
Niack Small Matters, New York, NY, 2000
The 2nd Annual West Chelsea Art Walk, New York, NY, 1999
A.I.R. Gallery, Generations II, New York, NY Chelsea Studios Figuratively Speaking New York, NY, 1999
Chamboultou Chamboultou, online gallery, New York, NY, 1999
Washington Square East Galleries, 21st Small Works, New York, NY, 1998
The Kent School Gallery, Kent, CT, 1997 — Solo Exhibition
A.I.R. Gallery, Generations, New York, NY, 1997
Brooklyn Brewery, Small Statements, Brooklyn, NY, 1997
Kenneth Winslow, Kenneth Winslow Artists For Habitat, New York, NY, 1996 — Solo Exhibition
Alternative Space, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Art World?, New York, NY, 1994
The Otherwise Gallery, Lansing, MI, 1994
CORK GALLERY, Four Artists Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 1993
Vis-a-Vis Gallery, St. Clemens Church, New York, NY, 1990 — Solo Exhibition
LEDO Gallery, Transitions, New York, NY (McCagg/Twombly), 1990
Galleria Alexander, Del Ray Beach, FL, 1989 — Solo Exhibition
Gary Wortzel Fine Arts, Figures and Faces, Boston, MA, 1986
EDUCATION
1986
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Education, Boston University, Boston, MA
FELLOWSHIPS RESIDENCIES
Phoenix Athens Residency, Athens, Greece, November 8–December 8, 2025
The American Academy, Rome, Italy: Visiting Artists and Scholars Program, December 2011
C.A.M.A.C. Marnay, Sur Seine, France, Painting Residency, October 2011
Can Serrat, El Bruc, Spain, March 2011
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Painting, 1995 & 1993
Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA, Painting, 1994
Haystack Mountain School, Deer Isle, ME, Stained Glass, 1989
TEACHING
2001 – 2009
Faculty: Drawing, Painting, and Collage, Part-time, The New School: Visual Arts Program, New York, NY
1990 – 1992
Art Teacher, Full-time, Xavier High School, New York, NY
Summer 1990
Art Teacher, Part-time, Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021 – Present
Chair of the Board, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London, CT
2006 – Present
Director/Owner, Art Tours and Events, Tour Guide and Host, Art Introductions, New York, NY
2004 – 2015
Founder/Team Leader, Artist Open Studios and Group Exhibitions, High Line Open Studios, New York, NY
2001 – 2003
Program Manager, Visual Arts Program, The New School University, New York, NY
1997 – 2003
Stained Glass Commissions
Walker House, NY
Lindberg House, Stonington, CT
2000 River House, Nyack, NY
57th St. and York Ave, New York, NY
1993 – 2001
Assistant in stained glass conservation studio, restored Renaissance and contemporary stained glass windows, Clerkin Higgins Studio, Brooklyn, NY
1995 – 1996
Intern and Volunteer Coordinator, Artists Space, New York, NY
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Alliance Capital Management, New York, NY
Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP, Boston, MA
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY