Since childhood, Bobbi Shulman has been fascinated by color and light. But she put her interest in art aside for many years to follow a career in journalism and communications. In 2003, she dusted off the easel, enrolled in a painting course and has been hooked ever since.

Originally drawn to plein air, Bobbi painted landscapes that were representational with an impressionistic edge. But her interest in abstract painting has enabled her to express her excitement in manipulating color, shape and intensity into a coordinated whole. Over the past few years, she has attempted to develop her painting personality and discover some of the endless possibilities for personal expression. Her paintings are intuitive, spontaneous and emotional, frequently leaning toward whimsy and fantasy.

Bobbi has studied abstract painting extensively with Joyce McCarten, a well-known artist and teacher in the Washington DC area. She has also studied with Natasha Karpinskaia and Beverly Ryan. Workshops include California artists Camille Przewodek and Peggy Kroll-Roberts, and Easton artist Nancy Tankersley. Her painting travels have taken her to Provence, Mexico and the Southwest United States. She has shown extensively around the Washington DC area.

Bobbi lives in Potomac, MD, with husband Larry and receives frequent critiques from three children, their spouses and five grandchildren.

November 2016

Artomatic 2016

"Blue Note," Park Potomac, Potomac, MD

Participating Artist

November--December 2016

"Bright Concepts," Arts Barn Gallery, Gaithersburg, MD

Featured Artist

December 2015—March 2016
“Abstractions: From the Sky Down,” Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, Silver Spring Civic Center, Silver Spring, MD
Featured Artist

June 2015
Art’s Alive Festival, Ocean City, MD
Participating Artist--Juried

May 2015
“Precarious Balance,” Kay Gallery, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
Featured Artist

May—June 2015
“Light and Bright,” Main Street Gallery, Cambridge, MD
Featured Artist

November 2014

Bethesda Library, Bethesda, MD

Solo Exhibition

June 2014

"Pipedreams in Black and White," VisArts Art Center, Common Ground Gallery, Rockville, MD

Solo Exhibition

April-May 2014

"Spirit of the Southwest," Capacity Partners, Bethesda, MD

Solo Exhibition

February 2014

"Winter Abstracts," Bishop's Stock Gallery, Snow Hill, MD

Participating Artist

October 2013

Bishop's Stock Gallery, Snow Hill, MD

Featured Artist

October 2013

Hickok Cole Art Night, Georgetown, Washington, DC

Participating Artist

July 2013

"Abstract Art, Paintings and Drawings," Ocean City Art League Gallery, Ocean City, MD

Participating Artist

April 2013

"At the Intersection of Art and Soul," BlackRock Center for the Arts, Terrace Gallery

Solo Exhibition

November 2012

“Energy & Flow: The Artwork of Bobbi Shulman,” Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center Gallery, Takoma Park, MD

Solo Exhibition

September 2012

“A Celebration of Color, Light and Shape,” Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, MD

Solo Exhibition

April 2012

Janei Studio and Gallery, Selbyville, MD

Participating Artist

February 2012

"Winter Abstracts," Bishop's Stock Gallery, Snow Hill, MD

Participating Artist

December 2011

Rockville Art League, Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD

Juried Exhibition

December 2011

17th Annual Members Show, Yellow Barn, Glen Echo Park, MD

Juried Exhibition

May 2011

"Coming Home/Lighting Out," Capitol Hill Art League, Washington, DC

Juried Exhibition

April 2011

"Uncommon Boundaries Too," Studio Gallery, Washington, DC

Participating Artist

December 2010

Occasions at Rio, Rockville, MD

Featured Artist

December 2010

16th Annual Members Show, Yellow Barn, Glen Echo Park, MD

Juried Exhibition

September - October 2010

"Artists of Leadership Montgomery," Johns Hopkins University

Participating Artist

September - October 2010

American Dance Institute, Rockville, MD

Featured Artist

August - September 2010

"Student Art Show," Popcorn Gallery, Glen Echo Park, MD

Participating Artist

August 2010

"Color & Space," VisArts Center, Rockville, MD

Two Person Exhibit

April 2010

"Paint Landon,” Landon Azalea Festival, Bethesda, MD

Participating Artist

April 2010

Bailey Law Group Art Exhibit, Washington, DC

Participating Artist

March 2010

"We Paint Montgomery County," Kensington Framing and Design, Kensington, MD

Participating Artist

March - May 2009

"Montgomery County Plein Air Artists," City Hall Gallery, Gaithersburg, MD

Participating Artist

February - April 2009

"18th Annual Strathmore Artist Member Exhibition," Strathmore Arts Center, North Bethesda, MD

Juried Exhibition

January 2009

"Driven to Abstraction," Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo Park, MD

Participating Artist

March 2008

"An Exploration of Color and Light," Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo Park, MD

Solo Exhibit