Paintings and Ceramics Galore

The holiday season is almost upon us, bringing with it a wonderful array of special and distinctive exhibitions in Georgetown's midst. If there is one artistic destination to add to your holiday agenda, make sure it is the newly opened elegant exhibition “Mugshot X Vian Borchert", hosted and organized by Shop Made in DC – Georgetown in their upper floor's gallery. The exhibition features approximately 20 paintings by acclaimed artist Vian Borchert, showcasing her signature blue abstract works, alongside an eclectic collection of ceramic mugs created by talented ceramicists from the DMV community.

Freshly opened on November 6, the exhibition is ongoing and runs till December 13, 2026. The show is open to the public during the shop's regular store hours:

Monday - Sunday: 11 AM to 7 PM.

Shop Made in DC – Georgetown | Upper Floor Gallery

Address:
1304 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20007

The exhibition presents Vian Borchert's latest new blue abstractions that were especially made for this stunning show, along with Borchert's signature paintings of blue horizons and seascapes. Varying in sizes from medium to large and small pieces, the exhibition offers art lovers and collectors a selection of sizes to choose from. The works are available at the Georgetown store and also online via this link.

shopmadeindc.com/sm-gallery

The show is sponsored by Shop Made Foundation and the ARTCELERATE program.

As for the medium of Borchert’s exhibited paintings, all works are acrylic on canvas. Her latest paintings emerged from her “Reverie” series, embody dreamlike, abstracted skyscapes and seascapes, with a particular emphasis on clouds shifting across skies, dissolving and reappearing in marvelous formations capturing their limitless expanses in which they exist. For Borchert, the sky has always been a profound source of artistic inspiration and imagination. Through her signature blue waves of abstraction, the artist explores these atmospheric spaces, allowing color to become both landscape and emotion. Her expressive brushstrokes and lyrical compositions are not intended to depict a particular place, but rather to capture a feeling, an inner landscape that words cannot fully express. The artist is renowned for describing her work as a form of visual poetry, a bridge between the visible world and the subconscious. Moreover, light plays an essential role in her artwork as a force of hope, renewal, and contemplation. Borchert has often exclaimed that she is “fascinated by light not only as a physical presence in nature, but also as a metaphor for clarity, resilience, and inner awakening.”

Ultimately, the works presented are an invitation to dream, to look beyond the immediate, and to rediscover the beauty that surrounds us and lives within us.

Vian Borchert is a distinguished artist who has been creating art for decades, with a career spanning over 100 exhibitions. Her work has been exhibited at notable venues, including the United Nations and Times Square in New York City, and in major cities such as Washington, DC, Paris, NYC, London, and Madrid. Featured in over 100 publications, including The Washington Post, Borchert was named in MSN News “Most Creative Artists of 2025”. A notable alumna of Corcoran College of Art & Design George Washington University, Borchert is also an accomplished art educator with over two decades of teaching experience at venues such as Yellow Barn Studio, Glen Echo Park and the historic Arts Club of Washington, DC. www.vianborchert.com