about the artist

Essence of subject is at the very core of my work. Drawn to the intimate qualities of a landscape, my paintings reflect an emotional response to the symbolic aspects of nature — a moment, a gesture, a feeling. The work evolves from field studies into more in-depth explorations in the studio where compositions unfold and are manifested within a sculpted surface of light. They are an expression of my experiences, and I find myself on a never-ending journey of inquiry and observation — witnessing, interpreting, and storytelling. The process for me is a celebration of beauty and the interrelatedness of all things. My greatest desire is to communicate that connection through the visual poetry of painting.

Moses was born in the Midwest and spent her earliest years in Virginia. She received her B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and shortly thereafter moved to New York City. Immersed in the city’s vibrant art scene, she developed a disciplined studio practice and an enduring curiosity about material, process, and abstraction — qualities that continue to inform her work today.

In 1994, she relocated to California and embarked on furthering her studies, particularly in the plein air tradition. Her observations in the field contribute to deeper explorations in the studio, where thoughtful compositions unfold through her signature layering and sculptural application of paint.

As a contemporary landscape artist, her work has been exhibited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Autry Museum of the American West, Carnegie Art Museum, USC Fisher Museum, Frederick R. Weisman Museum, Bowers Museum, and the Hilbert Museum. Moses is a signature member of the American Tonalist Society and the California Art Club, and her work has been featured in Western Art and Architecture, Art of the West, Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur, and American Art Collector.

She received the Edgar Payne Award for Best Landscape during the 103rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum of the American West, as well as the Curator’s Choice Award and Patron’s Choice Award during the 2019 Inaugural American Tonalist Society Exhibition at the historic Salmagundi Club in New York City. In 2023, she received the Rosemary Award in Shades of Gray II, the second exhibition of the American Tonalist Society. That same year she was awarded the Gold Medal for Waterscapes for Midnight Serenade during the 112th California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition at the Bowers Museum. Most recently, she received the Almenara Award for Day’s End at Shades of Gray III in Sheridan, Wyoming.

In 2023, Moses co-curated Ojai Mystique with fellow artist Dan Schultz — an invitational exhibition featuring landscapes of Ojai painted by twenty-one renowned artists — at the Ojai Valley Museum, where she also has a painting in the permanent collection. She and Schultz are currently curating Ojai Mystique II, opening in Spring 2026.

Her work reflects years of observation, capturing fleeting moments in nature through compositions shaped by both intuition and design. Working from her studio in Ojai, she continues an inquiry into the poetic and emotional connections between nature and self — a quiet dialogue between the outer world and inner experience.

Moses is represented by American Legacy Fine Arts (Pasadena, CA), Del Monte Fine Art (Carmel, CA), and Mockingbird Gallery (Bend, OR).