Ali Cavanaugh, "Belong To," 2017, watercolor on panel, 36 x 48 in.
Ali Cavanaugh, "Belong To," 2017, watercolor on panel, 36 x 48 in.

Originally trained as an oil painter, Ali Cavanaugh’s first watercolor was created for a trade for some carpentry renovation on the family house. Having some leftover watercolor paper from the project, she produced several experimental watercolor paintings.

In a 2006 exhibition in Austin, TX, of her oil paintings, those three watercolors were included and created considerable interest. Given the strength of the interest, Cavanaugh embraced the challenge of leaving oil painting behind and spent months exploring watercolor and in a short time, she found a renewed artistic voice. Since that time, Cavanaugh has exhibited her watercolors in dozens of solo and group exhibitions and has developed a program of mentoring other artists.

Now through February 14, 2025, you can view her works, including “Belong To,” in the exhibition “Quiet Tide” at The Sam and Adele Golden Gallery in New Berlin, New York.

More About the Artist:
Ali Cavanaugh (American, b. 1973) is an internationally collected fine artist. She studied painting at Kendall College of Art and Design and the New York Studio Residency Program in New York City, earning a BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in 1995. At the age of 22, she co-founded an atelier -The New School Academy of Fine Art- in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2001. It was during her six years in Santa Fe that she developed her modern fresco process on kaolin clay. Cavanaugh’s paintings have been featured on book covers, countless internet features such as the Huffington Post, Fine Art Connoisseur, Artsy and in numerous print publications including The New York Times Magazine, American Art Collector, American Artist Watercolor. She has painted portraits for TIME magazine and The New York Times. Her work is featured in more than 400 private and corporate collections throughout the North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. She currently lives in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri with her husband and their four children. You can learn more about Ali and her artwork by visiting www.alicavanaugh.com.


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