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2026 Graves Mill Farm Artists Residency
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Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is the author of My Monticello, a fiction debut that was called "a masterly feat" by the New York Times and placed third on Time Magazine's best fiction of the year. My Monticello won the Library of Virginia Fiction Award, was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award, among many other honors. A fellow at Tin House, Hedgebrook, and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Johnson's writing appears in Best American Short Stories, Guernica, The Guardian and elsewhere. A veteran public-school art teacher, Johnson lives in Charlottesville
Virginia LeBaron
Virginia LeBaron is a nurse and a poet. Her writing is inspired, in part, by her experiences caring for patients with cancer. She is the author of “Cardinal Marks” (Finishing Line Press) and her poems have appeared, or are forthcoming, in Mom Egg Review, The Potomac Review, Bicoastal Review, Winter Anthology, and Pigeon Pages, among others. Her writing has beensupported by a fellowship with the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Lighthouse Poetry Collective. In 2025, she won the Luminaire Poetry Award and was a finalist for the Rumi Prize for Poetry.
Virginia Moore
Growing up in Rockbridge County, VA, surrounded by professional artists,Virginia developed an early and deep love for landscape painting. After graduating with an BA in Painting from UVA in 2007, she moved west to Wyoming and Canada where she studied plein air painting with several renowned artists, was a resident at the Jentel Artist Residency, exhibited regularly and won awards for her work. She now lives in Chamonix, France with her husband and two children. After several years focused on her young children, she is returning to her art practice full of new ideas and energy.
Millian Giang Pham
Millian Pham received her BFA in painting and printmaking from the Universityof Tulsa in Oklahoma and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Florida. Her visual research has been exhibited nationally and internationally inCanada, Pakistan, Korea, and across the United States. Pham was a resident for the I-Park Artist Enclave, the Hambidge Art Center, ACRE, Santa Fe Art Institute, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Connect International Residency,and Pollinator Coop. She is currently the Studio Art Foundations Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Art at Auburn University in Alabama.
Shane Powers
My name is Shane Powers, born and raised in western Pennsylvania. I live and work as an emerging artist in West New York, New Jersey. I studied fine art through a summer intensive program at the School of Visual Arts and received a BFA in Display and Exhibition design at The Fashion Institute of Technology, both in New York City. I work out of a studio in my home where I have committed to an art practice after working as a creative professional for twenty-five years. I am also a practicing astrologer.
Samuel B. Sharpe
I was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, and received a BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design in 2006. With a small arts grant from the City of Chicago, I published the first issue of my comic series, Viewotron, in 2011. Subsequent issues have been nominated for two Ignatz Awards, an Eisner Award and excerpted in Best American Comics. I’ve spent the last decade working on a graphic memoir, titled Mom: A Story of Love and Mental Illness, which will be published by 23rd St Books (MacMillian). I teach at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Guest Guide
We are a working farm nestled in natural surroundings. Our accomodations are all unique, charming and quirky. Here you can enjoy stunning night skies, breathtaking views, and scenic trails. Just be aware that you might also come across some local wildlife like snakes, ticks, or spiders.
Communication:
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We recommend that you turn wi-fi calling on with your carrier before you arrive
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Spotty cell service in the area
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Houses, barnyard and studios all have high speed fiber internet
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Farmhouse has a TV that can be used for meetings or logging on to watch
What to Bring:
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Flashlight or headlamp - country nights are dark
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Comfortable walking shoes - 2,000 acres to explore and Shenandoah National Park is 2 miles away
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Bathing suit - we have beach towels!
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A bike!
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Basic pharmacy items, like headache reliever, allergy medicines. We have a big basic first aid kit, sunsreen and bug spray.
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Please note:
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No pets
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No fires or open flames
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No weapons
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Some fences may be electrified
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Do not enter any paddocks or pastures without permission
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Do not enter the large barn at the farmhouse
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No smoking or vaping in or within 25 feet of buildings
