Dianne Gillis-Robinson

ON DISPLAY

September  1 - November 25

RECEPTION

September 17  5:00pm - 7:00pm

For Dianne Gillis-Robinson's art exhibit and the Museum's "A Quick Bite of History" exhibit on diners and lunch counters.

Free refreshments specially themed towards lunch counters will be served! Come have a fresh grilled cheese sandwich, chicken salad, and an ice cream float.

Wood, Water and Stone: The Language of Landscapes

Montgomery Museum’s next major exhibit features painter Dianne Gillis-Robinson. 

Dianne Gillis-Robinson paints mostly in oils and pastels and is partial to landscapes, but also does still-life and animal paintings.  Some works even begin with a hot pink underpainting!

Gillis-Robinson has lived in many different places and climates from Houston to Maine to Anchorage and now Montgomery County, and her landscapes celebrate the different biomes. 

She and her husband live on top of a mountain outside Blacksburg, and an artist could paint the view from her studio window ten times and never get tired of it.  Their apple orchard is in the foreground, and the Blue Ridge Mountains provide the backdrop.  Gillis-Robinson says this area is a joy for a landscape painter.  She and her husband decided to retire here after their children attended Virginia Tech.  The nomadic life was wonderful, but they appreciate finally finding a home.  Local paintings feature the Cascades, the Virginia Creeper Trail, and the layers of misty mountains of the Blue Ridge.  There are also paintings from Alaska including one of her favorite hiking trails.

Dianne Gillis-Robinson is largely self-taught, but also studied primarily at Art League Houston under noted artist, Laura Spector.  Dianne is also a popular workshop teacher whose paintings sell internationally.  Because her work is representational, she finds it rewarding when a painting reflects an experience or memory for the collector. 

This exhibit will be on display throughout September, October, and November.  The public is invited to a reception on September 17, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Montgomery Museum in Christiansburg.