Artist Biography
Windy Lampson is a visual artist and educator based in Burlington, North Carolina. Working primarily in painting, drawing, and mixed media, she creates portraits, still lifes, and imaginative compositions inspired by people, ordinary objects, personal stories, and moments that invite a closer look. Her work moves between careful observation and experimentation, often combining traditional materials with collage, unconventional surfaces, and expressive mark-making.
Windy earned an MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Painting, a BFA in Studio Art, and a BFA in Art Education from East Carolina University. Her commissioned work includes a portrait of Seymour Johnson created for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
Alongside her studio practice, Windy has taught visual art for more than twenty years. She currently teaches visual arts classes and AP Art and Design at Southeast Alamance High School. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and was named the 2025 Alamance-Burlington School System Teacher of the Year. She also serves as Fine Arts Department Chair and co-chair of AmplifiED Alamance, a teacher-led organization supporting educators and amplifying teacher voices across Alamance County.
Whether working in her studio or alongside students, Windy approaches art as a way to observe more closely, tell meaningful stories, solve problems, and remain curious about the world.
Artist Statement
I am drawn to subjects that might otherwise be overlooked: an ordinary object, an unexpected arrangement, a familiar face, or a brief moment that deserves more attention. Creating art gives me a reason to slow down and look closely. Through that process, something commonplace can become personal, strange, humorous, beautiful, or newly significant.
My work moves between observation and experimentation. I enjoy the discipline of translating light, color, form, and expression, but I am equally interested in what happens when I introduce collage, unusual surfaces, layered materials, or self-imposed constraints. Some works begin with a clear image or story; others develop through making, responding, revising, and allowing the materials to influence the outcome.
Being both an artist and an art teacher continually shapes my practice. Teaching keeps me curious and willing to try unfamiliar processes, while maintaining my own studio practice reminds me what it feels like to take risks, encounter uncertainty, and work through problems without knowing exactly where they will lead. In both roles, I return to the same belief: art helps us pay attention - to our surroundings, to other people, and to the stories we are still learning how to tell.
Selected Credentials
Education
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MFA, Studio Art—Painting, East Carolina University, 2005
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BFA, Studio Art—Painting, East Carolina University, 2003
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BFA, Art Education—Painting, East Carolina University, 2003
Selected Honors and Professional Distinctions
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Alamance-Burlington School System Teacher of the Year, 2025
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NC Regional Teacher of the Year Semifinalist, 2025
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National Board Certified Teacher, 2021–present
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NCCAT Anne Marie Collins Honored Educator Scholar, 2025–26
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Commissioned portrait of Seymour Johnson, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, NC
Select Exhibitions
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Solo Exhibition, Alamance County Arts Council, Graham NC, 2010
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Carolina's Got Art! Juried Group Exhibition
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Elder Gallery, Charlotte NC, 2010
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Group Exhibition, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh NC, 2009
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Solo Exhibition, Wayne County Arts Council, Goldsboro NC, 2009
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Wayne County National Juried Arts Exhibition, Goldsboro NC, 2008
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Solo Exhibition, Richmond Public Library, Richmond VA, 2007
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Thesis Exhibition, Gray Gallery, Greenville NC, 2005
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Illumina Exhibition, Greenville NC, 2004
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Solo Exhibition, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville NC 2002
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Rebel Magazine Juried Exhibition, Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC 2002
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Kinston's National Juried Arts Exhibition, Kinston NC, 2001
Current Roles
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Visual Art, AP Art and Design, and Pottery Teacher, Southeast Alamance High School
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Fine Arts Department Chair
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Co-chair, AmplifiED Alamance