Virginia Wieringa
EDUCATION: 1970 B.A. Calvin College, 1990 M.A.T. Calvin College
Web site: www.virginiawieringa.com Blog: www.vwieringa.blogspot.com
Beyond formal education, my art studies include: drawing with Don King, watercolor with Harry Hefner, oil painting with Dick Stien, pastel with Jim Markle, history of architecture with Joe Becherer, water media with Kathleen Conover and Linda Baker, icon painting with Diane Hamel and Photoshop Elements at Kendall College of Art and Design.
EMPLOYMENT:
Elementary art consultant/teacher Grand Rapids Public Schools 1970-1993 (preK-8 in a variety of settings, both in regular education and with special needs students)
Adjunct instructor, art education Grand Rapids Community College. 1985-95
Adjunct instructor, drawing Grand Rapids Community College 1994-95
Art instructor, art education and drawing GRCC 1995-2003
Adjunct art professor, Introduction to Art, Kuyper College 2003-2004
Self-employed artist 2004-present
GALLERIES:
Fire and Water Art Showroom
219 West Main, Lowell
Private showings by appointment
COLLECTIONS:
Church of the Servant CRCV
First United Methodist in GR
Fuller Avenue CRC
Camp Tosebo in Manistee
Metropolitan Hospital
Park Church
Private Collections
GROUP SHOWS:
East Congregational Church 2006
Eyekons Gallery 2007
Pine Rest, Postma Worship Center 2008
Uptown Galleria, Grand Haven 2008
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Four Friends Coffee 1996, 2004
Rush Creek Bible Church 2004, Winter 2008
Wealthy Street Bakery Fall 2005
Reformed Church headquarters 2006, 2007
Park Congregational Church Spring 2007
Orchard Hill Reformed Church Lent 2007
First United Methodist Church Winter 2007
Calvin Christian Reformed Summer2007
Fuller Avenue CRC Summer 2007
Wyoming Library Fall 2007
Hope Reformed Church Winter 2007-2008
St. Mary’s Health Care Winter 2008
COMPETITIONS:
Renaissance on the Grand 1981, 3rd Prize
Grand Rapids Festival 1982, 2006, 2007
First United Methodist Celebration Show
1993, 2004, 2007, 2008
Calvin Alumni competition 1988 and 1994
Lowell Area Arts Council Regional Show
2002, 2005, 2007, 2008
Bishop Hills Rivertown Exhibit
2005 2nd prize, 2006 3rd prize, 2007 1st prize
PRESENTATIONS:
“Art is Everywhere” Conference 2004
Calvin Worship Symposium 2005
MANNA meeting “Enigmas and Mysteries” 2007
Hope Reformed Church 2008
GRANTS:
$10,000 from GRCC to produce a video with Nancy Clouse on the stages of children’s art development. “Marks to Meaning”, completed fall of 1999.
SOME ART RELATED VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
Art committee Church of the Servant 1996-present (chair 98-2006) Exhibition coordinator 2007- present
Juror for Regional MAEA Art Competition 2001
Newsletter editor Rivertown Artist Guild Fall 2005-2008
Mentor ArtWorks Art Around the Town 2006
Email secretary MANNA (Grand Rapids Christians in the Visual Arts) Fall 2006- present