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 / art teacher
Grand Rapids Public Schools 1970 - 1993 (preKindergarten through – junior high)
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
STUDIO SHOWINGS BY APPOINTMENT
616.245.1565
COLLECTIONS:
Church of the Servant CRC
First United Methodist in GR
Fuller Avenue CRC
Camp Tosebo in Manistee
Metropolitan Hospital
Park Church
Pine Rest Christian Hospital
Private Collections
Spectrum Health Hospice
GROUP SHOWS:
East Congregational Church 2006
Eyekons Gallery 2007
Pine Rest, Postma Worship Center 2008
Uptown Galleria, Grand Haven 2008
Art Prize, Fall 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
Grandville Library Summer 2008
East Grand Rapids Library Summer 2008
Lowell Chamber of Commerce Summer 2008
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Summer 2008
Terryberry Gallery St. Cecilia Dec 08 - Jan 09
Church of the Servant Sept - Dec 2009
COMPETITIONS:
Renaissance on the Grand 1981, 3rd Prize
Grand Rapids Festival 1982, 2006, 2007,2008
First United Methodist Celebration Show
1993, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009
Calvin Alumni competition 1988 and 1994
Lowell Area Arts Council Regional Show
2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
Bishop Hills Rivertown Exhibit
People's Choice 2005 2nd prize, 2006 3rd prize, 2007 1st prize
Art in the Park, Muskegon July 2008
Layers of Life, Lowell 2008 People's Choice
ArtPrize 2009
PRESENTATIONS:
"Art is Everywhere" Conference 2004
Calvin Worship Symposium 2005
MANNA meeting "Enigmas and Mysteries" 2007
Hope Reformed Church 2008
SOME ART RELATED VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
Art committee Church of the Servant 1996-2007 (chair 98-2006) Exhibition coordinator 2007- present
Newsletter editor Rivertown Artist Guild Fall 2005-2008
Mentor ArtWorks Art Around the Town 2006
Email secretary GR-CIVA (Grand Rapids Christians in the Visual Arts) Fall 2006- present