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VIRGINIA M. WILSON

 BACKGROUND

UNTIL 1990 WAS A SELF-EMPLOYED GRAPHIC ARTIST AND CALLIGRAPHER, WORKING ONLY IN INK IN BLACK AND WHITE.    TAUGHT  CALLIGRAPHY FOR  LOCAL  ART ASSOCIATIONS AND ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES.      IN 1989 DECIDED TO STOP  TEACHING AND DOING COMMERCIAL

WORK  TO FOCUS  ON  PAINTING AND USING  COLOR.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

SOUTH SHORE ART ASSOCIATION – VIRGINIA  AVERY- MARY LIZOTTE – JOREEN BENBENEK

DUXBURY ART ASSOCIATION – MARY LO PICCOLO-KATHERINE SMIT

NORTH RIVER ART ASSOCIATION  –  JEAN SIMMS

PRIVATE – PETER SPATARO

PRIVATE – NANCY HOWELL

PRIVATE – VIRGINIA AVERY

PRIVATE – ANDREW KUSMIN

AFFILIATIONS

SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER – GALLERY  ARTIST

CAPE COD ART ASSOCIATIONS – GALLERY ARTIST

RHODE ISLAND WATERCOLOR ASSOCIATION – ARTIST MEMBER

QUINCY ART ASSOCIATION

NORTH RIVER ART ASSOCIATION

BRAINTREE ART ASSOCIATION

ARTISTS’ CIRCLE – FULLER MUSEUM, BROCKTON

CONCORD ART ASSOCIATION-DISTINGUISHED ARTIST

PLYMOUTH ART GUILD-GALLERY ARTIST

AWARDS.

FIRST PRIZE – MEMBERS SHOW – SOUTH SHORE ART ASSOCIATION – 1997

FIRST PRIZE–  NORTH RIVER ART ASSOCIATION- SPRING OPEN JURIED SHOW –JUNE-1998

FIRST PRIZE – ANNUAL JURIED – PLYMOUTH GUILD FOR THE ARTS. – MAY – 1999

SECOND PRIZE – OPEN JURIED – NEW ENGLAND IMPRESSIONS – CCAA- SEPTEMBER – 1999

BEST OF SHOW – ARTIST CIRCLE EXHIBIT AT THE WINERY, RAYNHAM – MAY 2000

HONORABLE MENTION – CONCORD AA – OPEN JURIED – JUNE 2000

FIRST PRIZE – BLUE RIBBON MEMBERS SHOW – SOUTH SHORE ART ASSOCIATION – JUNE 2000

HONORABLE MENTION – CCAA –SCARAMELLI MEMORIAL EX.HIBITION – AUGUST – 2000

FIRST PRIZE – QUINCY ART FEST EXHIBITION – SEPTEMBER – 2000

SECOND PRIZE – CCAA – CHRISTIAN WHITTEVELD MEMORIAL EXHIBITION – OCTOBER – 2000

FIRST PRIZE-WATERCOLOR-40TH ANNIV. MEM.EXHIBIT- BRAINTREE ART ASSOC.  – NOV.-2000

FIRST PRIZE-WATERCOLOR –ANNUAL JURIED THAYER ACADEMY SHOW – MARCH – 2001

FIRST PRIZE WATERCOLOR – QUINCY ART FEST – SEPTEMBER – 2001

SECOND PRIZE – ANNUAL JURIED THAYER ACADEMY SHOW- MARCH -2002

HONORABLE MENTION – QUINCY ANNUAL LIBRARY EXHIBIT – MAR. 2002

HONORABLE MENTION – OPEN JURIED – CAPE COD ART ASSOC.  – APRIL, 2002

HONORABLE MENTION – SCARAMELLI MEMORIAL. EXHIBIT – CAPE COD ART ASSOC.   – JULY 2002

HONORABLE MENTION –  ALL NEW ENGLAND JURIED – CAPE COD ART ASSOC.  – AUGUST – 2002

SECOND PRIZE – QUINCY ART FEST –  MEMBERS – SEPTEMBER 2002

THIRD PRIZE – QUINCY ART FEST – JURIED – SEPTEMBER 2002

HONORABLE MENTION – CAPE COD ART ASSOC.  – MEMBERS – SEPTEMBER – 2002

HONORABLE MENTION – NORTH RIVER MEMBERS – FEBRUARY –2003

HONORABLE MENTION – BRAINTREE ART  JURIED THAYER EXHIBIT – MARCH – 2003

SPECIAL AWARD – EDITH BISHOP MEMORIAL AWARD – THAYER EXHIBIT – MARCH – 2003

HONORABLE MENTION- QUINCY ART ASSOC. SILVER TEA EXHIBIT – APRIL-2003

SECOND PRIZE – QUINCY ARTFEST – WATERCOLOR- SEPTEMBER-2003

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – NORTH RIVER MEMBERS – FEBRUARY – 2004

FIRST PRIZE-WATERCOLOR – CAPE COD ART ASSOC. – WINTER JURIED – FEBRUARY-2004

HONORABLE MENTION – CAPE COD ART ASSOC. – WINTER MEMBERS – MARCH- 2004

FIRST PRIZE WATERCOLOR – ANNUAL JURIED THAYER ACADEMY SHOW – APRIL – 2004

FIRST PRIZE WATERCOLOR – ANNUAL DUXBURY ART ASSOC. EXHIBIT – JUNE –2004

HONORABLE MENTION – CAPE COD AUTUMN JURIED – SEPT. 2004

FIRST PRIZE WATERCOLOR – QUINCY ARTFEST MEMBERS SHOW – SEPT. 2004

SECOND PRIZE – QUINCY ARTFEST JURIED SHOW – SEPT. 2004

SECOND PRIZE – CAPE COD ART ASSOC. – AUTUMN MEMBERS – OCT. 2004

HONORABLE MENTION – CAPE COD ART ASSOC.-WINTER JURIED – JAN 2005

HONORABLE MENTION – CAPE COD ART ASSOC – SPRING JURIED – MARCH 2005

HONORABLE MENTION – QUINCY SPRING TEA EXHIBIT – APRIL –2005

THIRD PRIZE – THAYER ACADEMY SPRING JURIED SHOW – APRIL 2005

FIRST PRIZE – WATERCOLOR – NORTH RIVER ARTS FESTIVAL – MAY –2005

FIRST PRIZE – WATERCOLOR – CAPE COD ART ASSOC. – SPRING MEMBER- MAY -2005

SECOND PRIZE-WATERCOLOR-QUINCY ARTFEST—JURIED-SEPTEMBER-2005

SECOND PRIZE –CAPE COD ART SUMMER JURIED – SEPTEMBER 2005

CALENDAR EXHIBITION WINNER- JURIED ENTRY – NORTH RIVER ARTS COMPETITION-OCT-2005

HONORABLE MENTION – CAPE COD WINTER JURIED – FEBRUARY-2006

SECOND PRIZE –THAYER ACADEMY SPRING JURIED SHOW – APRIL – 2006

BEST OF SHOW – QUINCY ARTFEST – SEPTEMBER-2006

FIRST PRIZE – QUINCY ARTFEST – SEPTEMBER-2006

JUROR’S COMMENTDATION OF MERIT – CAPE COD ART ASSOC. – MARCH – 2007

MASTER GARDENER’S AWARD – CCAA- APRIL-2007

FIRST PRIZE – THAYER ACADEMY EXHIBITION-BRAINTREE ART ASSOC. – MARCH 2007

POPULAR CHOICE AWARD- “BLUE”- NORTH RIVER ART ASSOC.  SEPT. 2007

MASTER GARDENERS AWARD-CCAA – APRIL, 2008

HONORABLE MENTION- THAYER ACADEMY ANNUAL BAA EXHIBIT- 2008

THIRD PRIZE- QUINCY ARTFEST- WATERCOLOR -2008

CALENDAR EXHIBITION – JURIED SELECTION – NORTH RIVER ART ASSOC.- 2008

– PHYLLIS HOWARD AWARD –NORTH RIVER ART SOCIETY SHOW – 2009

HONORABLE  MENTION – CAPE COD ART ASSOC. – EXCITEMENT OF ART SHOW – 2009

FIRST PRIZE – CAPE COD ART ASSOC. – FOUNDERS EXHIBION – 2009

HONORABLE MENTION – PLYMOUTH GUILD ANNUAL EXHIBITION – 2009

FIRST PRIZE – QUINCY ARTFEST ANNUAL SHOW – 2009

HONORABLE MENTION- THAYER ACADEMY ANNUAL JURIED-MARCH-2010

SECOND PRIZE – QUINCY ARTFEST ANNUAL  JURIED – 2010

THIRD PRIZE – QUINCY ARTFEST ANNUAL MEMBERS – 2010

HONORABLE MENTION – ‘BEAUTY OF WHITE” – CAPE COD ART ASSOC. 2012

FIRST PRIZE-  NATIONAL JURIED SHOW-CAPE COD ART ASSOC.   2012

FIRST PRIZE – FALL FOR THE ARTS EXHIBIT- CAPE COD ART ASSOC.- OCT 2012

SECOND PRIZE- SPRING EXHIBIT – CAPE COD ART ASSOC., APRIL, 2013

EXHIBITIONS

1993– GROUP EXHIBIT – GALLERY ARTIST – DILLON GALLERY – SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER

1994– SOLO EXHIBIT – SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC – STAIRCASE GALLERY

1995 – SOLO EXHIBIT – SOUTH SHORE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER – VINE ROOM

1996 – GROUP EXHIBIT – DILLON GALLERY – SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER

1997 – SOLO EXHIBIT – VENTRESS LIBRARY – NORTH RIVER ART ASSOCIATION

1997 – SOLO EXHIBIT – SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC – STAIRCASE GALLERY

1998 – GROUP EXHIBIT – SOUTH SHORE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER – VINE ROOM

1999- GROUP EXHIBIT – SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER – DILLON GALLERY

2001- SOLO EXHIBIT – PEMBROKE PUBLIC LIBRARY

2001 – SOLO EXHIBIT – BRAINTREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

2002 – GROUP EXHIBIT – BOCA RESTAURANT – PEMBROKE

2002- SOLO EXHIBIT – HOLBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY

2002 – SOLO EXHIBIT – BOCA RESTAURANT

2002 – GROUP EXHIBIT – PEMBROKE LIBRARY

2003   – SOLO EXHIBIT – SNOW LIBRARY, ORLEANS

2003 – SOLO EXHIBIT – VENTRESS LIBRARY, MARSHFIELD – NORTH RIVER ART ASSOCIATION

2003- SOLO EXHIBIT – BOCA RESTAURANT – PEMBROKE

2003 – GROUP EXHIBIT –BOCA RESTAURANT – PE,MBROKE

2004   – GROUP EXHIBIT – BREWSTER LADIES’ LIBRARY – BREWSTER

2004          SOLO EXHIBIT – SOUTH SHORE SCIENCE CENTER – NORWELL

2005 – SOLO EXHIBIT – ROCKLAND TRUST – NORWELL

2005          – GROUP EXHIBIT – BOCA RESTAURANT- PEMBROKE

2006          –  GROUP EXHIBIT – ZONA GALLERY – NORWELL

2006– EXHBITION – HOLBROOK LIBRARY

2006  GROUP EXHIBITION – BOCA RESAURANT – PEMBROKE

2006- SOLO EXHIBITION – BRAINTREE THAYER  LIBRARY- BRAINTREE

2010 –SOLO EXHIBITION- DOLPHIN GALLERY – HINGHAM

2011- GROUP EXHIBITION- CURTIS LIBRARY- HANOVER

2011- GROUP EXHIBITION- SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY

2012- SOLO EXHIBIT – BREWSTER LADIES LIBRARY

2013 – SOLO EXHIBIT – DENNIS PUBLIC LIBRARY