Virginia Leigh Werrell
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CV
 
Contact:  [email protected]
 
Education
2012   MFA  The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2009   BA  Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
 
Solo Exhibitions
2018   Out of Place, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016   Blind Spot, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010   The Greer Gallery, Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA          
         
Group Exhibitions
 2018   (Upcoming) Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
 2017   no matter how small., Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
            A Starling in Shadow, Bill Scott, Juror, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
            Fire Sale, AUTOMAT, Philadelphia, PA
            The 26th Annual Juried Competition, Kyle Staver, Juror, Bowery Gallery, New York City, NY
           
 The Woodmere Annual: 76th Juried Exhibition, Harry Philbrick, Juror, The Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia,PA
            Homonym, Spillway Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015    Stand In, AUTOMAT, Philadelphia, PA
            A Likely Story, Two-person exhibition with Bettina Nelson, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
            The Woodmere 74th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia, PA  
            As Far as the Eye can See, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014    The Intimate Gaze, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
            The Woodmere 73rd Annual Juried Exhibition, The Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia, PA
            In Our Own Backyard, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013    The First Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
            Memory, Place, and Identity as Filter: Streams of Painted Consciousness, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012    The Apple and The Tree, two person exhibition with Tim Werrell, Liberty Art Studios, Durham, NC
            Juried Student Exhibition, Gallery 128, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011     Homegrown / Under 35, Craven Allen Gallery, Durham, NC
            Juried Student Exhibition, Gallery 128, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2010     Group exhibition, The Scrap Exchange, Durham, NC
2009     ARTFEAST, Center in the Square, Roanoke, VA
 
Curatorial  
The Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
2015-17 Co-curate and organize all exhibitions as Assistant Director
2017     Meditations: Solo Curatorial project
2016     Paper Work: Chose outside curator, Alex Conner to co-curate this exhibition with me
             Personal Space: Solo Curatorial project 
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Awards
2017    The John R. Maxwell Prize, The Woodmere Museum’s 75th Annual Juried Exhibition, Juror: Harry Philbrick
2014    The Hugh and Marian Scott Prize, The Woodmere Museum’s 73rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Juror: Sarah
            McEneaney
2013    First Annual Juried Exhibition, Second Place, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Juror: Stuart Shils.
2008    Francis Niederer Art Scholarship, Hollins University
 
Publications
2017    Interview Series: Yvonne Bobrowicz, Philadelphia, PA; Philly Stewards Legacy Blog
​            Interview Series: Sarah McEneaney, Philadelphia, PA; Philly Stewards Legacy Blog
            Review: Nathalie Du Pasquier: BIG OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT, Philadelphia, PA; Title Magazine
            Review: Stephanie Bursese and Timothy Belknap at Vox Populi, Title Magazine, Philadelphia, PA

Illustration
2016     Book cover design: “As a Flock of Goats," by Liana Quill. Groundhog Poetry Press, Roanoke, VA
             Book cover design: “7,000 Sparrows,” by Duffie Taylor. Groundhog Poetry Press, Roanoke, VA
2013     Work Published in Route Nine Literary Magazine, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2009     Work Published in Cargoes, Literary Journal at Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
             Work published in The Album, Literary Journal at Hollins University, Roanoke, VA

Teaching
2017    Guest Lecturer, Professional Practices, Rowan University Art Department, Glassboro, NJ
2013-14  Instructor, University City Arts League
2012    Instructor, Artwell, Philadelphia, PA
2011    Teaching assistant, PAFA, Art FUNdamentals  Summer Camp, Philadelphia, PA                   
            The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
               Teaching assistant, Michael Gallagher, Advanced Painting
               Teaching assistant, Tony Rosati, Advanced Intaglio Printmaking





                        
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