PAPER MADE, Fiber Art Now Magazine, Summer 2023
I’m thrilled to be part of the juried exhibition “Paper Made” @fiberartnow and featured in the Summer 2023 issue of the quarterly printed magazine! My papier-mâché work “Love My Sugar Daddy” (2019) was selected along with work by 39 other artists.
Made from 33 US dollar bills, it is part of my bustier/corset series, which illuminates the dichotomy of repression and allure of fashion’s ridiculous standards for the “perfect” body. This piece comments on the preference of some women for wealthy men.
Channeling Frida Kahloc paper mâché and mixed media, 16 x 13 x 6”.
‘SHE — Celebrating Women. Inspiring You.”
LabCentral, Cambridge, MA
February 4-April 11, 2019
Virginia’s bustiers, stone and bronze sculptures and collage are on exhibit at the three LabCentral galleries in the heart of Cambridge. ‘SHE’ brings together a group of six artists who interpret such women’s issues as identity, culture, history and empowerment but also celebrate all things female today.
10 Years, 10 Artists Juried Exhibition
FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill NC
January 5-February 6, 2021
Three of Virginia’s bustiers were selected for this exclusive juried exhibition featuring ten artists from different disciplines working in varying media and techniques. There was a virtual opening night on January 15, at which “Love my Sugar Daddy” won the Honorable Mention award.
”Ohh La La!” was featured in the January/February issue of Chapel Hill Magazine.
From left: Oh, Mister Darcy! 13 x 16 x 7”, paper mâché, vintage Pride and Prejudice paperback and mixed media;
Ooh La La! 15.5 x 14 x 7.5”, paper mâché and mixed media;
Love My Sugar Daddy, 16 x 12 x 5.25”, paper mâché, US currency and mixed media.
FEMME, an international juried exhibition
Art Fluent Gallery, Sandwich, MA
Virginia’s bustier “Love my Sugar Daddy!” is featured in this inspiring tribute to women.
Art Fluent describes the exhibition: ”The enduring feminine spirit is diverse, ever-changing, a mystery, and beautiful all wrapped up into one. As far as art can remember, we have been drawn to the female archetype in all her complexities and contradictions. Her strength and vulnerabilities, her value, her abilities, and all of her possibilities. FEMME celebrates women, their allure, and their place in humanity.”
Here’s a link to see the selected artworks: https://www.art-fluent.com/femme