<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%> Oak Creek Canyon Pottery and Design - The Works of Virginia Newnam

Resume

My introduction to clay resulted from a need to have something to occupy my time after retirement in 2005. A desire to work as an artist was the outcome of wanting to do something that would differ from a 24 year career as an investment advisor. I have been taking classes and workshops at the Sedona Arts Center since February of 2005, with additional workshops in Sedona, Santa Fe, NM and Certaldo, Italy. Trips to Japan and Portugal have also provided inspiration. I now have my own studio and have worked at developing a unique recognizable style.

Gallery Shows:

CEG Gallery February 5-7, 2010
Canvas, Clay and Camera, 3-person show
Sedona Arts Center March 6-26, 2009 29th Annual Members Exhibition (juried), First and Second Places, Professional Artist
Gallery 527 in Jerome October 2008 Featured Artist for the month
Sedona Arts Center  

March 7 - 28 , 2008

28th Annual Members Exhibition
(Juried) - Second and Third Places ,Emerging Artist
Sedona Arts Center  

March 2 - 28 , 2007

27th Annual Members Exhibition
(Juried) - Third Place Emerging Artist
Sedona Arts Center   Feb 2 - 4, 2007 Ceramics Dept Student Faculty Show
Sedona Arts Center   Nov 22 - Dec 1, 2006 20th Annual Miniature Show
Sedona Arts Center   Sept 1 - 18, 2006 Student Faculty Exhibition
Sedona Arts Center  

July 6 - 31, 2006

26th Annual Members Exhibition (Juried)


Art Education:

Figurative Sculpture Lorri Acott-Fowler April 2010
Brazing and Welding Karl Williams December 2008
Paperclay Workshop Firuse Stalcup May 2008
Surface Carving and Wheelwork Roy Brown October 2007
Raku Ceramics in Tuscany Pietro Maddelena September 2007
Alternate Forming Greg Hofstetter August 2007
Creative Extruding William Shinn April 2007
Alternate Firing Explorations Barbara Kobler September 2005
Surface Decoration and Texture Ed Oshier November 2005
Wheel Thrown Porcelain Heidi Loewen May 2005
Wheelwork Dennis Ott February 2005 to 2007

Grants:

City of Sedona Artist Project Grant ($5,000)      June 2009
Arizona Commission for the Arts
Professional Development Grant
December 2008
City of Sedona Emerging Artist Grant ($1,000)    June 2007