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Virginia Hurley
Currently lives in Taylorsville North Carolina

Phone: 828.781.3836 

EMail: va.tigersmoin@gmail.com

www.tigersmoon.com


Virginia “Gin” is a Ceramic artist working mostly in thrown vessels with a strong focus on historical forms.

Education

B.A.  Studio Art from UNCC Charlotte

Studied Under (Including University):

            Roy Strassberg

            Joan Tweedy

            Keith Bryant

            Jamie Frankie

            Mary Tumar        

            Kim Ellington                    



Exhibitions

2006            Group Exhibition, Green Rice Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2007            Group Exhibition, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2008            Juried Show, “Ballantyne Alive”, Ballantyne, NC
2008            Juried Show, “Art in the Park”, Charlotte, NC
2009            Juried Show, Amelies, Charlotte, NC
2012            Juried Show, Hickory Furniture Mart, Hickory, NC
2013            Juried Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2013            Group Show, Hickory Convention Center, Hickory, NC
2013            Group Show, Mt Bethel Church, Bethlehem, NC
2013            Juried Show, Rock Barn Country Club, Hickory, NC
2014            Juried Show, Rock Barn Country Club, Hickory, NC
2014            Juried Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2014            Group Show, Waldensian Festival, Valdese, NC
2015            Juried Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2015            Juried Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2016            Juried Show, Hiddenite Arts Center, Hiddenite, NC
2016            Solo Show, “Argil”, LR University, Hickory, NC
2017            Group Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2017            Group Show, Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem, NC
2018            Solo Showcase, Carillon Assisted Living, Newton, NC

2018            Group Show, Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem, NC
2019            Solo Show, Lucas Mason, Hiddenite, NC
​2019            Group Show, Catawba Metro Center, Hickory, NC
2019            Group Show, Full Circle Arts, Hickory, NC
2019            Juried Show, Catawba Valley Pottery Show, Hickory, NC
2019            Juried Show, North Carolina  Pottery Show, Shelby, NC

Shows Judged (Acted as a Judge)

2015            Paul Whitener Student Art Show
2015            Silver Arts Visual Arts Show
2015            Lenoir Rhyne Visual Art Show

2016            Silver Arts Visual Arts Show
2017            Silver Arts Visual Arts Show
2017            Silver Arts Visual Arts Show
2019            Hiddenite Regional Artist Show
2019            Paul Whitener Student Art Show

Articles

2015            Hickory Galleria Showcase, January 15

2017            History, Form, and Function: The Clay Art of Virginia Hurley
                The Bethlehem Star, May 19, The Taylorsville Times, May 24
2019            Exhibition of Hurley Starts, Reception Set.
                Taylorsville times, Jan. 30


Collections

Private Collection, Charlotte, NC

Private Collection, Easton, MD

Private Collection, Brooklyn, NY 

Private Collection, Hickory, NC

Private Collection, Lubbock, Texas

Hart Square Museum, Hickory, NC

Site Installation, Buffalo, NY

Site Installation, MeNee Ranch State Park, CA

Private Collection, Indian Shores, FL

Private Collection, Richmond, VA

Private Collection, Asheville, NC

Private Collection, Durham, NC




Teaching

2006-11            Ceramics Instructor, Johnson YMCA
2010-11            Ceramics Instructor, Morrison YMCA
2011-12            Arts Instructor, Granite School District 
2012-13            Ceramics Instructor, Mud Shack Studio, Bethlehem, NC
2015-17            Arts Instructor, Hickory Museum of Art
2016               Kiln Workshop, Tigersmoon Design
2018               Raku Workshop, Tigersmoon Design

2018-19            Ceramic classes, Newton-Conover Auditorium


Awards/Grants

2016 
              Innovative Artist Project Grants          ​
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