Virginia HurleyCurrently lives in Taylorsville North Carolina
Phone: 828.781.3836
va@tigersmoon.com
www.tigersmoon.com

Virginia is an emerging artist working mostly in ceramics with a strong focus on historical forms.
Education
B.A.        (Ceramics/Sculpture) University of North Carolina Charlotte 2008    
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, Full Circle Arts, Hickory, 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

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

Articles
2015        Hickory Galleria Showcase, January 15

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

Awards/Grants
2016        Innovative Artist Project Grants