Virginia Erdie
Hollywood, FL
(305) 409-1662
http://www.virginiaerdie.com
ARTISTS VITAE
EDUCATION:
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: MAAT - Masters of Art in Art Therapy
The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland: BFA - Printmaking/Fine Art
Central School of Art & Design, London, England: Exchange Student on Scholarship
EXHIBITS:
CityLoftArt LLC, Miami Design District, Miami, FL (June – September, 2009)
Gifford Lane Art Stroll, Coconut Grove, FL (March 15, 2009)
SOMArts Cultural Center, "Corrections" International Juried Exhibit, San Francisco, CA (March 5 - April 16, 2009)
Mad Hatter Art Festival, Coconut Grove, FL (November 8-9, 2008)
Ward-Nasse Art Gallery, Salon Show, Soho New York City, NY (May 2008 - Feb 2009)
New Port Richey Progress Energy Art Gallery, Group Exhibit, New Port Richey, FL (April - May, 2008)
Gifford Lane Art Stroll, Street Festival, Coconut Grove, FL (March 16, 2008)
Infusion Gallery, Group Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA (March 2008)
Progress Energy Art, Group Exhibit, New Port Richey, FL (December 2007 - January 2008)
VooDoo Lounge: New Times Tenth Anniversary Party, Fort Lauderdale, FL (December 1, 2007)
Mad Hatter Art Festival, Outdoor Art Festival, Coconut Grove, FL (November 10-11, 2007)
One Tea Lounge, Solo Exhibit, Wilton Manors, FL (October 2007)
ArtServe, Group Exhibit, “The Red Eye - A Multi-Media Experience”, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - (July 15 - August 10, 2007)
ArtServe, Group Exhibit, “Mix It Up” - mixed media exhibit, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (May, 2007)
South Regional BCC Library, 2-person exhibit “Generations of Women Moving History Forward”,
Pembroke Pines, FL (March, 2007)
Red Pearl Yoga, A Group Performance and Art Exhibit, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (March, 2007)
Comfort Zone Art Studio, Group Exhibit, Hollywood, Florida (September 2006 – 2007)
Taste of Paradise, a Food and Art Extravaganza, Outdoor Art Festival, Hard Rock Seminole,
Hollywood, FL (Dec. 2nd and 3rd, 2006)
Artwalk, Group Exhibit, Hollywood, Florida. THE GODDESS STORE (July, 2006)
Starving Artist Show, Group Exhibit, Gallery 6, Broward Library, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (July, 2006)
Gallery of the Unknown Artists, Group Exhibit, Hollywood, Florida (November 13, 2005)
Patch Reef Park, Two-person exhibit, Boca Raton, Florida (July 2005)
The Primitive Art Gallery, Group Exhibit, Hollywood, Florida (January 2004)
Hollywood International Art & Music Festival, Outdoor Art Festival, Hollywood, Florida (2003)
Taste of South Beach, Outdoor Art Festival, Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida (1998)
FestivArts, Outdoor Art Festival, Espanola Way, Miami Beach, Florida (1998)
World Resources, Group Exhibit, Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida (1998)
Smiley's, Solo Exhibit, Marathon Keys, Florida (1997)
The MVSEVM, Chicago, Illinois, Group Exhibit, "The Art of Survival" - non-profit organization for exhibiting artists (1994)
The Village Tap, Chicago, Illinois - on-going exhibits for local artists (1994)
The Charleston, Chicago, Illinois - on-going exhibits for local artists (1992 – 1993)
The Gallery Cabaret, Chicago, Illinois - on-going exhibits for local artists (1989 – 2005)
The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore Maryland - student shows (1982 – 1986)
Cignel, Baltimore, Maryland - 2-person exhibit at large alternative dance club (1985)
Central School of Art & Design, LONDON, England - student show (1985)
Gallery 33, Baltimore, Maryland - 3-person exhibit at Johns Hopkins University Gallery 33 (1984)
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-INDIE ARTS: The DVD Magazine - Issue 6
-New Times Broward-Palm Beach: Mar 1 - 7, 2007; May 17 - 23, 2007, Jun 7 - 13, 2007, Nov 22 - 28, 2007
-Delray Beach Times: July 20, 2005
-Art Forum: Apr 2009 Publication
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
Acceptance into the American Juries Art Salon online exhibit (2009).
Acceptance into the International Festival of Plastic Arts in Mahres, Tunisia (2009).
Registered Art Therapist with the American Art Therapy Association.
Miami Children's Hospital - Implemented architectural design and templates for building exteriors using blueprints.
Production Designer for Classic Children's Theatre Project "Don Coyote" at the Acorn Civic Theatre on Miami Beach, Florida.
Treasurer for the Sierra Art and Fellowship Fund of Miami Beach, a not-for-profit 501(c3) organization dedicated to the arts.
Recipient of the Jules Bodarky Scholarship and the E. A. Navaretta Scholarship through the Maryland Institute, College of Art (1984-1985).
Exchange student at Central School of Art A Design, London, England (1984 – 1985).
I am constantly collaborating with the finest artists and galleries to help feed my creative mind and and taking another painting course soon. I have been invited to Tunisia for a workshop there and my art will soon be published by Circle Publishing. I am constantly exhibiting including, NYC, San Francisco, LA, Coconut Grove, Miami Design District, Florida Keys, Hollywood, FL and other parts of Florida.