Virginia Carroll

MEDIUM     acrylic & watercolor

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Virginia Carroll taught art in New Jersey public schools for many years before retiring in 2010. In 2004 she was awarded the title of Teacher of the Year for her school as part of the Governor’s Teacher Recognition Program .While children’s art work gave her great joy , she is very happy to have time to devote to her own painting.

Ms. Carroll has a BA in Fine Art Education from Kean University. She has exhibited in various venues in Somerset ,Union , Hunterdon and Middlesex counties . These art galleries are among those places that have shown her work:Gallery U in Westfield, The Artist Framer in Cranford, Swain Galleries in Plainfield. In 2012 Ms. Carroll won Best in Show at the Watchung Art Center’s Member Show and was awarded a solo show at the center . That show, “Serene Winter”, took place in December of 2013 . An additional solo show in the boutique at GalleryU was displayed in October of 2016.

Inspired by nature, people, color, texture, line and mood her artwork has an impressionistic feel. Virginia works primarily in acrylic on canvas and water colors.

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