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Virginia Harrison
1585 Terrace Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95404, U.S.A.
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Phone: (707) 2936997
Fax: (707) 573-9426
Email: virginia@wovenbronze.com
URL: http://www.wovenbronze.com
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Artist's statement
I was raised at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, where the history and lore of the gold and silver mines gave me an early understanding of metal. Over the past 17 years, I've been refining a technique combining the ignitive force of casting with the delicacy of weaving to create woven bronze sculptures that evoke both literal and emotional interpretation. I sculpt each base in wax and then cast them into bronze. I then weld spines to the base and weave the thin bronze wire, and sometimes beads or other objects, around the spines. After the weaving is complete, a patina is applied.
Sometimes the shapes that emerge are extremely deliberate, while other times they evolve during the process of creating them.
Combining bronze casting and weaving connects me to some of the most ancient human activities, and offers a way of lending grace and movement to bronze.
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Virginia Harrison, Sculptor
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Exhibitions and gallery shows
2010 Winner: Best in Show Juried show: Innovations
in Fiber Arts V
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Sebastopol, CA
2010 Represented artist Sebastopol Art Gallery Sebastopol, CA
2010 Represented artist Albany Arts Gallery Albany, CA
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2009-2010
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Represented artist
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Provincetown, MA
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2009
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Featured artist
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Healdsburg, CA
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2008
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Represented artist
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Healdsburg, CA
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2007-Present
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Represented artist
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
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2007
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Invited participant
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Juried show, Sonoma
Valley Museum of Art
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Sonoma, California
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2007
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Represented artist
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Johnson City, Texas
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2007-Present
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Represented artist
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Mendocino, California
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2006-2008
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Represented artist
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San Antonio, Texas
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2006
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Fire Good show
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A St. Gallery
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Santa Rosa, California
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2005
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Invited participant,
3rd Place Winner for Sculpture
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Florence, Italy
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2005-Present
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Represented artist
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Laurence Gallery
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Occidental, CA
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2005
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Participant in group exhibition
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Arches Gallery
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Healdsburg, CA
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2005
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Participant in group exhibition
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Hanson Howard Gallery
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Ashland, OR
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2005
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Participant in group exhibition
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Virginia Breier Gallery
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San Francisco, CA
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2005
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Participant in group exhibition
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Highlight Gallery
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Mendocino, CA
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2003
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Invited participant,
4th Place Winner for Sculpture
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Florence, Italy
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2003,
2004,
2005
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Participant
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Santa Rosa, CA
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2003-
Present
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Participant
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Art For Life, Aids Fundraiser
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Santa Rosa, CA
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2003
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Personal showing
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Imani Gallery
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Napa, California
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2000
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Day of the Dead show
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A St. Gallery
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Santa Rosa, California
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1999
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Personal showing
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Kajul Gallery
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Healdsburg, California
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1994
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Personal showing
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Branscomb Gallery
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Bodega Bay, California
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1992
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Personal showing
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Forecast Gallery
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Portland, Oregon
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1990, 1991
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Small Works Show
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California Museum of Art
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Santa Rosa, California
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1990
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Senior Show
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Sonoma State University
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Rohnert Park, California
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Woven Bronze Studio
1999-present
Create one of a kind bronze sculpture in sizes ranging from hand- held to monumental. Each Is woven individually with silicon bronze wire.
Memory Markers Studio
1999–present
Create and cast one-of-a-kind bronze memorial plaques. Specialize in portraits and relief designs, both realistic and abstract. Fabricate bronze and steel signs and furniture on a per-order basis.
Bronze +
1992–2005
Work as a foundry technician in all foundry capacities including welding, fabricating, and finishing bronze artwork.
Bagley and Hotchkiss Jewelers
1980–1984
Worked as a jeweler, doing fabrication and stone-setting
Vaugel Sculpting Studio Workshop
Marina Del Rey, CA
Sculpting the Portrait
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
Associate of the Arts; Welding Technology
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
Bachelor of Arts, graduated with honors in sculpture and drawing
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