About the artist...
Valerie Bennett Gillespie
EDUCATION New York University, New York, NY
Masters in Art – August 2010
New York University, Venice, Italy (Summer abroad)
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Lynchburg,VA
Bachelor of Arts – May 2002
Major – Studio Art Concentration – Spanish
University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago,Spain
Greenhill School, Dallas, TX
EXPERIENCE St. Philip’s School and Community Center, Dallas, TX
(Spanish and Art Instructor)
Greenhill School, Dallas, TX
(Art Instructor)
COMPUTER SKILLS
PC and Macintosh Systems – Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Works.
HONORS Hunting Art Prize Finalist, Houston, TX (2007 and 2008)
Conway Award Scholarship, Lynchburg, VA (1998-2002)
Who’s Who Among Students, Dallas, TX (1998 publication)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Spanish – Fluent in reading, writing and speaking.
EXHIBITS
Arthello Beck Gallery, SDCC, Dallas, TX 2010
IUAV Gallery, Tolentini, Italy 2009
Andelon Art Gallery, Dallas, TX 2008
Barney Building, The Commons Gallery, New York,2008
Arthello Beck Gallery, SDCC, Dallas, TX 2008
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX 2007
Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, TX 2006
Local Color Gallery, 2005Local Color Gallery, Dallas, TX 2004
South Side on Lamar, Dallas, TX 2004
Greenhill Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX 2003
Greenhill Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX 2002Pollack Gallery (SMU), Dallas, TX 1997