ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Virmarie DePoyster is a Puerto Rican born multidisciplinary artist, educator, and community leader. As a practicing artist, she explores the complexities of identity. As an educator, she develops therapeutic art programs, providing safe spaces for self-reflection. And as a community leader, she advocates for equality and inclusion. Virmarie secured a solo exhibition “Revelation” which debuted at the United States Embassy in Rome, Italy. She was chosen to represent Arkansas in Her Flag, a national project commemorating 100 years of women's suffrage. In October 2022 “Beyond Labels,” her latest exhibition opened in Pine Bluff at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, then traveled in November 2023 to the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. In September 2024 it will open at the South Arkansas Arts Center.
DePoyster's paintings are included in private and public collections internationally and throughout the United States. Currently, she lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband, David and they look forward to visits from their adult children, Grant and Anna. You can find her work at the Art Group Gallery.
DePoyster's paintings are included in private and public collections internationally and throughout the United States. Currently, she lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband, David and they look forward to visits from their adult children, Grant and Anna. You can find her work at the Art Group Gallery.
