R E S U M E
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Beyond Labels | Más allá de las Etiquetas, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
2019
Bits and Pieces, Walton Fine Arts Center, University of the Ozarks, Ozark, AR
2017
Curiosities, South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR
2015
Revelation: New Works by Virmarie DePoyster, Tri-Mission Gallery, United States Embassy Rome, Italy
2014
Color, An Artist’s Tale: Paintings by Virmarie DePoyster, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2012
Color: Irresistible Delight, Solo Exhibition, South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR
2011
My Life, My Landscape, Solo Exhibition, Guachoya Cultural Arts Center, Lake Village, AR
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 61st Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2019 Her Flag, National Traveling Exhibition Honoring 19th Amendment
2019 Animalis, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2018 Arte Contemporaneo en la Dispora, Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2018 Pinnacle Fine Arts Group Exhibition, Little Rock, AR
2018 Vox Femina II, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
2017 Mix, Melt, Mark & Brush: A Color Show, New Deal Studios and Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2017 The Forest of Perception, Center for Art and Education, Van Buren, AR
2016 Color and Movement, New Deal Studios and Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2016 Arkansas Art Teacher Exhibition, Argenta Laman Library, North Little Rock, AR
2016 Fall Landscapes: Here and There, Fayetteville Underground Art Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2016 Collaboration of Color, The Latino Art Project, Argenta Gallery, North Little Rock, AR
2016 Viva La Mujer, The Latino Art Project, North Little Rock, AR
2015 Batesville Area Arts Council National Juried Exhibition, Batesville
2014 Provocative Shapes, Boswell-Mourot Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2013 Arkansas Pastel Society 5th National Exhibition, The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Little Rock, AR
2013 Familiar Places, Unknown Destinations, Boswell-Mourot Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2012 Museum School Faculty: Past and Present, 50th Anniversary, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Tympanic Ruminations, Sight and Sound Exhibit, Boswell-Mourot Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2012 2012 South Arkansas Arts Center Annual Juried Art Exhibit, El Dorado, AR
2012 Small Works on Paper 2006-2011 Retrospective, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
2011 AR Pastel Society 4th National Exhibition, Butler Center of Arkansas Studies, Little Rock, AR
2011 Museum School Faculty: Past and Present, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2011 Mid-America Juried Art Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO
2011 17th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Art Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
2010 3 Women Who Paint Group Exhibition, The Heights Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2010 2010 South Arkansas Arts Center Juried Competition, El Dorado, AR
2009 Arkansas Pastel Society National Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2009 Cardinal Point/ Puntos Cardinales, Visiting Artist, University of Central Arkansas Baum Gallery, Conway, AR
2009 Arts in the Air Professional Art Exhibit, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Morrilton, AR
2009 AR Women in History Exhibit, Clinton House Museum, Fayetteville, AR
2009 Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter Arkansas Artists Showcase, Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock, AR
2008 Art Across Arkansas Artist Exhibition, THEA Foundation, North Little Rock, AR
2008 Arkansas League of Artists Annual Member’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2008 Small Works on Paper, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR, Curated by Exhibits USA/ Mid America Arts Alliance
2007 50th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2007 2007 South Arkansas Art Center Juried Competition, El Dorado, AR
AWARDS
TEACHING GRANTS:
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Arkansas Pastel Society
Arkansas Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Board Member
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Justus Fine Art Gallery, Hot Springs, Arkansas
The Art Group Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
EDUCATION
1990 B.S.H.E., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
1986–1987 Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011- Present
Arkansas Arts Council, Artist In Residency, Artists In Education Program
2016- 2019
The BridgeWay, North Little Rock, AR
2016
Arkansas Department of Education, Taking It to the Schools: Community Experiences in Fine Art, Professional Development Workshops, Little Rock, Eureka Springs, Pine Bluff, AR
2011- 2018
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts; Pastel, Drawing
2019 61st Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2019 Her Flag, National Traveling Exhibition Honoring 19th Amendment
2019 Animalis, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2018 Arte Contemporaneo en la Dispora, Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2018 Pinnacle Fine Arts Group Exhibition, Little Rock, AR
2018 Vox Femina II, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
2017 Mix, Melt, Mark & Brush: A Color Show, New Deal Studios and Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2017 The Forest of Perception, Center for Art and Education, Van Buren, AR
2016 Color and Movement, New Deal Studios and Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2016 Arkansas Art Teacher Exhibition, Argenta Laman Library, North Little Rock, AR
2016 Fall Landscapes: Here and There, Fayetteville Underground Art Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2016 Collaboration of Color, The Latino Art Project, Argenta Gallery, North Little Rock, AR
2016 Viva La Mujer, The Latino Art Project, North Little Rock, AR
2015 Batesville Area Arts Council National Juried Exhibition, Batesville
2014 Provocative Shapes, Boswell-Mourot Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2013 Arkansas Pastel Society 5th National Exhibition, The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Little Rock, AR
2013 Familiar Places, Unknown Destinations, Boswell-Mourot Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2012 Museum School Faculty: Past and Present, 50th Anniversary, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Tympanic Ruminations, Sight and Sound Exhibit, Boswell-Mourot Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2012 2012 South Arkansas Arts Center Annual Juried Art Exhibit, El Dorado, AR
2012 Small Works on Paper 2006-2011 Retrospective, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
2011 AR Pastel Society 4th National Exhibition, Butler Center of Arkansas Studies, Little Rock, AR
2011 Museum School Faculty: Past and Present, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2011 Mid-America Juried Art Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO
2011 17th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Art Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
2010 3 Women Who Paint Group Exhibition, The Heights Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2010 2010 South Arkansas Arts Center Juried Competition, El Dorado, AR
2009 Arkansas Pastel Society National Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2009 Cardinal Point/ Puntos Cardinales, Visiting Artist, University of Central Arkansas Baum Gallery, Conway, AR
2009 Arts in the Air Professional Art Exhibit, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Morrilton, AR
2009 AR Women in History Exhibit, Clinton House Museum, Fayetteville, AR
2009 Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter Arkansas Artists Showcase, Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock, AR
2008 Art Across Arkansas Artist Exhibition, THEA Foundation, North Little Rock, AR
2008 Arkansas League of Artists Annual Member’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2008 Small Works on Paper, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR, Curated by Exhibits USA/ Mid America Arts Alliance
2007 50th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2007 2007 South Arkansas Art Center Juried Competition, El Dorado, AR
AWARDS
- 2019 HerFlag, Curator: Marilyn Artus
- 2015 Little Rock Guest Guide Magazine Cover, Arkansas Publishing Group, Little Rock, AR, Juror: Erin Lang
- 2015 Main Street Creative Corridor Banner Award, Little Rock, AR, Jurors: Dr. Todd Herman, Mark Stodola
- 2015-2016 Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts' Artists Registry, Curators: Les Christensen and Manuela Well-Off-Man
- 2014 "Growing Champion Classrooms", Visual Arts Lesson Plans for K - 8th grade educators based on the 2014-2016 exhibit Arkansas Champion Trees sponsored by the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, statewide availability through AETN, the Arkansas Forestry Association and A+ Arkansas Arts schools.
- 2014 Artists Inc. Fellow Award, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Argenta Arts Foundation
- 2013 AR Pastel Society 5th National Exhibition, 1st Place, The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Little Rock, AR, Juror: Richard McKinley, CO
- 2011 Artist In Education Artist Roster, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
- 2010 CARTI Calendar, June 2010
- 2009 Arts in the Air Professional Art Exhibit, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Morrilton, AR, Honorable Mention Award, Juror: Jed Jackson
- 2009 CARTI Calendar, March 2009
- 2008 Arkansas Craft Guild’s Poster Competition, Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, AR,
- 2008 AR Pastel Society Member’s Only Show, Garven Woodlands Garden, Hot Springs, AR, Best of Show
- 2008 Arkansas League of Artists Annual Member’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, Gold Award/NLR Mayor’s Award, Juror: Maxine Payne, Hendrix College
- 2008 Small Works on Paper, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR, Purchase Award, Juror: Arlette Klaric, Curator of Art Exhibitions for Exhibits USA with the Mid-America Arts Alliance
- 2008- 50th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, Honorable Mention Award, Juror: James Surls
- 2007 Arkansas Pastel Society Member’s Only Show, Garven Woodland Gardens, Hot Springs, AR, Honorable Mention, Juror: Richard Stephens
- 2007 North Little Rock Mayor’s Show, The Arkansas League of Artists, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 2ND Place, Abstract , Juror: Rex Deloney
TEACHING GRANTS:
- 2019 Creating a Picture of Health - Art Expression in Trauma-Informed Work, Professional Development Workshop Early Childhood, North Little Rock School District, AR
- 2019 Windows into the lives of Americans during Industrial Revolution, 6-8 grade In School Teaching Residency Program, The Center for Arts and Education, Butterfield Trail Middle School, Van Buren, AR
- 2018 Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today, In School Teaching Residency Program for Hispanic Heritage Month, The Center for Arts and Education, Butterfield Trail Middle School, Van Buren, AR
- 2018 Places of Personal Significance, 9-12 grade In School Teaching Residency Program, The Center for Arts and Education, Butterfield Trail Middle School, Van Buren, AR
- 2018 Creating a Vibrant Arts Community, ArtLinks 2017, Arkansas Arts Council Conference Speaker
- 2017 Reading Art Across the Curriculum: Observe, Interpret, Inquire- Professional Development Workshop, Van Buren High School Career Center, Van Buren, AR
- 2016-2017 How trees bring the earth to Life, Science/Art Therapy Program, In School Teaching Residency Program, The Center for Arts and Education, Van Buren High School Career Center, Van Buren, AR
- Arkansas Department of Education, Taking It to the Schools: Community Experiences in Fine Art, Professional Development workshops, Little Rock, Eureka Springs, Pine Bluff
- 2012-2018 Gaining Perspective through Art, Art Therapy Program, Artist In Residency, Artist In Education Mini-Grant, Hendrix College Campus Kitty Grant, Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Grant, Director: Jaime Higgins
- 2012 Art of Nature, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Professional Development Workshop for Educators, Lake Cook, Casscoe, AR
- 2011 Park Hill Elementary Conservation Sign Project, Artist In Residency, Artist In Education Grant, NLR Alderman Beautification Grant, Educator: Sally Barton, Park Ranger: Kate Finefield
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
- “Rights and stripes,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, August 29, 2019
- “Her Flag stopping by Capitol for stripe-stitching session,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, August 25, 2019
- “Her Flag to unfurl at the State Capitol,” Arkansas Times, August 21, 2019
- “BTMS students learn art through history,” Press Argus-Courier, September 19, 2018; 1A, 2A
- Art Galleries & Artists of the South, Volume 14, Issue 2, pg. 40, images, 2017
- “O’Keeffe pastel hangs briefly at Arts Center, ”Arkansas Democrat Gazette, March 10, 2017; 1A, 4A
- “Students Explore Ecosystems,” Press Argus- Courier, March 8, 2017; 1A
- “Delta Des Refuses,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, June 28, 2016; 6E
- “Exhibits pushed barrier in ’15,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, January 3, 2016; 1E, 3E
- “Artist’s awakening soul on exhibition in ‘Revelation,’ Arkansas Democrat Gazette, December 1, 2016; 6E
- “Artists’ portraits identify Creative Corridor,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, August 31, 2015; 1B, 6B
- “It was a very good year. Arkansas, some natives found many places to shine in ’14,” AR Democrat Gazette, Jan 25, 2015; 1E, 6E.
- “Color Theory, Person of Interest, January,” Little Rock Soiree, January 2015, Vol. 13, 26-29.
- “Provocative Shapes’ spotlights work by 3 artists,” Artbeat, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, October 21, 2014; 6E.
- “Trees, art, education: Growing champion classrooms thanks to NMWA,” Eye Candy, Arkansas Times, October 15, 2014
- “Color, An Artist’s Tale: Paintings by Virmarie DePoyster,” Museum School Spotlight, Arkansas Arts Center Works; Fall 2014, 11.
- “Art program helps at-risk youth,” The Courier News, March 30, 2014
- “2 art exhibits open Friday,” Artbeat, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, October 3, 2013; 4E.
- “Sight, sound are joined at new art show,” Artbeat, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, October 30, 2012; 1D, 6D.
- “Acrylics, pastel work featured in joint exhibition of 2 artists,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, October 20, 2013; 1E, 3E.
- “Around Arkansas, South Arkansas Arts Center,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, August 9, 2012; 4E.
- “Getting Ready, South Arkansas Arts Center,” El Dorado News-Times, August 2, 2012; 1.
- “DePoyster and Trimble at SAAC, Pastels and abstract paintings, ” Eye Candy, Arkansas Times, August 2, 2012
- “SAAC Hosts Reception Saturday for August Gallery Artists,” Go El Dorado, August 1, 2012.
- “SAAC Hosts Artists Reception for Juried Art Competition,” Go El Dorado, July 17, 2012.
- “Museum School Faculty Exhibition: Past and Present, work in all media by current and former faculty,” Eye Candy, Arkansas Times, September 16, 2011
- “Opening tonight: 3 Women Who Paint,” Eye Candy, Arkansas Times, September 16, 2010.
- “Looking ahead, Exhibits of work by women artists will dominate galleries in a couple of weeks,” Eye Candy, Arkansas Times, September 1, 2010
- “UCA’s Baum Gallery of Fine Art announces visiting artist presentation: Local artist Virmarie DePoyster,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, October 10, 2009
- “Arkansas Art Exhibit Now Open,” The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Newsletter, May 7, 2009
- “Delta dawns, Arkansans dominate annual show,” Arkansas Times, November 10, 2008, 20.
- “Clinton center to host ‘Breaking the Veils’,” Art Notes, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, June 22, 2008, 4E, 5E.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Arkansas Pastel Society
Arkansas Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Board Member
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Justus Fine Art Gallery, Hot Springs, Arkansas
The Art Group Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
EDUCATION
1990 B.S.H.E., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
1986–1987 Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011- Present
Arkansas Arts Council, Artist In Residency, Artists In Education Program
2016- 2019
The BridgeWay, North Little Rock, AR
2016
Arkansas Department of Education, Taking It to the Schools: Community Experiences in Fine Art, Professional Development Workshops, Little Rock, Eureka Springs, Pine Bluff, AR
2011- 2018
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts; Pastel, Drawing
