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Visual Arts Guild of Frisco is hosting a monthly membership meeting at Hall Park in the Ascension room(3201 Dallas Pkwy , suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034)
Monday June 17, 2024
* Doors open at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7pm.
* Our VAGF Member-Artists are encouraged to bring a small-to-medium piece of art for Artist of the Month voting.
The meeting is free for members, while guests are encouraged to make a $10 donation at the door.< Refreshments will be served >
Welcome our guest speaker, Dr. Valerie Gillespie, owner of Pencil on Paper Gallery
Topic: Arts Educator and Gallery Owner
Valerie Gillespie is an independent curator based in Dallas. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of New England in Portland and curatorial practice from New York University. Her undergraduate degree is in Studio Art and Spanish from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia. During her years abroad in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Valerie studied art and architecture. While completing her artist in residence program with Università Iuav di Venezia in Venice, Italy, she studied painting under the guidance of Maurizio Pellegrin.
Valerie is the owner of Pencil on Paper Gallery in Dallas and recently started her nonprofit, Valerie Gillespie Contemporary. Some of her recent exhibitions and collaborations include curatorial projects with the Beachum Family Foundation in Arizona, the 500X Gallery in Dallas, Southern Methodist University, the African American Museum of Dallas, the 400H Gallery in Fort Worth, the Martin Museum in Waco, and the Texas Visual Arts Association.
https://pencilonpapergallery.com/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
3201 Dallas Pkwy , suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034, United States