Victoria Hussey creates visual art inspired by the rich landscapes of Michigan, where she splits her time between the northern coast and the southeast region. With an MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art and a career spent guiding high school artists, her ongoing practice explores the natural world through a tactile mix of materials and rich, organic color palettes​

Gallery Representation

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Michigan, Holiday Market 2026
Alice W. Moore Center for the Arts,  St. Clair, Michigan
Education:
  • ​New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art
  • Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Master of Arts in Educational Technology
  • Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan, Teaching Certification in Art and Sociology
  • Alma College, Alma, Michigan, Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
​Select Awards:
  • Michigan Education Association Purchase Award Exhibit,  Michigan Art Education Association Purchase Award, and Michigan Education Association Purchase Award, Lansing, Michigan, juror Frank Juárez, 2026
  • Michigan Education Association Purchase Award Exhibit,  Michigan Art Education Association Purchase Award, Lansing, Michigan, juror Mirvia Sol Eckert, 2025
  • Michigan Education Association Purchase Award Exhibit, Juror's Choice Award, and Michigan Art Education Association, Lansing, Michigan, juror Jan McCune, 2023
  • Inspiring Art Educator Award, National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Michigan Thumb Region, 2021
  • Michigan Education Association Purchase Award Exhibit,  Juror's Choice Award, and Michigan Education Association  Purchase Award, Lansing, Michigan, juror Tinola Mayfield-Guerrero, 2021 
  • Michigan Education Association Purchase Award Exhibit, Juror's Choice Award, Lansing, Michigan, juror Linda Sattler, 2017
​Select Juried Exhibits, Gallery Representation & Shows:
  • Mackinac Artist Market, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 2026
  • "Natural Elements" Show, Sault Area Art Center, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 2025
  • Marine City Art Drift, Marine City, Michigan, 2024, 2025
  • Michigan Education Association Purchase Award Exhibit, Lansing, Michigan, 1999, 2001, 2004-2026.
  • Great Northern Art Explosion, AuSable Artisan Village, Grayling, Michigan, 2024
  • Mackinac State Parks, Mackinac Art Exhibition, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 2020
  • "Intertwined" Group Show, Twiggs Gallery, Boscawen, New Hampshire, 2018
  • Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 2018
  • University of Michigan - Dearborn, Open Competition, Dearborn, Michigan, 2015, 2016.
  • Michigan Annual Statewide Competition, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, 2016.
  • Studio 1219 "Best of the Best Show", Group Show, Port Huron, Michigan, 2015.​
  • Studio 1219 Solo Show, Port Huron, Michigan, 2014.
  • East Ludington Gallery, Escanaba, Michigan, 1996-2010.
  • The Battle Creek Center for the Arts, Battle Creek, Michigan, 2006.
  • Art on the Rocks, Marquette, Michigan, 2002-2004, 2006.
  • South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, Michigan, 2002-2003, 2005.
  • "Northern Exposure" Show, Bonifas Fine Art Center, Escanaba, Michigan, 1997 and 2004.
  • Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, Michigan, 2003.
  • Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, Michigan, 2002, and 2003.
  • Starkweather Art and Cultural Center, Romeo, Michigan, 2002, 2003.
  • Jesse Besser Museum, Annual Regional Artist Show, Alpena, Michigan, 1996.
  • Waterfront Arts Show, Escanaba, Michigan, 1992.​

Artist in Residence Awards:
  • Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho, August 2017
  • Burren College of Art, Co. Clare, Ireland, August 2013.
  • Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park, Ontonagon, Michigan, July 2009
  • Hiawatha National Forest, Grand Island, Michigan, July 2008
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, sponsored by the Glen Arbor Art Association, Glen Arbor, Michigan, July 2006.

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