Victoria Hussey is a visual artist and art educator at the high school level. She earned her MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art and currently lives in Southeast Michigan. Although she enjoys working with various materials, her work is continually inspired by the beauty and serenity of natural landscapes.
Education:
- New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, Master of Fine Art in Studio Art
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Masters in Educational Technology
- Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan, Teaching Certification in Art and Sociology
- Alma College, Alma, Michigan, Bachelor of Art in Art and Design, Bachelor of Art in Sociology
Select Awards:
- Michigan Education Association Purchase Award Exhibit, Juror's Choice Award and Michigan Art Education Association Purchase Award, 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 and Shows:
- Michigan Education Association Purchase Award Exhibit, Lansing, Michigan, 1999, 2001, 2004-2023.
- Mackinac State Parks, Mackinac Art Exhibition, Mackinac Island, Michigan 2020
- "Intertwined" Group Show, Twiggs Gallery, Boscawen, New Hampshire, 2018
- Master of Fine Art 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.