Virginia Rivera
Virginia deGruyter Rivera
Sifting through the scores of color options requires hours of dedicated consideration, yet it’s often the discarded, that yields the exceptional.
FSU, Bachelor of Science, Clothing and Textiles
January 2002-Present
Free-lance designer and stylist (graphics, interiors, wedding accessories and jewelry). Instructor 2005/06 (print-making for children), at a local museum.
September 1982-November 2001
Atlantic Artisans, co-owner
Design and assembly of custom mats and frames, merchandise display, art work selection, and gallery events.
Mail-order airbrush supply business.
Apparel Design/Textiles faculty member at a local community college. Responsible for teaching all design courses.
French-speaking, attended French elementary schools.
Design volunteer (eight years) for the Festival of Trees, a Junior League charity event.
Table Designer for ELLE DECOR’s 1998 Atlanta DIFFA benefit gala.
Artist, CONSIDERING QUILTS 2006, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Harris House gallery.
Artist, Fiber Art For a Cause 2006, ACS fundraiser.
Under Pressure (group show, printmaking), Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, March 2009.
Born in Florida, but grew up in New Mexico.
Two years in France, fifth and sixth grade, changed me forever.
A Florida resident longer than I care to admit.
One son, who has the perfect job: he paints Spiderman, as well as other Marvel characters. He dragged me into the Mac universe, and now I can’t find the sleep button.
His dad is an artist, too.
