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Virginia Conroy
'Sheila', Pacific Grove Art Association Exhibit, Woman Artist, LACMA, PAFA, SFMA

Circa 1965

$4,500
£3,412.34
€3,948.24
CA$6,360.91
A$7,091.20
CHF 3,698.35
MX$85,749
NOK 46,490.08
SEK 43,988.91
DKK 29,469.58

About the Item

By Virginia Conroy Dedini (American, 1922-2006). Titled on exhibition label, 'Sheila' and created circa 1965. Exhibited: Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Second Annual Watercolor Competition (1965) Honorable Mention. This early California Woman Modernist was born in New York and moved to Los Angeles as a child. From 1942-44, she studied at The Chouinard Art Institute before moving to the Monterey Peninsula where she opened a studio in Carmel-by-the-Sea. For over sixty years, she painted there beside her husband, the artist Eldon Dedini. Over the course of her long career, Virginia Conroy exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. Her work is held in private and public collections including the permanent collections of The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art of The Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art Selected List of Exhibitions and Awards: Solo Exhibitions: 1953 Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA 1961 Brunn Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1966 Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey CA 1981 Pat Carey Gallery, Women's Caucus, San Francisco CA 1982 Carmel Art Association Gallery, Carmel CA Group Exhibitions: 1949-50, 1952 Los Angeles Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA Centennial Exhibition 1951 Denver Art Museum, Denver CO 1954 Pennsylvania Academy, Penn. Annual Exhibition 1959-1967 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco CA (‘67, 85th, last annual) 1963-1968 San Francisco Art Institute Bank, Traveling Shows: (Fred Martin) 1962 Seattle World's Fair, “Artists Look At Peace) 1963 DeYoung Museum of Art, San Francisco CA 1964 Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco CA Awards: 1963 San Francisco Museum of Art, S.F. CA, Recommended for Purchase 1966 Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey CA 1st prize, One Man Show 1975 Monterey County Art Annual, Monterey CA 1st prize, Best in Show (Fred Martin) 1979 Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, PG. CA 1st Prize, W.C. Annual
  • Creator:
    Virginia Conroy (1922 - 2006, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1965
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor age-toning, minor losses, minor restoration, minor corner bumping, original artist pin holes; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34416836042

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