ABOUT THE ARTIST
Veronica Funk was born on June 25, 1966 in Winnipeg and raised in Leaf Rapids in northern Manitoba. She studied Art & Design at Red Deer College in Alberta and painting at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Manitoba, apprenticed with potters and a stone sculptor, spent a year painting on a farm in Saskatchewan and currently resides near the Rocky Mountains in Airdrie, Alberta. She has been painting professionally since 1999.
EDUCATION
1986 art & design - red deer college
1989 painting - craig wells, winnipeg art gallery
1991 carving - michael manyeagles, winnipeg art gallery
1992 ceramics - handbuilding, lou gaskin, winsaga studio
1997 ceramics - throwing, dave settles, fairview studios
1999 ceramics - apprentice, greg mcritchie, mudslide
2007 tinyan chan award - federation of canadian artists
2009 courageous watercolour - eleanor lowden-pidgeon
2009 writing - betty jane hegerat/cecilia frey/ellen kelly
EXHIBITIONS
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 evanesence gallery, high river, alberta
2010 royal alexandra hospital, edmonton, alberta
2010 peppercorns, airdrie, alberta
2009 vegreville public library, vegreville, alberta
2009 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
2006 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
2003 stanley milner public library, edmonton, alberta
2002 performing art center, calgary, alberta (AFA + CRAF)
2001 artspace, calgary, alberta
1986 alberta winter games, edson, alberta
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 calyx distinctive arts, calgary, alberta
2011 inglewood fine arts, calgary, alberta
2011 evanesence gallery, high river, alberta
2011 federation gallery, vancouver, british columbia
2011 saffron gallery, cochrane, alberta
2011 ayrspace gallery, ayr, ontario
2010 calyx distinctive arts, calgary, alberta
2010 federation gallery, vancouver, british columbia
2010 saffron gallery, cochrane, alberta
2010 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
2009 calyx distinctive arts, calgary, alberta
2009 saffron gallery, cochrane, alberta
2007 federation gallery, vancouver, british columbia
2006 federation gallery, vancouver, british columbia
2004 TREX alberta traveling exhibit (ASA + AFA)
2004 southern alberta art gallery, lethbridge, alberta
2003 generations public gallery, stony plain, alberta (AFA)
2002 tutt street gallery, kelowna, british columbia
1991 red river exhibition, winnipeg, manitoba
MURALS
2011 centennial, mount royal university, mural mosaic, calgary, alberta
2010 fall supper, irricana mural project, irricana, alberta
2009 le cadeau du cheval, spruce meadows, mural mosaic, calgary, alberta
2008 friends, irricana mural project, irricana, alberta
DEMONSTRATIONS
2011 wheatlands art society, strathmore, alberta
2011 inglewood fine arts, calgary, alberta
2011 evanescence gallery, high river, alberta
2011 green valley school, grunthal, manitoba
2010 art central, calgary, alberta
2009 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
2009 art central, calgary, alberta
2006 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
REVIEWS
“Life’s everyday comforts are the essence of Veronica Funk’s art. Her warm, colourful acrylic paintings of overstuffed sofas, wingback chairs, books, coffee cups and other familiar objects produce a welcoming, secure feeling that all is right with the world.”
- Ellen Kelly, airdrieLIFE magazine
“…the main draw to her works is the presence in her paintings of someone who just left the room, whose mystery helps keep her own interest fresh.”
- Michael Brown, CityView
“With bright light and color, Funk’s paintings celebrate the joy in our daily activities.”
- Michelle LeManne, avenue magazine
“Funk’s traditionally inspired paintings depict the beauty of the commonplace, things that surround us daily. Interiors with the trace of human presence are intended to create a sense of sanctuary, a quiet place of serenity and contemplation, touched by light and colour.”
- Anne Beaty, The Echo
PUBLICATIONS/TELEVISION
BOOKS
2011 the pulse of mixed media: secrets of 100 artists revealed, northlight publishing
2011 international women celebrate, ayrspace press
2010 best of worldwide watermedia volume II, kennedy publishing
2010 international contemporary artists, i.c.a. publishing
2010 the letters - robert genn, studio beckett publications
TELEVISION
2002 'interview with an artist', shaw television
2002 'craftscapes', hgtv
2001 'wired', the a-channel
SELECTED PRESS
2012 'a book in the hand', avenue magazine
2011 'sanctuary', swerve magazine
2010 ‘the airdirondack art project’, airdrielife magazine
2010 ‘qualico & the arts’, calgary sun
2010 ‘chairs for charity sit well on artists’, calgary herald
2009 ‘lucky number 7’, airdrielife magazine
2008 ‘where the art is’, airdrielife magazine
2008 ‘local art fosters community building’, rockyview weekly
2007 ‘a pear, a chair, and a vessel’, art avenue magazine
2003 ‘in the news’, art avenue
2003 ‘reading & the arts’, the source magazine
2003 ‘gallery exhibit wide-ranging’, the stony reporter
2002 ‘arts’, fast forward magazine
2002 ‘celebrate good times’, avenue magazine
2001 ‘preview’, the gallery guide
2001 ‘keep it simple’, the calgary gallery guide
PUBLISHED WRITING
2012 different, your heARTmakes a difference
2011 new display at library inspired by reiki therapy, cityview
2011 apl ready to welcome the new year, echo
2011 our wetlands celebrated in new art exhibit at airdrie library, cityview
2011 apl welcomes local artist clara howden, cityview
2011 paintings on display at apl, echo
2011 teens art to be exhibited, cityview
2011 opening up about art in high school, echo
2011 new photo exhibit at library, echo
2011 take a ‘look’, echo
2011 student’s art on display at airdrie library, cityview
2011 emerging artists: art in schools, echo
2010 photographers’art display at library, cityview
2010 art in the library features AIRDRIE7, echo
2010 AIRDRIE7 art in library, cityview
2010 AIRDRIE7, inform
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Airdrie Public Library, Airdrie, Alberta
Apple Wellness Center, Airdrie, Alberta
Calgary Public Library, Calgary, Alberta
City of Airdrie, Airdrie, Alberta
St. Albert Public Library, St. Albert, Alberta
St. Martin de Porres, Airdrie, Alberta
Stanley Milner Public Library, Edmonton, Alberta
AFFILIATIONS
Art Program Coordinator, Airdrie Public Library
Active Member, Federation of Canadian Artists
Founding Director, Airdrie Regional ARTS Society
Founding Director, Creative Airdrie
Veronica Funk was born on June 25, 1966 in Winnipeg and raised in Leaf Rapids in northern Manitoba. She studied Art & Design at Red Deer College in Alberta and painting at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Manitoba, apprenticed with potters and a stone sculptor, spent a year painting on a farm in Saskatchewan and currently resides near the Rocky Mountains in Airdrie, Alberta. She has been painting professionally since 1999.
EDUCATION
1986 art & design - red deer college
1989 painting - craig wells, winnipeg art gallery
1991 carving - michael manyeagles, winnipeg art gallery
1992 ceramics - handbuilding, lou gaskin, winsaga studio
1997 ceramics - throwing, dave settles, fairview studios
1999 ceramics - apprentice, greg mcritchie, mudslide
2007 tinyan chan award - federation of canadian artists
2009 courageous watercolour - eleanor lowden-pidgeon
2009 writing - betty jane hegerat/cecilia frey/ellen kelly
EXHIBITIONS
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 evanesence gallery, high river, alberta
2010 royal alexandra hospital, edmonton, alberta
2010 peppercorns, airdrie, alberta
2009 vegreville public library, vegreville, alberta
2009 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
2006 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
2003 stanley milner public library, edmonton, alberta
2002 performing art center, calgary, alberta (AFA + CRAF)
2001 artspace, calgary, alberta
1986 alberta winter games, edson, alberta
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 calyx distinctive arts, calgary, alberta
2011 inglewood fine arts, calgary, alberta
2011 evanesence gallery, high river, alberta
2011 federation gallery, vancouver, british columbia
2011 saffron gallery, cochrane, alberta
2011 ayrspace gallery, ayr, ontario
2010 calyx distinctive arts, calgary, alberta
2010 federation gallery, vancouver, british columbia
2010 saffron gallery, cochrane, alberta
2010 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
2009 calyx distinctive arts, calgary, alberta
2009 saffron gallery, cochrane, alberta
2007 federation gallery, vancouver, british columbia
2006 federation gallery, vancouver, british columbia
2004 TREX alberta traveling exhibit (ASA + AFA)
2004 southern alberta art gallery, lethbridge, alberta
2003 generations public gallery, stony plain, alberta (AFA)
2002 tutt street gallery, kelowna, british columbia
1991 red river exhibition, winnipeg, manitoba
MURALS
2011 centennial, mount royal university, mural mosaic, calgary, alberta
2010 fall supper, irricana mural project, irricana, alberta
2009 le cadeau du cheval, spruce meadows, mural mosaic, calgary, alberta
2008 friends, irricana mural project, irricana, alberta
DEMONSTRATIONS
2011 wheatlands art society, strathmore, alberta
2011 inglewood fine arts, calgary, alberta
2011 evanescence gallery, high river, alberta
2011 green valley school, grunthal, manitoba
2010 art central, calgary, alberta
2009 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
2009 art central, calgary, alberta
2006 airdrie public library, airdrie, alberta
REVIEWS
“Life’s everyday comforts are the essence of Veronica Funk’s art. Her warm, colourful acrylic paintings of overstuffed sofas, wingback chairs, books, coffee cups and other familiar objects produce a welcoming, secure feeling that all is right with the world.”
- Ellen Kelly, airdrieLIFE magazine
“…the main draw to her works is the presence in her paintings of someone who just left the room, whose mystery helps keep her own interest fresh.”
- Michael Brown, CityView
“With bright light and color, Funk’s paintings celebrate the joy in our daily activities.”
- Michelle LeManne, avenue magazine
“Funk’s traditionally inspired paintings depict the beauty of the commonplace, things that surround us daily. Interiors with the trace of human presence are intended to create a sense of sanctuary, a quiet place of serenity and contemplation, touched by light and colour.”
- Anne Beaty, The Echo
PUBLICATIONS/TELEVISION
BOOKS
2011 the pulse of mixed media: secrets of 100 artists revealed, northlight publishing
2011 international women celebrate, ayrspace press
2010 best of worldwide watermedia volume II, kennedy publishing
2010 international contemporary artists, i.c.a. publishing
2010 the letters - robert genn, studio beckett publications
TELEVISION
2002 'interview with an artist', shaw television
2002 'craftscapes', hgtv
2001 'wired', the a-channel
SELECTED PRESS
2012 'a book in the hand', avenue magazine
2011 'sanctuary', swerve magazine
2010 ‘the airdirondack art project’, airdrielife magazine
2010 ‘qualico & the arts’, calgary sun
2010 ‘chairs for charity sit well on artists’, calgary herald
2009 ‘lucky number 7’, airdrielife magazine
2008 ‘where the art is’, airdrielife magazine
2008 ‘local art fosters community building’, rockyview weekly
2007 ‘a pear, a chair, and a vessel’, art avenue magazine
2003 ‘in the news’, art avenue
2003 ‘reading & the arts’, the source magazine
2003 ‘gallery exhibit wide-ranging’, the stony reporter
2002 ‘arts’, fast forward magazine
2002 ‘celebrate good times’, avenue magazine
2001 ‘preview’, the gallery guide
2001 ‘keep it simple’, the calgary gallery guide
PUBLISHED WRITING
2012 different, your heARTmakes a difference
2011 new display at library inspired by reiki therapy, cityview
2011 apl ready to welcome the new year, echo
2011 our wetlands celebrated in new art exhibit at airdrie library, cityview
2011 apl welcomes local artist clara howden, cityview
2011 paintings on display at apl, echo
2011 teens art to be exhibited, cityview
2011 opening up about art in high school, echo
2011 new photo exhibit at library, echo
2011 take a ‘look’, echo
2011 student’s art on display at airdrie library, cityview
2011 emerging artists: art in schools, echo
2010 photographers’art display at library, cityview
2010 art in the library features AIRDRIE7, echo
2010 AIRDRIE7 art in library, cityview
2010 AIRDRIE7, inform
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Airdrie Public Library, Airdrie, Alberta
Apple Wellness Center, Airdrie, Alberta
Calgary Public Library, Calgary, Alberta
City of Airdrie, Airdrie, Alberta
St. Albert Public Library, St. Albert, Alberta
St. Martin de Porres, Airdrie, Alberta
Stanley Milner Public Library, Edmonton, Alberta
AFFILIATIONS
Art Program Coordinator, Airdrie Public Library
Active Member, Federation of Canadian Artists
Founding Director, Airdrie Regional ARTS Society
Founding Director, Creative Airdrie
