Studied Under (Including University):
Roy Strassberg
Joan Tweedy
Keith Bryant
Jamie Frankie
Mary Tumar
Kim Ellington

Teaching

2006-11 Ceramics Instructor, Johnson YMCA
2010-11 Ceramics Instructor, Morrison YMCA
2011-12 Arts Instructor, Granite School District
2012-13 Ceramics Instructor, Mud Shack Studio, Bethlehem, NC
2015-17 Arts Instructor, Hickory Museum of Art
2016 Kiln Workshop, Tigersmoon Design
2018 Raku Workshop, Tigersmoon Design
2018-19 Ceramic classes, Newton-Conover Auditorium
2022 Hand-building Workshop, Hart Square Village
2023 Ceramic Workshop, Foothills Equestrian Center
2023 Workshop Instructor, Hickory Museum of Art

Awards/Grants

2016 Innovative Artist Project Grants
2022 North Carolina Reginal Artist Assistance Grant

Exhibition

2006 Group Exhibition, Green Rice Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2007 Group Exhibition, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2008 Juried Show, "Ballantyne Alive", Ballantyne, NC
2008 Juried Show, "Art in the Park", Charlotte, NC
2009 Juried Show, Amelies, Charlotte, NC
2012 Juried Show, Hickory Furniture Mart, Hickory, NC
2013 Juried Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2013 Group Show, Hickory Convention Center, Hickory, NC
2013 Group Show, Mt Bethel Church, Bethlehem, NC
2013 Juried Show, Rock Barn Country Club, Hickory, NC
2014 Juried Show, Rock Barn Country Club, Hickory, NC
2014 Juried Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2014 Group Show, Waldensian Festival, Valdese, NC
2015 Juried Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2015 Juried Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2016 Juried Show, Hiddenite Arts Center, Hiddenite, NC
2016 Solo Show, "Argil", LR University, Hickory, NC
2017 Group Show, Woodmill Winery, Vale, NC
2017 Group Show, Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem, NC
2018 Solo Showcase, Carillon Assisted Living, Newton, NC
2018 Group Show, Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem, NC
2019 Solo Show, Lucas Mason, Hiddenite, NC
2019 Group Show, Catawba Metro Center, Hickory, NC
2019 Group Show, Full Circle Arts, Hickory, NC
2019 Juried Show, Catawba Valley Pottery Show, Hickory, NC
2019 Juried Show, North Carolina Pottery Show, Shelby, NC
2022 Juried Show, Catawba Valley Pottery Show, Hickory, NC
2022 Group Show, Blackburn Pottery Show, Vale, NC
2022 Mountain Nest Gallery, Black Mountain, NC
2022 Personal Handmade Displays, Troutman, NC
2022 Hickory Museum of Art Shop, Hickory, NC
2022 Group Show, Full Circle Arts, Hickory, NC
2023 Juried Show, Catawba Valley Pottery Show, Hickory, NC
2023 Mountain Nest Gallery, Black Mountain, NC
2023 Personal Handmade Displays, Troutman, NC
2023 Hickory Museum of Art Shop, Hickory, NC
2023 Group Show, Full Circle Arts, Hickory, NC
2023 Creative, Claremont, NC
2023 Walk in the Woods Gallery, Hendersonville, NC
2023 Emporium 23, Newton, NC

Shows Judged (Acting as a Judge)

2015 Paul Whitener Student Art Show
2015 Silver Arts Visual Arts Show
2015 Lenoir Rhyne Visual Art Show
2016 Silver Arts Visual Arts Show
2017 Silver Arts Visual Arts Show
2017 Silver Arts Visual Arts Show
2019 Hiddenite Regional Artist Show
2019 Paul Whitener Student Art Show
2023 Paul Whitener Student Art Show

Articles

2015 Hickory Galleria Showcase, January 15
2017 History, Form, and Function: The Clay Art of Virginia Hurley
The Bethlehem Star, May 19, The Taylorsville Times, May 24
2019 Exhibition of Hurley Starts, Reception Set. Taylorsville Times, Jan. 30 Taylorsville Times.
2023-2024 Artistry of alternative Fire Pottering, Foothills Digest, Winter Publication 2023

Media

Collections

 Private Collection, Charlotte, NC
Private Collection, Easton, MD
Private Collection, Brooklyn, NY
Private Collection, Hickory, NC
Private Collection, Lubbock, Texas
Hart Square Village, Vale, NC
Site Installation, Buffalo, NY
Site Installation, MeNee Ranch State Park, CA
Private Collection, Indian Shores, FL
Private Collection, Richmond, VA
Private Collection, Asheville, NC
Private Collection, Durham, NC