Mentorship is the fastest way to go from where you are today, to where you want to be! Learn How Mentorship Works or join this mentors group below. Not sure what stage you are? Click here for descriptions.
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MEDIUM: Acrylic Paint SPECIALTY: ✔ Generalist
Veronica Funk was raised in northern Manitoba, studied Art & Design at Red Deer College and is currently working towards a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Literature. She is a juried Member of the Alberta Society of Artists, the recipient of the Federation of Canadian Artists Tinyan Chan Award, Fortis Alberta Professional Artist Award, AAW Vitreous Amazing Cultural Ambassador Award, and has been recognized for her contributions to arts and culture in Alberta through the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist and Soul of Airdrie nominations. Her artistic focus has shifted towards storytelling, with a recent emphasis on celebrating the lives and stories of women through portraiture.
“This place north of 56, where I learned to survive in the wilderness as part of my public education, where we came together to celebrate the Winter Carnival, racing in snowshoes, baking bannock, watching the dog sled races, where we were raised to nurture nature, was a place that I never wanted to leave,” she recounts.
After moving to Alberta, she studied Art & Design at Red Deer College, then returned to Manitoba to apprentice with potters, stone sculptors and painters and spent a year creatively painting on a farm in Saskatchewan. She is currently continuing her studies through Thompson Rivers University with an emphasis in painting.
Her work was initially inspired by a northern exhibit of work created by Benjamin Chi Chi, of the Woodlands Artists and also by the vibrant palettes and simplified yet inspirational images of Georgia O’Keeffe and Lawren Harris of the Group of Seven. As she resides in a rapidly growing environment, her work has grown to reflect a suburban influence in the use of spray paint and stencils which are also prevalent in graffiti.
Veronica’s work has been exhibited across Canada and in the United States and is found in private and corporate collections around the world. She is a member of the Alberta Society of Artists, the Federation of Canadian Artists and resides in Airdrie, Alberta. Her work has been featured in Galleries West, ARABELLA, Where Women Create, Cloth Paper Scissors and In Her Studio magazines.
Veronica’s EXPERTISE
Listed below are this Mentor’s specialty skills. Join this group if you want to grow in these areas.
Specialty: ✔ Marketing & Branding ✔ Business
MARKETING & BRANDING:
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Website Design
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Artist Statement & CV
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Social Media
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Shows and Exhibits
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Marketing & Branding
Business:
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Pricing Artwork
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Approaching Galleries
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Running your art business the day-to-day
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Studio Time Management
Veronica gives lots of good useful information for different avenues of revenue to go as an artist and how to do it.
Veronica is such an encouraging Master! I loved the demo of the canoe she shared with us today. Thanks Mastrius for making it possible to connect with such amazing artists!
Veronica is very knowledgeable and encouraging!
Veronica puts everything into perspective!!
Veronica brings a wealth of information and is encouraging and kind.
Veronica is wonderful. The class was so organic – she just made herself available for every question that we had. She spoke encouragement into every part of what we shared of our art practice. I feel like we are old friends.
Veronica is a gem and I am so glad a I came to Mastrius because of her – I always wanted to learn from her – It ended up that I found this amazing community, other masters, amazing fellow artists that support each other and grow!
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Emerging
Mentorship Membership
$ USD87/Monthly Membership
Next session: November 27, 2024
On the 4th Wednesday of every month 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST Wed
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Unique focus: From Inspiration to Exhibition, it will be a group geared towards creating a body of work, from concept, narrative, writing statements, press releases, and more so that in 6-8 months people will have started a body of work for a show or gallery.
UPCOMING EVENT: LIVE PANEL
The Mastrius Women Project: The Power of Connection Between Women
Veronica Funk was born on June 25, 1966 in Winnipeg and raised in Leaf Rapids, northern Manitoba. She studied Art & Design at Red Deer College in Alberta, apprenticed with potters, stone sculptors and painters in Manitoba and spent a year painting on a farm in Saskatchewan.
She currently resides near the Rocky Mountains in Airdrie, Alberta and has been painting professionally since 1999. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and in the United States and is found in private and corporate collections around the world.
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