2023 Featured Artist - Virginia Coudron
Virginia Coudron, an award-winning artist from Brookings, South Dakota and shows her artwork at many shows in the Midwest. Virginia works in oils, acrylic and pencil using a representational style depicting western, historical, wildlife, landscapes and a contemporary series called The Human LandTM, original art works depicting the human form as a part of the land and nature. She has won best of show and people’s choice awards. Her works can be found in galleries and private collections across the Midwest and Europe.
Virginia also works for South Dakota State University, University Relations as a publication’s designer. She is also a founding member of ARTIST RIDETM, an invitation-only event for contemporary western artists who meet once a year on the Shearer ranch near Wall, South Dakota. The event features historical re-enactments as reference materials for use by artists. ARTIST RIDETM has been featured on television in the US and Europe and has been written up in the Smithsonian, Art of the West, Southwest Art and many other magazines.