Artist Statement

Photographer Virginia Parrott has been living and taking pictures in Hoboken for over 35 years. She has been serious about photography since she was a child with her first Brownie and takes at least one or two photograph every day.

SELECTED ONE-PERSON SHOWS

2007
Hoboken Historical Museum Hoboken, New Jersey

2005
Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey

2001
Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey

1993
Books & Company New York, New York

1992
Books & Company New York, New York

1985
Jersey City Museum Jersey City, New Jersey
Exhibition travelled to nine other locations within the state.
Fulton Ferry Landing Maritime Museum Brooklyn, New York

1983
Newark Museum Newark, New Jersey

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2002
City Without Walls Newark, New Jersey (also 1991-2, 1987, 1983)
“ Metro Show” Juried small works exhibition

BAMA Gallery Hoboken, New Jersey
Three-woman show with painters Judith Peacock and Doris China

1997
Three Rivers Arts Festival Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Juried Visual Arts Exhibition

1994
Hunterdon Art Center Clinton, New Jersey
" Second National Biennial Photography Exhibition" Juried photography exhibition
Grace Church Jersey City, New Jersey
" Murals and Wall Art" Multi-media invitational exhibition

1993
Jersey City Museum Jersey City, New Jersey
" Contact/Proof" Invitational photography exhibition
Arts Council of the Essex Area Roseland, New Jersey
" 1993 Juried Art Exhibition"

1992
Hoboken Historical Museum
" Hoboken Today" Photography invitational
Three Rivers Arts Festival Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Juried Visual Arts Exhibition
City Without Walls Newark, New Jersey
" Metro Show" Juried small works exhibition
Montclair State Art Gallery Montclair, New Jersey
National Juried Exhibition of Small Works - Juror's special mention

1991
City Without Walls Newark, New Jersey
" Metro Show" Juried small works show

1990
Nikon House New York, New York & Cannon House, Tokyo, Japan
" Women Photographers: New York-Tokyo. Our Illusions and Reality"
Arts Council of the Essex Area Roseland, New Jersey
" 1990 Juried Art Exhibition" Award winner (2nd Prize)

1989
80 Washington Square East Galleries New York, New York
" Thirteenth Annual Small Works Show"
Arts Council of the Essex Area Roseland, New Jersey
" 1989 Juried Art Exhibition"

1988
El Institute Guatemalteco Americano Guatemala City and Quezaltenango, Guatemala
" Contacto con New York" Four American Artists
Ouray Arts Council Ouray, Colorado
28th Annual Juried Art Exhibition Award winner (2nd prize)

HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

1990
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops Eastman Kodak Fellowship

1984
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey International Invitational Mural Competition for Newark Airport Finalist (one of 15 finalists of 170 entrants)

1978
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship to photograph Hoboken

COLLECTIONS

ARCORP
Channel 13 Newark
Chart House Restaurants
Council on Foreign Relations
Hudson Waterfront Museum
LeBouf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae
Museum of the City of New York
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Prudential Securities
PSE&G Company
Regional Plan Association
Senator Bill Bradley

Private and municipal collections in the United States and Europe