ACRYLICS
VARYA'S ART BIOGRAPHY
Varya Witlin
Memoir of Roy and Varya's Marriage, A Comedy of Transcendence, available for purchase on Amazon Books
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QGB41JG
SELECTED SOLO AND JOINT SHOWS
Tarpon Art Guild, Tarpon Springs, FL (solo)
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Opera Central Gallery, St. Petersburg FL (solo)
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Unitarian Universalist Church, Clearwater FL (group show)
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City Gallery, Charleston SC (solo)
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Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC (joint with Roy)
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Piccolo Spoleto, KKBE, Charleston SC (solo)
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Jefferson University Common Art Gallery, Philadelphia PA (solo)
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Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia PA (solo)
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Montezinos Gallery, Philadelphia PA, (joint Show)
ART AND ART THERAPY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Published: A Comedy of Transcendence, Memoir of the marriage of two artists.
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Founded and Joint Directed for nine years: Regional Children's Art Show, North Pinellas FL
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Published: Five Research Articles and Two Case Studies, American Journal of Art Therapy
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Taught: Art Therapy, Graduate School, Hahnemann Medical University
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M.S. Degree, Mental Health, Hahnemann Medical University
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Registered Art Psychotherapist
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ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS: In 1990, I was diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. I had been painting with acrylic paints, but became so sensitized to art materials that I could soon no longer do artwork at all. Even drawing with writing pencils caused a sensitivity reaction. By avoiding those chemicals for a long time, I became stronger, and was eventually able to use children’s drawing sticks and school watercolors. Today, after painstakingly avoiding and replacing sensitizing chemicals, I am able to use Sennelier oil pastels, Rembrandt colored pencils, guache and, most recently, Treehouse walnut oil paints. Work can be slow because I can easily be resensitized, but after years of not being able to paint, I now have immeasurable joy, expressing my ideas in the vibrant media available to me.