2009
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
10^th Annual Frances N. Roddy Open Competition

2009 
The Friends of Marlborough Public Library, Marlborough, MA
38^th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition – Best of Marlborough Prize Award

2009 
Post Road Art Center, Marlborough, MA
Juried Shows:
Holiday Show - Second Place
Abstract Show – Honorable Mention
Open Show

2009       
Arts Alliance, Hudson, MA
Members’ Show
Fall Juried Art Exhibit – Second Place, Painting

2008       
Arts Alliance, Hudson, MA
Members’ Show
Fall Juried Art Exhibit – First Place, Painting

2008       
Post Road Art Center, Marlborough, MA
Juried Shows:
Abstract Show
Open Show
Flower Show
Creative Figure Show

Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead, MA:
2001 Members’ Show
2001 Marblehead Festival of Arts
2000 Arts in Bloom
1999 Artists’ Holiday Show
1999 Solo Show – “Have a Seat”
1998 Artists’ Holiday Show – Honorable Mention
1997 Artists’ Holiday Show – Judges’ Choice Award
1998  Newburyport Arts Association, Newburyport, MA
Regional Open Juried Show – Honorable Mention

Education:

BA in Art – Clarke College, Dubuque, IA

Graduate Study in Painting – Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

Graduate Study in Painting – Mills College, Oakland, CA

Originally from Iowa, Verna has lived in New England since 1975 and moved to the Boston Metrowest area in 2006.

She is one of the original members of BlueSkies Studios and paints primarily in acrylics.

Besides her role as a painter, Verna is a docent at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, MA.