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| name: | BreeAnn Veenstra | |
| education: | Grand Valley State University, B.F.A., Illustration | |
| location: | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| inspiration: | Arthur Rackham, James Jean, Art Nouveau, Kay Nielsen, Chinese and Japanese paintings & prints |
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| BreeAnn Veenstra wants to make children dream and adults believe. She grew up surrounded by the beautiful country of northern Michigan's lower peninsula. Wildlife and art were frequent companions both through her childhood activities and her father's own art business, E-Scape Art Glass. She is continuously inspired by the natural world and its wildlife as well as the unending possibilities of combining these with the surreal and fantastical. Consequently, BreeAnn thoroughly enjoys including mythical or fantastical elements in her works when she can. In addition to illustration, BreeAnn also enjoys writing, web design, and printmaking. She desperately wants to swim with dolphins and loves flying, even if it is only in her dreams. |
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| awards & exhibits: | ||
| 2010 CMYK Magazine, selected work published in Febuary 2010 issue | ||
| 2009 "LOST or FOUND" B.F.A. Exhibit, GVSU, Grand Rapids, MI | ||
| 2009 Cusak Upperclass Honors Scholarship | ||
| 2009 Creative Quarterly Student Illustration Competition, runner-up | ||
| 2009 Outstanding Senior Award | ||
| 2008 Nedra J. Smith Otis Art Scholarship | ||
| 2007 14th Annual Juried All-Media Art Competition, Shiawassee, MI | ||
| 2005 Grand Valley State University Faculty Art Scholarship | ||
| 2005 Incoming Freshman Portfolio Scholarship | ||
