About Virginia Fleck


Virginia Fleck was born in New York City in 1960. She began making artwork in childhood and eventually studied at Portland School of Art and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In 1990, Ms. Fleck moved to Austin, Texas, where she continues her work as a visual artist. Ms. Fleck has been the recipient of numerous grants and residencies including a fellowship for a residency and exhibition in Havana, Cuba.

Recently, her work has been exhibited at Art Forum Berlin, Pulse Miami, Pulse New York, and Arte Fiera in Bologna, Italy. Ms. Fleck has been commissioned for both temporary and permanent public art projects throughout the United States. She recently completed The Spin Cycle for Whole Foods World Headquarters and Mandala Constellation for the Dell Children's Hospital, both in Austin TX. Her work appears in many prestigious collections including the Marino Golinelli collection in Bologna, Italy. In 2007, Ms. Fleck was nominated for the Texas Prize, and won the juror's award for the 2007 Texas Biennial. Ms. Fleck's work has been written about and reviewed in many publications including Public Art Review, Voice of Germany, Kopenhagen.dk, Sculpture Magazine, Artlies!, Metropolitan Home, Western Interiors and Design, Glasstire, Houston Press, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, and the Boston Globe.

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