Versea Bourdaghs (1941-2008) was a Minnesota
artist whose works explored themes of spirituality,
hope, and dreams. Although she had a lifelong
interest in creating art, she began pursuing it
seriously in the 1990s, when she was in her fifties.
She first produced a series of collages in somber
colors, but after a 1997 trip to Guatemala she
changed to watercolors, and her works exploded with
vivid colors.
NEWS:
1/3/10: We've updated the "Early Works" page,
including new images of artwork.
(Older news here)
artist whose works explored themes of spirituality,
hope, and dreams. Although she had a lifelong
interest in creating art, she began pursuing it
seriously in the 1990s, when she was in her fifties.
She first produced a series of collages in somber
colors, but after a 1997 trip to Guatemala she
changed to watercolors, and her works exploded with
vivid colors.
NEWS:
1/3/10: We've updated the "Early Works" page,
including new images of artwork.
(Older news here)
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Biography (updated 10/17/08)
Early works (updated 1/3/10)
The first collages (updated 2/11/09)
Later collages and installations (updated 2/14/09)
The Community of Hope series (2/13/09)
The Existential Hope series (2/12/09)
The Web of Life series (2/25/09)
Watercolors: 1990s (updated 2/12/09)
Watercolors: 2000-2003 (updated 2/17/09)
Watercolors: 2004- 2007 (updated 2/19/09)
Final works: 2008 (updated 6/7/09)
Artist statements (updated 2/18/09)
Awards, publications & exhibitions (2/10/09)
1999 newspaper article (updated 2/17/09)
Early works (updated 1/3/10)
The first collages (updated 2/11/09)
Later collages and installations (updated 2/14/09)
The Community of Hope series (2/13/09)
The Existential Hope series (2/12/09)
The Web of Life series (2/25/09)
Watercolors: 1990s (updated 2/12/09)
Watercolors: 2000-2003 (updated 2/17/09)
Watercolors: 2004- 2007 (updated 2/19/09)
Final works: 2008 (updated 6/7/09)
Artist statements (updated 2/18/09)
Awards, publications & exhibitions (2/10/09)
1999 newspaper article (updated 2/17/09)
All contents copyright 2009 by the Estate of Versea Bourdaghs; All Rights Reserved.
St. Paul Art Crawl (Versea exhibited here frequently)
Visual Artists Focus Group (an artist collective in
which Versea was active)
Visual Artists Focus Group (an artist collective in
which Versea was active)
On the Cusp (2000)
Watercolor, 16” by 20”
Family collection
Watercolor, 16” by 20”
Family collection
Suffering: The Harbinger of Hope (1994)
Mixed media, 40" by 32"
Private collection
Mixed media, 40" by 32"
Private collection
Versea Bourdaghs
The Art of Hope
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