​Colleen Pendry

About Me

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My name is Colleen Pendry and I am originally from the suburbs of Washington D.C. I live on a small piece of Heaven in Rockbridge County, Virginia with my husband of 32 years and our assortment of furred and feathered friends – three rescue dogs, one cat, three goats and eighteen chickens. I received a BA in Studio Art (Painting) from Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA and a MFA from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. I am an artist, educator and entrepreneur and current hold multiple roles with the Virginia Community College System.

 

I have always been an artist in one capacity or another. I remember when I was a kid, taking those “art tests” found on the matchbook covers. I must have drawn hundreds of those matchbook characters over the years. My mother was a writer and a folk singer and my father a jazz musician and storyteller. They encouraged creativity very early on, and for that I am eternally grateful!