Neil Britton Art Gallery Exhibits Large-Scale Paintings by Will Corr ’94

By Megan Z. Shearin |   January 4, 2010

Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Va. - The Neil Britton Art Gallery, located in the Hofheimer Library on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College, exhibits At the Edge of Dawn, on display January 15 – March 31, 2010. An artist’s reception will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 in the Gallery.

At the Edge of Dawn features large-scale paintings by Virginia Wesleyan alumnus Will Corr ’94.  Corr has refined an aesthetic that combines a personal language of simple iconographic motifs with the pictorial structures and spatial ambiguities of cubism and abstraction.  Widely collected in Hampton Roads, his paintings have been awarded “Best in Show” at both the Boardwalk Art Show in Virginia Beach, Va., and the Stockley Gardens Art Festival in Norfolk, Va.

A lecture presentation by the artist will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28 in Clarke Hall, room 118.

“We are very privileged to be able to host a show of Will Corr's paintings, and we are even more proud that he is an alumnus of the College,” said John Rudel, curator of exhibitions. “Getting to see a solo exhibit of his work and hear him discuss how he makes his work will be an outstanding opportunity for our students and the entire community."

The opening reception and lecture presentation are free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the Art Department at Virginia Wesleyan College. Corr will donate 20 percent of his sales from the exhibition to the College.

About Will Corr ’94
Will Corr was born in 1972 in Birmingham, Ala.  He studied the visual arts from 1981-1990 at the Old Donation Center for the Gifted and Talented in Virginia Beach, Va.  This vigorous, intensive art program set a foundation in art and art history at an early age.  He later went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Wesleyan College in 1994 and his Master of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2002.

He has taught for the Old Donation Center for the Gifted and Talented Summer Program, Adjunct Faculty for Salisbury University, and was a Teaching Intern at the Maryland Institute College of Art.  His works are in numerous corporate and private collections across the country.

Will lives and works on Anna Maria Island, Fla., with his wife, Cindy, and their daughter, Makena Grace.

About the Neil Britton Art Gallery
Opened in February 2009, the Neil Britton Art Gallery was created during the modernization of Virginia Wesleyan’s Henry Clay Hofheimer II Library.  The modernization of the library is part of the College's Key to the Future Campaign, transforming the facility into a hub for study, research and relaxation for students and faculty.

The Britton Gallery is an exhibition space for the perpetual and exclusive display of student and professional artists' works. Measuring 1,200 square feet with a closed floor plan, the gallery is a welcoming space for classroom instruction and exhibition openings with minimal disruption. The ceiling of the gallery is exposed and the floor is sealed concrete, accentuating the aesthetic neutrality of the space and highlighting the artists' work. A combination of glazed windows and frameless glass doors allow daylight through to and acoustic separation from the Library.

For more information, contact John Rudel at 757.455.3257 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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