Background
Verstegen, Clare Daughter of Loretta Hoelzel.
Verstegen, Clare Daughter of Loretta Hoelzel.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 1975. Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1989.
Art instructor Stevens Point Area Public School, 1977—1980. Assistant director Arrowmont School Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1980—1987, advisory council, 1999—2008, visiting faculty, 1989—2006. Professor art Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1989.
Panelist Phoenix Arts Commission. Visiting artist Seian College Art & Design, Kyoto, 1994, Tokyo Zokei University, 1994. Conference guest artist American Craft Council, Louisville, 1996.
Visiting artist University North Texas State, Denton, 1996. National conference guest artist Surface Design Association, Lawrence, Kansas, 1997. Panelist Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, 1997.
Juror Gulfcoast Arts Festival, Pensacola, Florida, 1997. Visiting artist Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 1998. Visiting faculty Penland School Crafts, North Carolina, 2002, Haystack Mountain School Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, 2003.
Juror Milwaukee Art Museum, 2005.
Exhibitions include Water Fence (Juror's award, 2008), Safety Measures, Scorched, Compass, Good Measure, Overlap, Dry Measure, Pine Needles (Chandler Arts Commission Purchase award, 2006), Shadow Spot, Water Gauge, Wait A Minute (award, 2000), Tide Time (First Place Juror's award, 2000), Wait A Minute (Juror's award, 1999), Tideway (Juror's 3rd Place award, 1999), Saw It (Juror's first place award, 1993). Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member of Surface Design Association.