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She received a Master of Fine Arts from the Institute of Chicago where she studied painting, printing, ceramics and sculpture. She also studied photography at the Chicago Institute of Design and Utah State University.
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Ginger Wallace
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Her art was showcased at the San Diego Institute in 2007. She was also known as a philanthropist supporting art in San Diego and especially the San Diego Institute. She provided leadership and resources to re-establish the San Diego Institute in the reconstructed House of Charm.
Also among their beneficiaries were the Department at San Diego State University, Mingei International Museum, Lyric Opera San Diego and Young Audiences of San Diego.
In 2006 she self-published an illustrated book, Extraordinary People Plus Unique, Above Average Children, a collection of whimsical watercolor illustrations. The book was launched through a series of events that took place in the San Diego area in December, 2006.
Wallace"s exhibition at the San Diego Institute, titled Ginger Wallace: Her, Her Wit and Relationships, opened on October 13, 2007 at the Museum of the Living ist, which includes art from a variety of mediums and reflects the many regions that have influenced her. In October 2007, Ginger Wallace was honored by Balboa Park"s Millennium Society with its annual Millennium Award.
The San Diego Institute gives an annual "Ginger Award" to honor "an individual who has provided exceptional support to San Diego artists and the San Diego Institute.".
The City of San Diego proclaimed October 23, 2007 to be "Ginger & Robert Wallace Day" in honor of the Wallace family"s contributions to San Diego.
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