Please join the Seabrook Island Artist Guild for a reception
to meet Valerie and view her creative artworks.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
4:30-6:00 pm
Seabrook Island Lake House
Valerie Korniewicz’s twin passions were ignited at age fifteen, when she spent a summer traveling through Europe with her art teacher and classmates. Experiencing great works of art in situ sparked a lifelong love of travel, visual art, and foreign cultures—especially their food and wine.
She studied art at The College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, earning primary and secondary teaching certifications in Art Education, and later pursued a master’s degree at SUNY New Paltz with a focus on metalwork. Valerie went on to teach studio art and art history for more than thirty years in New Fairfield, Connecticut, John’s Island, and Charleston. During her teaching career, she led student trips to Europe, South America, and Asia, hoping to ignite in the next generation the same curiosity and passion that had shaped her own life.
After decades in education, Valerie took a several-year hiatus to pursue her deep interest in food and wine, operating two restaurants: Homeward Bounty in New Jersey and Red Sky Grill on Seabrook Island. While living in Connecticut, she studied at The Silo Cooking School, renowned for hosting contemporary cookbook authors and chefs from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. She also continued her education through courses at The New School in New York City.
Valerie moved to Seabrook Island from New Jersey in 1995. Now retired, she has returned her focus to her own creative work, currently exploring fused glass, felting, and resin. She also hopes to revive her early passion for metalwork and jewelry—her original focus in college—once she is able to establish a dedicated studio.
-Submitted by Seabrook Island Artist Guild
(Image credit: Rob Bavier)