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Virginia Rollo
1790 Sidney Ave. # 1-202.
Port Orchard, WA, 98366

EDUCATION

M.A.T.Journalism and Art, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA.
B.S.Journalism and English, University of Illinois, Urbana
Art undergraduate credits, the former Fort Wright College of Holy Names and WSU extension courses.

ART & DESIGN

-Sold portraits and paintings in five states and abroad..
-Mural purchased by Spokane School District 81 for office of Moran Prairie Elementary School.
-Paintings displayed in Seattle Center Art Museum and Pioneer Square, the 1990 Annual Western Art Show and Colburn Fine Art gallery in Spokane,Seattle,in 1993 at the Barnsdail Art Center in Hollywood and Laguna Beach, CA, and in Idaho galleries in Coeur D'Alene and Sandpoint. Recent showings in '98 and'00 at Bremerton,Wa, Seaside, OR, Bremerton and Port Gamble.
-Artwork chosen In 1996 to decorate million dollar house at annual Spokane Home Show.
-Paintings in Whitworth College collection and on loan to Sacred Heart Medical Center.
-Photographed or provided sketches to accompany news–feature writing in St.Louis daily, Omaha World Herald, Lincoln and York, Neb. dailies, Spokesman–Review Sunday Magazine.
-Portraits of former President Nixon and other interviewees published in Nebraska paper.
-Drawings and features displayed in Topeka School of Journalism and used for research in several university libraries during 1970's.
-Contributed set design, lyrics and tunes for copyrighted musical in top 10 competition for Disneyland production.

WORKSHOPS

Jack Rogers, Spokane, watercolor
Daniel Greene, portraits in oil and pastel
Joe Bohler, AWS, Spokane
Fletcher Martin, oil, Spokane
Leonard Scheu classes, Laguna Beach, CA

AWARDS

University of Nebraska for news writing.
Honored by University of Kansas School of Journalism, Topeka, Kan., with display of writing and artwork published in York, Neb. prize-winning daily.
1994 for portrait in Annual British Columbia Regional Show


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