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VIRGINIA BISHOP



BORN AND RAISED IN SAYVILLE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, VIRGINIA'S ARTISTIC ABILITIES STARTED SHOWING AS SOON AS SHE COULD HOLD A PENCIL. SHE BEGAN STUDYING ART AT AGE 6, AFTER A KINDERGARDEN TEACHER CONFIRMED TO HER MOTHER THAT VIRGINIA HAD AN ARTISTIC GIFT. PRIVATE LESSONS CONTINUED DURING THE FORMATIVE YEARS, WINNING A NATIONAL ART CONTEST AT AGE 10, AND CONTINUED ON THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. ATTENDANCE AT PARSON'S SCHOOL OF DESIGN IN N.Y. AND GRADUATION FROM THE RENOWNED FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN N.Y. EARNED VIRGINIA A DEGREE IN ILLUSTRATION.

AFTER VACATIONING ON OAHU IN THE WINTER OF 1984, VIRGINIA FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ISLANDS VIBRANT COLORS AND POSITIVE ENERGY. SHE RETURNED TO HAWAII AFTER TELLING HER PARENTS SHE LEFT HER SOUL THERE AND HAS BASICALLY BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.


A PARTIAL LIST OF THE ARTIST'S CLIENTS INCLUDE: BISHOP MUSEUM, HALE KOA HOTEL, ISLAND HERITAGE PUBLISHING, HAWAIIAN RESOURCES PUBLISHING COMPANY AND A 15 FT. MURAL WHICH IS SHOWCASED IN THE ROUND TABLE PIZZA IN THE HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE. VIRGINIA'S SIGNATURE PIECE " I LOVE HAWAII " HAS GRACED THE COVERS OF 400,000 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES IN-FLIGHT MENUS.


ART IS HEALING TO THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT. " I HOPE YOU FIND THESE IMAGES APPEALING ENOUGH TO DECORATE THE WALLS OF YOUR HOME OR OFFICE. POSITIVE FEEDBACK TO MY WORK ALLOWS ME TO KEEP DOING WHAT I LOVE MOST...CREATING ART ". THE MAJORITY'S RESPONSE TO VIRGINIA'S ARTWORK IS THAT IT MAKES THEM SMILE...AND THAT, THE ARTIST SAYS, IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.



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