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COLLEEN ROSS

Born in Whitehouse Station New Jersey, Colleen Ross began painting by age thirteen[1]. She graduated from Bowling Green State University [2]with a Bachelors of Science in Art and taught art for several years[3]. In 1979, after moving to Arizona, Colleen Ross launched her professional career with the Upstairs Gallery, where she had several successful one-woman shows.


In the early 80's Colleen Ross was signed by Scott Hanson, owner of Hanson Galleries and had one women exhibitions in New York, Maui, Beverly Hills and San Francisco and became a well-known portrait artist, most recognized for her celebrity portraits of Brooke Shields, Farrah Fawcett, Delta Burke, Jane Seymour and Teri Hatcher. [4][5]


Colleen Ross' art career has spanned 20 years and her art exhibitions and work have been covered by many media outlets including: People Magazine, UPI Press, New York Times, USA Today, Variety, San Francisco Chronicle, Barbara Walters, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Good Morning America and ABC Primetime. (Colleen Ross' dog art was used by the television show, Desperate Housewives, for several seasons).


In 2003, she was licensed by Harley Davidson. [6]


In 2006, Colleen Ross was commissioned by Teri Hatcher to create thirteen illustrations for Hatcher's autobiography, Burnt Toast. Her illustrations were shown on ABC's Good Morning America, Primetime and Access Hollywood.[7]


Colleen Ross has created a large and diverse body of work and has worked with a wide range of mediums, including clay, acid etching, lithography, silk screening, oil, acrylic, paper and fabrics. The style of her work is very colorful [8] and theatrical, but also shows influences from the Pop and Fauvist art movements. Colleen Ross is most recognized for her paintings of women in vintage cars or on Harley bikes, but in more recent years Ross has begun to explore other subjects.


{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Colleen}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:American artists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bowling Green State University alumni]] [[Category:Women artists]]

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