Skip and the Roller Queen, 1990

Madge Gleeson
American (born 1945)

Location: Seven Oaks Elementary, Lacey

About the Artwork

Skip and the Roller Queen is part of artist Madge Gleeson's group of artworks about roller-skating. She notes, "To research this piece, I of course had to do some skating around Green Lake in Seattle. You may note that the roller skates in the piece are the contemporary variety and not the steel skates with skate keys of my childhood."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with North Thurston Public Schools.

About the Artist

Madge Gleeson creates prints, drawings and paintings that explore conceptual narratives and digital media.
Gleeson is Professor Emeritus at Western Washington University in Bellingham (Northwestern Washington), where she taught since 1983. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree in teaching from Brown University in Rhode Island. In 1976, she received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington.

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