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Keith Rosko is an award winning artist and teacher based in upstate New York. Rosko has been teaching art since 1988 at Chenango Forks High School in Binghamton, where he resides with his wife and two daughters. He also works as a freelance illustrator.
His work as both an artist and educator has won numerous honors from, and been utilized by, such organizations as Wild West Magazine, Photographers Forum Magazine, Cable in the Classroom Magazine, The History Channel and American Artists of the Bookplate. Rosko has also written numerous articles for educational journals including Art's & Activities Magazine and School Arts Magazine.
Rosko’s recent work has been focused on the areas of historical documentary and drama, as well as other period style work. His specialty is Native American studies, with an emphasis on portrait and figurative work. While he works almost solely in black and white, his photo-realistic graphite pencil renderings show a flair for detail, costume and expression. His work is meticulously researched to reflect a high degree of historical accuracy.
From 1988 through 1999, his students have won no less than 17 Scholastic Art Awards gold key medals, 23 silver key medals and had one piece sent to the national level of competition. His students have won top honors at the New York State Media Arts Competition and the Rod Serling Video Festival. Rosko's students consistently won multiple place honors in the PTA Reflections program, and have taken first place in 2002, 2003 and 2004, with students consistently moving to the state level of competition.
Their work has won numerous awards at a variety of local and regional art shows and exhibits, and Rosko's students consistently receive merit scholarships from various colleges. In addition, their work has appeared in numerous interest and feature newspaper articles, national magazines, television news programs, local Public Television, and has also been requested for exhibition by the New York State Education Department. In 2002 he organized a two-school, cross curriculum, September 11th Student Memorial Art Show; the resulting exhibition catalog was accepted into the Museum of the City of New York’s 9-11 permanent collection.
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