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Nationally recognized artist shares talents with Garrison students

Nationally recognized artist shares talents with Garrison students
Walla Walla native and nationally recognized artist, Daniel DeSiga, spent last Thursday and Friday at Garrison Middle School working with students and sharing his artistic talents.

His inspirational story, as well as the opportunity to create abstract paintings, was shared with students throughout the day. DeSiga has artwork on display at the Smithsonian Institution and is known for his Farm Labor Movement artistic creations.

Classrooms he visited included Marie Spalding's and Sara VanDonge's 6th grade dual literacy class, Marit Nierman's 7th grade literacy block, Gayle Kinman's fine arts exploratory class, and Grace Ogoshi's 8th grade classes. DeSiga was a recipient of Walla Walla Public Schools 2009 Graduate of Distinction.

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