...Portrait of Maquoketa is now being shown at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. from November 6, 2009 to July 5, 2010.  All 180 portraits that Rose painted for the project are displayed in the "Portraiture Now: Communities" exhibition.

Rose will participate in the upcoming Portrait Society of America Conference in Washington, DC, April 22-25.  Rose will do a portrait demo on the 23rd at 2pm and will participate in the Cecilia Beaux forum panel discussion at 4pm the same day.  On Sunday the 25th at 12:35pm, buses will leave the conference to visit the National Portrait Gallery where Rose will speak with groups in the galleries where Portrait of Maquoketa is being shown.

On Saturday, April 24th at 2pm, the National Portrait Gallery will host a Gallery Talk and Tour with Rose in the galleries where Portrait of Maquoketa is being shown.