Virginia received her B.A. from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where she researched Baroque sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Currently, she is continuing her research of Bernini, but within the scope of ephemeral art and celebratory commissions revolving around Piazza Navona and the Four Rivers Fountain in Rome. Additionally, her research interests include Ancient Egyptian art, early modern city planning and architecture, and political art commissions.