Josephine Lutz Rollins

Josephine Lutz Rollins (1896–1989) was a Minnesota artist. She is best known for her lengthy teaching career at the University of Minnesota from 1927 to 1965 and for founding of the Stillwater Art Colony. Rollins also co-founded the West Lake Gallery in Minneapolis.

Personal life Rollins was born in Sherburn, Minnesota in 1896. She married Dick Rollins in 1945. She also studied at the Corcoran Art School in Washington DC, the Minnesota School of Art, and the Hans Hoffman School of Art.

Rollins' work has also been exhibited throughout the US and Minnesota, including at the Minnesota State Fair, the Walker Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Minnesota Historical Society. Rollins' oil paintings reflect her unique style and application; she often used a palette knife to apply paint directly to the surface.