Sony Online Entertainment, a global leader in the online games industry, and Sigil Games Online announced an exhibition with The Art Institutes to bring "The Masters of Fantasy Art – A Tribute to Keith Parkinson" to Washington DC and four other major cities across America. The tour will showcase the artwork of seminal artist Keith Parkinson as well as Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, his posthumous masterpiece.

The Masters of Fantasy Art elegantly displays the convergence of fine art and technology in today's interactive entertainment industry, and is the first art tour based on the art from a video game. The late Keith Parkinson continues to act as art director in memorandum for Sigil Games Online. His artwork directly influenced the artistic vision for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that launched on January 30, 2007.

"The Masters of Fantasy Art – A Tribute to Keith Parkinson" is scheduled to be at The Art Institute Las Vegas from April 9- April 27. The gallery is open M-F from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday 9:00a.m- 5:00p.m. Saturday 9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. Closed Sunday and Holidays. For special request contact Tiffany Young at 703.247.6885.

Log onto http://www.artinstitutes.edu/arlington/ for directions and more information.