Robert Roach

Back Roads

2012

Artist Robert Roach lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His one-of-a-kind, abstract monoprints are inspired by the landscape, climate and light of the American Southwest. He has been shown in a number of exhibitions and his work appears in more than 100 collections in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Also a painter, his prints often contain painterly effects in the layering and juxtaposition of color and form. He has studied with several well-known printmakers and painters. Recent Juried Shows & Exhibitions 2009 Salon Margraff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Group Exhibition 2009 City of Santa Fe Arts Commission Gallery Monotypes of Local Artists 2007 Janssen Art Space, Palms Springs, CA Diversions, a two artist show 2006 Palm Springs (CA) Art Museum, Annual Members Show 2005 Thomas Gallery, Palm Springs, CA, “10 Artists of Palm Springs” 2005 Palm Springs Art Museum, 36th National Juried Show 2004 Marx Gallery, College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA 2004-05 Palm Springs CA City Hall Annual Juried Show (Honorable Mention) Art Study 2010-11 Sam Scott, Santa Fe, NM Private Painting Study 2008-09 Mary Bonkemeyer, Santa Fe, NM Private Painting Study 2007-08 Jakki Kouffman, Advanced Painting, Santa Fe Community College 2007 Ron Pokrasso, Beyond Monotype workshop, College of Santa Fe 2007 Judy Tuwaletstiwa, Mapping Water, Santa Fe Art Institute 2007 Luigi Terruso, Private Painting Study 2006-09 Various ceramic workshops at Santa Fe Clay 2005 Idyllwilde Arts Academy, CA, Encaustic Painting 2003-06 Painting workshops with Kwok Wai Lau, Palm Springs Art Museum Education MA, American University, Washington, D.C BA, University of Kentucky Collections: More than 100 works are included in 35 private collections in 11 states, Canada and Mexico. The acrylic painting “Composition in Red and Gold” (2009) is part of the permanent collection at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Other President, Artists’ Council, Palm Springs Museum, 2005-06 President, Board of Directors, Louisville (KY) School of Art, 1975