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| About the Artist |
 Roger
Kirby is a British artist who has lived and
worked in the USA since 1993. He paints on the
coast of Maine for three months a year, in Newport
for six months, and spends the remainder of
the year sailing and seeking inspiration.
He is a graduate of Cardiff School of Art in
Wales and Kingston University in London.
His local exhibits include one-man, two-man,
and group shows at Spring Bull Gallery, Deblois
Gallery, Newport Art Museum, Virginia Lynch
Gallery, South County Art Association, A &C
Fine Arts and Island Arts.
He is represented in collections throughout
Europe and North America. Is a current member
of the Art
League of Rhode Island and the Union of
Maine
Visual Artists.
Born: 3 March 1953 in Stoke on Trent, England
Educated: 1967-72 Malvern College
1973 Cardiff College of Art
1974-76 Kingston University BA Hons, 3-D Design
1996 RISD Oil Painting with Sante Graziani
1997 Maine Art Workshop with B L Schlem
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| Artist
Statement |
| These juxtapositions
are my concerns. I hope that some of
them are reflected in my work: |
| light |
dark |
| natural |
artificial |
| spontaneous |
controlled |
| texture |
detachment |
| rough |
smooth |
| real |
abstract |
| chaos |
order |
| dynamic |
static |
| camouflaged |
evident |
| naive |
sophisticated |
| closeness |
distance |
| reality |
celebrity |
| mystery |
manifest |
| humanity |
technology |
| commonweal |
oligarchy |
| amateur |
professional |
| intuition |
intellect |
| fulfilment |
conformity |
| beauty |
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| hope |
despair |
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| Awards |
- 2004 First Place Mixed Media, Newport Art
Museum Annual Members Juried Show
- 2003 First Place, South County Arts Association
Open Juried Show
- 2002 Visions 2002, Newport, RI
- 2002 Most Original Use of Materials, “Face
It”, De Blois Gallery, Newport, RI
- 2002 Honorable Mention, Newport Art Museum
Annual Members Juried Show
- 2001 Honorable Mention, Newport Art Museum
Annual Members Juried Show
- 1999 2nd place Oil Painting, Newport Art Museum
Annual Members Juried Show
- 1998 1st place Oil Painting, Newport Art Museum
Annual Members Juried Show
- 1995 Honorable Mention, Newport Photographers
Guild
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| Other
Exhibitions |
- 2000 Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI - One
man show
- 2001 Island Arts - Joint show with Elizabeth
Keithline
- 2001-04 Art League of Rhode Island Annual
Shows
- 2004 De Blois Gallery,
Newport, RI. Joint show with
Elizabeth Bessette.
Upcoming show: February 2008 - "30 Missions" at Newport Art Museum, Bellevue Ave, Newport RI.
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