Bio
BARBARA ROGERS
She was born and grew up in a small town in Northern Ohio and graduated with a B.SC. degree in Art Education from Ohio State University. In California she studied painting at The San Francisco Art Institute with Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff and Frank Lobdell. She studied life drawing with Nathan Oliviera at California College of Arts and Crafts. She received the Eisner Prize and her MA in Painting from the University of California at Berkeley. At UC Berkeley she studied with NY painters Michael Goldberg and Angelo Ippolito. Her major professor was the Chicago painter, Felix Ruvolo.
Rogers has been a faculty member or visiting artist at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, University of Chicago, San Jose State University, The San Francisco Art Institute, Cooper Union, New York City, NY, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea and Zayed university in Adu Dhabi. In 2007, after numerous mentoring and teaching awards, Rogers retired from the University of Arizona, and is now Professor Emeritus of Painting and Drawing in The School of Art at The University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ.
Artist Statement
Transcending the Ordinary
Every day, as we try to stay informed, we read or watch the news. Occasionally there are reports of the contributions, achievements, and courageous acts by people that make us feel pride in being human. More often though, we are bombarded with images of misery, cruelty, devastation, deception, and greed. These presentations of moderated truth are ubiquitous reminders of the ugliness that can be created by humans. I make paintings to transcend daily life and the six o’clock news, to evoke the sublime, to reaffirm the existence of beauty and the critical importance of cherishing the earth.
I paint because the act of painting is direct; it is another truth—you make a mark and there it is, just you and this act of creation. When I paint, I am an explorer in the terrain of my own psyche, discovering what relationships will emerge as the work develops. I depart from representational accuracy to select and then exaggerate or simplify the stunning botanical forms that are present in the world around me.
Rogers has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally including one person exhibitions at major galleries and museums in San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Scottsdale, Germany, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. Her work is in major public and private collections including The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, The Oakland Museum of Art, and The San Jose Museum of Art.
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1963 |
Master of Arts in Painting, University of California, Berkeley, California Studied with Felix Ruvolo, Glenn Wessels, Karl Kasten, John Haley, Earle Loran, Visiting artists, Michael Goldberg and Angelo Ippolito |
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1961 |
Studied with Nathan Oliveira at California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA |
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1960 |
Studied with Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff and Frank Lobdell at The San Francisco Art Institute (formerly the The California School of Fine Arts,) San Francisco, CA |
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1959 |
Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Studied with Dr. Manuel Barkan |
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2010 |
Nominated for Governor’s Arts Awards, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix, AZ |
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2009 |
Nominated for Arizona Arts Awards, Community Foundation, Tucson, AZ |
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2007 |
Dean’s Award for Creative Achievement, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona |
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2004 |
University of Arizona Alumni Association, Extraordinary Faculty Award |
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2003 |
Sabbatical Leave from the University of Arizona for academic year 2004 |
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2002 |
Beyond The Call of Duty Award, Dean’s Fund for excellence, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona |
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1999 |
Richard Florsheim Art Fund |
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1996 |
Advising/Mentoring Award, University of Arizona College of Fine Art, Tucson, Arizona |
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1992 |
Fine Arts Summer Research Grant, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona |
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1991 |
International Travel Grant, University of Arizona Office of International Programs, Tucson, Arizona Research Grant, University of Arizona Office of Vice President for Research, Tucson, Arizona Professional Development Grant, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix, Arizona |
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1963 |
Eisner Prize in Painting, University of California, Berkeley, California |
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2007-Present |
Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, AZ |
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1990-2007 |
Professor of Painting and Drawing, University of Arizona School of Art, Tucson, Arizona |
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1991-1992 |
Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona |
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1990-1991 |
Professor and Faculty Assistant to Department Head, Department of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona |
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1987-1990 |
Professor and Chair of Graduate Program in Painting, Sculpture and Ceramics, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California |
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1978-1983 |
Professor and Chair, Department of Painting, San Francisco Art Institute,
San Francisco, California |
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1977-1978 |
Adjunct Professor, Department of Painting and Drawing, San Jose State University, San Jose, California |
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1975 |
Visiting Faculty Member, Department of Painting and Drawing, Contra Costa College, El Sobrante, California |
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1974 |
Visiting Faculty Member, Department of Painting and Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
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1972-1973 |
Visiting Faculty Member, Department of Painting, San Francisco Art Institute |
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1965-1968 |
Visiting Faculty Member, Department of Painting and Drawing, University of California, Berkeley, California |
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1964 |
Associate Faculty Member, Department of Painting and Drawing, University of California, Berkeley, California Assistant Director, Northport Public Schools Art Education Program, Northport, New York |
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2009 |
University of Kansas, Department of Art, Lawrence, KS |
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2008 |
University of Kansas, Department of Art, Lawrence, KS |
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2005 |
University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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2004 |
Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea |
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2001 |
Colby College, Waterville, Maine
Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine |
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1999 |
J.F.K. University, Berkeley, California
Mills College, Oakland, California |
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1998 |
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio |
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1997 |
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas |
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1995 |
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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1993 |
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona |
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1991 |
San Jose University, San Jose, California |
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1990 |
University of California, Santa Barbara, California |
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1989 |
Cooper Union, New York, New York |
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1982 |
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana |
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1980 |
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
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1976 |
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California |
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| Bibliography | |||
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Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, December 2006 |
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19 Tucsonans Who Aided Feminists, AZ Daily Star, Ernesto Portillo, Jr, December 2006
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How to Talk to an Artist, Gail Greg ArtNews, June 2005
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Tucson Weekly, Best of Tucson, Sept. 2002
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Marquis Who’s Who in America, 1975 to present
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Marquis Who’s Who in American Art, 1975 to present, Jacques Cattell Press, Tempe, Arizona
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Foothills Today, 1998-99 edition, Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Arizona
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New American Paintings, 1997, Open Studios Press, Wellesley, Massachusetts
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Carlos Villa (Project Director), Worlds in Collision: Dialogues on Multicultural Art Issues, 1995, International Scholars Publications
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Encyclopedia of Women Artists (two volumes), 1995, Garland Press
Women in Art 1992 calendar, Pomegranate Artbooks, Petaluma, California
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Contemporary Women Artists 1991, 1990 and 1989 calendars, Pomegranate Press, Petaluma, California
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California Artists 1990 calendar, California International Arts Foundation
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Thomas Albright, Art in the San Francisco Bay Area 1945-1980, 1985, University of California Press
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Robert Paschal and Robert Anderson, The Art of the Dot: Advanced Airbrush Techniques, 1985, Van Nostrant Reinhold and Company, New York, New York
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New Horizons 1982 calendar, Pomegranate Press, Corte Madera, California |
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Public Lectures
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2019 |
University of Arizona Museum of Art, "Sign of the Tendril" along side Botanical Relations exhibition |
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2018 |
Women's Salon Series, "Moments of Change and Chance", Public Lecture, Skyline Country Club, Tucson, AZ |
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2015 |
Phoenix Museum of Art, Decisions That Lead to Turning Points, Lecture to museum members |
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2013 |
Sedona Visual Artists' Coalition, Spearker and Juror |
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2012 |
Tucson Museum of Art, "The Imperative of Beauty" |
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2011 |
Tucson Museum of Art, Art League, "Rogers Art Takes to the High Seas" |
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2011 |
Cafe Botanique, Denver Botanic Gardens |
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2009 |
Tucson Museum of Art |
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2008 |
Works on Paper, Tucson, AZ Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS |
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2007 |
Commencement Address, “Embracing Change,” College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona |
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2005 |
Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arb Emirates University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
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2004 |
Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea |
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2003 |
Phoenix Art Museum Art League |
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2001 |
Colby College, Waterville, Maine Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine |
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2000 |
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona |
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1999 |
J.F.K. University, Berkeley, California Mills College, Oakland, California |
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1997 |
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas |
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1996 |
One West Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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1995 |
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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1993 |
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia |
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1991 |
America House, Cologne, Germany |
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1990 |
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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1989 |
San Jose State University, San Jose, California |
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1988 |
Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art (S.E.C.A.), San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California Continental Breakfast Club, Press Club, San Francisco, California M.F.A. Seminar, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California |
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1987 |
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
University of Pacific, Stockton, California |
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1986 |
Fresno Art Center and Museum, Fresno, California |
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1983 |
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California |
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1982 |
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana |
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1980 |
University of Chicago, Midway Campus, Chicago, Illinois University of California, Berkeley, California |
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1976 |
Sonoma State College, Rohnert Park, California |
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1974 |
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California |
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Public Lectures
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2019 |
University of Arizona Museum of Art, "Sign of the Tendril" along side Botanical Relations exhibition |
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2018 |
Women's Salon Series, "Moments of Change and Chance", Public Lecture, Skyline Country Club, Tucson, AZ |
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2015 |
Phoenix Museum of Art, Decisions That Lead to Turning Points, Lecture to museum members |
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2013 |
Sedona Visual Artists' Coalition, Spearker and Juror |
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2012 |
Tucson Museum of Art, "The Imperative of Beauty" |
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2011 |
Tucson Museum of Art, Art League, "Rogers Art Takes to the High Seas" |
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2011 |
Cafe Botanique, Denver Botanic Gardens |
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2009 |
Tucson Museum of Art |
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2008 |
Works on Paper, Tucson, AZ Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS |
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2007 |
Commencement Address, “Embracing Change,” College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona |
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2005 |
Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arb Emirates University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
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2004 |
Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea |
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2003 |
Phoenix Art Museum Art League |
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2001 |
Colby College, Waterville, Maine Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine |
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2000 |
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona |
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1999 |
J.F.K. University, Berkeley, California Mills College, Oakland, California |
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1997 |
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas |
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1996 |
One West Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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1995 |
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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1993 |
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia |
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1991 |
America House, Cologne, Germany |
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1990 |
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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1989 |
San Jose State University, San Jose, California |
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1988 |
Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art (S.E.C.A.), San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California Continental Breakfast Club, Press Club, San Francisco, California M.F.A. Seminar, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California |
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1987 |
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
University of Pacific, Stockton, California |
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1986 |
Fresno Art Center and Museum, Fresno, California |
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1983 |
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California |
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1982 |
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana |
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1980 |
University of Chicago, Midway Campus, Chicago, Illinois University of California, Berkeley, California |
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1976 |
Sonoma State College, Rohnert Park, California |
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1974 |
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California |
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Publications
2012
Barbara Rogers: The Imperative of Beauty traces Rogers’s earliest influences and education, the shift in her practice following Hurricane Iwa, and her work since that time, which has grown increasingly complex and ambitious. Three essays examine the evolution of her work. Art historian, Paul Eli Ivey explores the work up until 1985; New York writer and critic, Carter Ratcliff, sees her work moving from turmoil to serenity; and museum director and curator, Marilyn A. Zeitlin considers her approaches to beauty and the tradition of ornament. Interviews in the artist’s own voice reveal the relationship between Rogers’s life experience and her art. The book not only documents the progress of an individual artist but also reflects the trajectory of women working in the arts in the latter part of the twentieth and the early part of the twenty-first centuries, and the challenge facing an artist working in the American West outside the world’s major art centers.
