BIO                                                               VONDA ROLOFF - artist

 

Born in Los Angeles, CA

Moved to Portland, OR, 1959

EDUCATION /WORKSHOPS

Graduated, Franklin High in Portland, OR.

Attended Mt Hood & Clackamas Community College and Portland State University.

Primarily self - educated artist through personal study, travel, professional classes, workshops and the aspects of life.

2009   "Will Click For Art: Online Marketing for Artists and Organizations", Regional Arts & Culture Council

2009    Media Workshop,"How to Promote Your Arts Event in 2009", Westside Cultural Alliance

2008   "4Culture Art Registry Workshop", Public Art 4 Culture 

2007   "Going Digital:Submitting Application Materials in New Media Formats", Regional Arts & Culture Council

2007   "Grantwriting for Success", Regional Arts & Culture Council

2007   "Legal Issues for Artists", Regional Arts & Culture Council

2007   "Making Art/Work for a Public Space: the Ins and Outs of Public Art Fabrication, Regional Arts & Culture Council

2007   "The Balancing Act: Making Art and Making Money", Regional Arts & Culture Council

2007   "Artists Wanted: Public Art from A to Z", Regional Arts & Culture Council

2006   "Selling and Marketing Your Artwork on the World Wide Web and ebay,

                           Beaverton Arts Commission & Westside Cultural Alliance

2001   "Making Your Art Permanent: Fabrication Alternatives for 2-D Artists", Regional Arts & Culture Council

2000   "Copyright Issues for Artists", Regional Arts & Culture Council

1989    Drawing, The Drawing Studio/Phil Sylvester

1989    Video Production, Portland Cable Access (Work on a series about creativity, the local arts & artists)

 
EXHIBITIONS

2007  Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Group Show, Lake Oswego, OR

2007  Con-tem-po-ra-ry, birth of the new, Group Show, City of Gresham, Visual Arts Gallery, Gresham, OR

2007  Art in Mountain Park, Assemblage Art & Paintings, 2 Person Show, Mountain Park Gallery , Lake       Oswego,OR

2006    The Open Show, Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts, abstract and assemblage paintings, Lake Oswego, OR
2005     Group Show, Holiday Exhibition - Urban Art Network:  Portland, OR
2000     Solo Show, First Thursday-CARGO:   "Complexity of Simplicity - spiritual scrolls", Portland, OR
1990     Gango Gallery, "Assemblage":jewelry First Thursday, Portland, OR
1989     Solo Show, SABA "New Works" : Beaverton, OR
1988     Group Show, "Public Hanging: an unjuried exhibition, paintings, Marylhurst Art Gym: Marylhurst, OR

Grants/Honors
2006     Change, Inc., a Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, grant
2007     The Artist's Fellowship Trust, grant
2008     Regional Arts and Culture Council, Professional Development grant