Artist Profile for Donna K. Rogers

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Artist Profile

Donna K. Rogers
9458 Meadow Woods Lane
Centerville, OH 45458 USA

Website: rogers.artplaces.com
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”My use of cut copper, raku pieces, sand, metallic leaf and fiber gives depth and breadth of expression to my artwork. I use a variety of geometric canvases in my art. The interweaving emotions upon the death of my sister occurring during my first visit to the Taos/Santa Fe area of New Mexico coupled with the visual sensations, textures, strengths, colors, openness, unbounded freedom and the very feeling of the air around me stirred my desire to capture these emotions - from the sad to the very elated - on my canvas. To this day my search to express depth, texture, color, line and the visual impact of the sky, earth and sea continues ."
~ Donna K. Rogers

I started my working career as a registered nurse. One of the hospitals in which I worked was near an art school. I promised myself that when I could, I would take art classes; that happened five years later. I have since studied with nationally known artists. I enjoy working in watercolor, acrylics, pastel and mixed media. Oils were also a favorite until an allergy prevented me from using them indoors. I work in a particular medium depending on what I want to say about my subject. I paint representationally but also create art with a spontaneous beginning or using mixed media for a more dimensional, abstracted piece of art (acrylic with cut metal, metallic leaf, broken Raku or glass, sand or whatever else I feel will tell my story).

Education

Evansville University,
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess School of Nursing, Evansville, Indiana
Indiana University,
Indianapolis, Indiana
Allentown Art School,
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Riverbend Art School,
Dayton, Ohio
Middletown Art School, Middletown, Ohio
Springfield Art School,
Springfield, Ohio

I have attended selected workshops given by nationally known artists. My work is owned by both private and corporate collectors throughout the United States.

Memberships

Ohio Watercolor Society
Dayton Visual Arts Center
Dayton Art Institute
American Impressionist Society, Forestville, CA
Fairborn Art Association, Fairborn, Ohio

Gallery Representation

Town and Country Fine Art Gallery, Kettering, Ohio
Susie Gibbs Art Gallery,
Lafayette, Indiana

Juried Shows

Rosewood Art Center - “The View”
Middletown Art Center Regional Show (Award)
Rosewood Art Center - “Works on Paper (Award)
Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors Spring Open Show (Award)
Ohio Watercolor Annual Exhibit
Western Ohio Watercolor Show
Fairborn Art Association Spring Show (Award)

Solo Shows

Riverbend Art Center, Dayton OH
Middletown Art Center, Middletown OH
Town and Country Fine Art Gallery, Kettering OH