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Paula  Maenza Roland

EDUCATION

M.F.A.         University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Painting and Sculpture

B.A.            St. Mary's Dominican College, New Orleans, LA, Painting

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS                                                                                                                                                R&F Handmade Paints, Kingston, NY, encaustic studies with Cynthia Winika                                                                         College of Santa Fe, encaustic studies with Richard Frumess and Pamela Blum                                                                            New York Studio School, The Drawing Marathon
Santa Fe Art Institute, Residency with Elizabeth Murray and Residency with Lynda Benglis                                                           

SOLO EXHIBITIONS                                                                  

2009        Topos, William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe

               Wax and Paper (tentative title), Gallery at R & F Handmade Paints, Kingston, NY

 

2008        Connect the Dots, New Encaustic Works, William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

               For the Bees, Moulin `a Nef, Auvillar, France           

 

2005        Pulse, Chiaroscuro, Santa Fe, NM

               Paula Roland-- Attraction, Chiaroscuro, Scottsdale, AZ

 

2004        One of a Kind: Encaustic Monotype by Paula Roland, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS

2003       Synesthesia: New Work by Paula Roland, in Three Parts, Chiaroscuro, Santa Fe, NM

2001         Paula Roland: Strangely Attracted, Chiaroscuro, Santa Fe, NM

1999         The Strange Attractors, Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM (Awarded by Louis Grachos)

1998        Paula Roland, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM

1997        Paula Maenza Roland: New Works, West Manhattan ArtSpace, Santa Fe, NM

1991        Between Heaven and Earth, Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, NM

1988        Post Natural Selections I, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA

1986        Introductions, Harris Gallery, Houston, TX

1985        Paula Roland, Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans,

               MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of New Orleans, LA                                                                                                    Festival of New Works, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA (Curator: Roberta Smith)

                

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS                       * Catalog                ** Installation 

2009             Beauty and Its Opposites, 301 Gallery, 2nd Annual Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly               

                    MA, Juror, Nicholas Copasso 

                    Encaustic Works 2009 R & F Biennial, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, NY. Juror: Heather Hutchison *

                    Waning and Waxing: The Resurgence of Encaustic, New Mexico Wax Group at Zane Bennett Gallery, Santa Fe                      Wax, New Orleans: Paula Roland, Judith Burks, and Mary Jane Parker. Barrister’s Gallery, New Orleans, LA

 

2008             On the Edge: A Juried Show of New Work in Encaustic, 2nd National Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat                         College of Art, Beverly MA. Juror: Laura Moriarty             

                    The Diptych Project, Traveling Encaustic Exhibition,  Brian Markey Gallery, Portland OR; Whitney Art Works

                        Portland, ME;  Montserrat College of Art, Beverly MA; Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ,

2007             Fall Show, Galleri Urbane, Marfa, Texas (during the Chinati Open House)

                    Then and Now, William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe

2006/07        New Artists, Victoria Price Contemporary Art and Design, Santa Fe

2006             Hot Wax, Cool Artists: Encaustic Art Today, Invitational at Haydon Art Center, Lincoln Nebraska

                    Wax Works, West Coast Encaustic Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

2005/06        Collects, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe

2005             Black and White, Chiaroscuro Santa Fe

           

   Beaux Arts, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe

 2003           Van Tuinen Gallery, Olympia WA

                  The Whole Ball of Wax, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago. Juror: Joanne Mattera

                  Waxing Poetic, Catskill Mountain Foundation. Curator: Fawn Potash

                  ART Santa Fe 2003, International Art Fair, Santa Fe                                        
2002           Lush Abstraction, Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago
                  Chiaroscuro, Scottsdale and Santa Fe
2001           Originals, New Mexico Committee, National Museum for Women in Arts, Harwood Museum, Taos  
                  ART Santa Fe 2001, International Art Fair Santa Fe

      Monothon 2001, (also 2000, 1999, 1998, 1994), College of Santa Fe/Site Santa Fe

 

2000          Beaux Arts, Plan B/ Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe. Jurors: James Kelly, Linda Durham, Louis Grachos, Sarah S. King, and Stuart Ashman   * (Also 1997)

                 24th Annual National Invitational Drawing Exhibition, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS

SELECTED GRANTS/ AWARDS/ COMMISSIONS
Award, Beauty and its Opposites. 3rd Annual Endaustic Painting Conference, Beverly MA.  Juror  Nickolas Caposso                                    Fellowship, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Residency Abroad Program,  Auvillar, France
Fellowship, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 2001
Commission, Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe, Menlo Park, CA, 2001
Commission, United States Department of State, American Embassy, Kampala, Uganda, 2000   
Commission, Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, 2000          
Award/ One-person Show, Best of Show, Contemporary Art 1999, Juror: Louis Grachos, Director, Site Santa Fe
Tamarind Printmaking Award, Contemporary ‘97, Juror: Louis Grachos, Director, Site Santa Fe
Faculty Development Grant, Institute of American Indian Arts, to attend The Drawing Marathon , New York Studio School, 1995
Grant, IAIA and Santa Fe Art Institute, Grant for Residency with Elizabeth Murray, 1995
Grant, IAIA and Santa Fe Art Institute, Grant for Residency with Lynda Benglis, 1993
Award, The Louisiana Competition,1987, Juror: Lowery Stokes Sims, Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Installation Grant, Post Natural Selections 1, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, 1988
National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places Endowed Commission, 1986
Award/ One-person Show, Festival of New Works, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, 1985. Curator: Roberta Smith        
Installation Grant, The Last Ride, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 1985
Award, National Works on Paper, Spokane, WA. 1984             

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 

Agilent Technologies, Inc, Palo Alto, CA                                                                                                    Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA
City National Bank, Baton Rouge, LA
Jackson-George Regional Library, (NEA Art in Public Places Commission), Pascagoula, MS
Lowe Investments, Jackson, MS
Novelle, Inc. Provo, Utah
R&F Handmade Paints, Kingston, NY
U. S. Department of State, American Embassy, Kampala, Uganda
U. S. Department of State, American Embassy, Capetown, South Africa

A CV with full information, including bibliography and teaching, is available upon request

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                       

 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rankin, Lissa. Encaustic: A Guide to Creating Fine Art with Wax. (Watson-Guptil, 2010).

Tala, Alexia. Installations and Experimental Printmaking. ( A and C Black Publishers, Ltd, 2009).

Womack, Linda. Embracing Encaustic.  (Hive Publishing, 2008).

Feinstein, Lea. “Winter Show, William Siegal Gallery.”  ARTnews, June, 2008.

Firmin, Pam. Beeswax Goes Artsy at Ohr Museum: Roland Creates Encaustic Works, The Sun Herald. Biloxi, MS August 8, 2004.

Coleman, Gene. “Truly Original”. The Bay Press, Biloxi, MS. July 30, 2004.

Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY (Catalogue). 2003.

Chicago Art Dealers Association, Chicago, IL (Directory) 2003.

Art Santa Fe Biennial Fair, Santa Fe, NM (Catalogue). 2003.

Carver, Jon. “Critical Reflections: Paula Roland, Synesthesia…”, THE Magazine of the Arts, Santa Fe. August, 2003.

Sheck, Ree Strange. “Artists of a Different Hue”, New Mexico Magazine. Santa Fe. October, 2002.

Parker, Oriana.  “Chiaroscuro Gallery: No, it’s not a museum.” Arizona Republic. Phoenix. February, 2002.

Mattera, Joanne. The Art of Encaustic Painting: Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of Pigmented Wax.        (Watson-Guptil, 2001).

Parker, Oriana. “Paula Roland--The Artist as Alchemist”. ArtBook of the New West. Phoenix. (cover). November, 2001.

Dottie Indyke. “Field Notes”. Pasatiempo--The New Mexican.  Santa Fe. July 14, 2000.

New American Painting. The Open Studio Press, Vol. 24, October-November, 1999.

Kotler, Kiera. THE Magazine of the Arts. Santa Fe. October, 1999.

Walker, Hollis. Pasatiempo, The New Mexican. Santa Fe. June 11, 1999.

 “Strange Attractors.”  Los Alamos Monitor.  Los Alamos. August 8, 1999.

Telcocci, Gina. “Paula’s Progress “ THE Magazine of the Arts.  Santa Fe. June, 1999

Berkovitch, Ellen. “The Monothon: The Tradition Endures.” The Albuquerque Journal/North. February 18, 1999.

Walker, Hollis. ”Hot Wax Messy but Magical.” Pasatiempo--The New Mexican. Santa Fe. March 13,1998.

 “Contemporary ‘97.” An Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Albuquerque United Artists. (catalogue). 1997

Armitage, Diane. “Paula Roland and Adriana Siso ” THE Magazine of the Arts. Santa Fe. October, 1997.

Bensley, Lis. “Roland’s Dance with the Medium of Graphite.” Pasatiempo--The New Mexican. Santa Fe. July 4, 1996.

Balsamo, Dean. “Studio Visits.” The Magazine. Santa Fe. December, 1996.

Berkovitch, Ellen. “Paintings, Sculptures Pull Viewers into the Landscape.” The Albuquerque Journal.  Aug. 1, 1996.

“In the Studio: A Visit with Paula Roland.” Pasatiempo--The New Mexican. Santa Fe. January, 1996.