Dale O. Roberts was born in Waterville, New York in 1959. Roberts is a painter, working primarily in the encaustic medium for over 30 years with a significant portion of work carried out in gouache, graphite and a variety of other techniques. His work explores the painterly possibilities of representation with regard to urban landscape, still life and rural landscape. Roberts graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing from Tyler School of Art in 1982. He has had numerous solo shows at the Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia PA and is also represented by the following galleries: Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia, Blue Heron in Wellfleet MA, Marshall Lakae Gallery in Scottsdale AZ, Galleria Art Nou-Mil-Lenni in Barcelona Spain, and the 1261 Gallery in Denver CO. He has paintings in many public and private collections including Cozens Connor law firm, Liberty One in Philadelphia, The PECO Corporation, Rutgers University Museum, Community College of Philadelphia Museum, The Wharton School of business, and Vanguard investment Group. Roberts currently lives and works in Norristown PA. I have taught many workshops throughout the united states including the International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown MA, The Willingboro Art Alliance, The Wallingford Art Center, and Castle Hill Center for the arts. During the summer of 2016 I spent 5 weeks as an artist- in- residence studying in Tetouan, Morocco and giving an intensive 2 evening encaustic workshop to 15 Moroccan artists.

Artist Blog by Brad Teare:

http://bradteare.blogspot.com/search?q=Encaustic

YouTube Video:

Through The Eyes of Fellow Artist, Dale Roberts

http://youtu.be/HT7KId9COFo

Dale Roberts: Family, Faith, Life, and Art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq5ICq_bGjk

Dale Roberts Painting Demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYOQTUW-jW0

Dale Roberts Playing with Wax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QuC5lcyo7

 

PERSONAL:               Born 1959 – Waterville, New York. The work I am currently engaged in is

                                      a continued refinement of a visual dialogue with life. Changing

                                      relationships of light, air, and color, specific to season and time of day

                                      are the foundational structures underpinning my work. A yearning to see

                                      and interpret more clearly and truthfully defining qualities intrinsic to

                                      each subject has become my obsession. The interactive process of

                                      painting itself, with its history, both personal and universal is the

                                      backdrop and the lens that places each new effort in context.

 

EDUCATION:            BFA Painting and Drawing. Tyler School of Art, Temple University, 1982.

                                      AAS Rochester Institute of Technology, 1979.

 

ONE PERSON SHOWS:

                                    2017    Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2017    Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts           

                                    2016 “Reactions to Life” , Millersville University          

                                    2016   Green Olive Arts Tetouan Morocco

                                    2016    “Landscapes, Cityscapes”, Gallery 1261, Denver

                                    2016    “Interpretations”, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2016    “Selective Retrospective”, Wallingford Community Art Center

                                    2016    “Art of Encaustic”, The Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona

                                    2016    Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts                       

                                    2015    Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2015    Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

                                    2014    Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

                                    2014    Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2013    Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

                                    2012    Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

                                    2012    Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia                                                                  

                                   2009             Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia                                                                   

                                     2007             Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    2006    Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2004    Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2003    Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    2001    Oliver Gallery, Norristown, Pennsylvania

                                 2001    Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                             2001    Myrtle Gallery, North Wales, Pennsylvania   

                                    2000    Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2000    Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    1998    Norristown Public Library One Man Show and Talk

                                    1998    Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1991    Bristol Riverside Theater

                                    1990    Bristol Riverside Theater

                                    1989    Westminster Seminary Gallery

 

 

GROUP  SHOWS:

                                   2017    Summer Show, Gross McCleaf, Philadelphia

                                    2015    Summer Show, Gross McCleaf, Philadelphia

                                    2015    Art Beijing Fair

                                    2015    Art Nou Mil.lenni Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

                                    2014   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2013   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                     2013    The City, Invitational Show, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO

                                    2012    Urban Nature, Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA

                                    2012   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2011    Group Show, Marshall Lakae Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona

                                    2011    Feature Show, Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

                                    2011   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2010   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2009   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2008   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia 

                                    2007   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                   2007  Summer Season, Blue Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

                                      2006  Food for Thought, Robert Roman Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

                                      2006  Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                      2006   Five Landscape Painters, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                      2005   Oil and Wax, Traveling National Show

                                      2005   Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                      2005    “Kaleidoscope”, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                      2004  Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                      2004  George Nick Selects “Realist Painters”, Concord, MA

                                      2003  Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                      2003  USA Artists, Dealer’s Choice

                                      2002    Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                     2002    Imaginative Affinities, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, (Juried)

                                    2002    USA Artists, Dealer’s Choice

                                    2002    3 Realists, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    2001    Landscape Painting Invitational (Juried), Boston

                                    2001    “Kaleidoscope”, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    2001    Pastels, Group Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2000    20th Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    2000    Woodmere Museum Juried Show (annual)

                                    1999    New Works Group Show, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta

                                    1999    19th Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1999    Members Show, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    1999    American Artists Show, Invitational, Philadelphia

                                    1998    18th Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1998    American Artists Armory Show, Philadelphia

                                    1998    American Artists Show, Invitational, Philadelphia

                                    1998    Gallery Artists Group Show, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta

                                    1998    New Landscapes, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta

                                    1998    Members Show, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    1998    Summer Show, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    1998    “Into the Light”, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    1997    3 Person Show, Gaffney Irby, Atlanta

                                    1997    Fall Show, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta

                                    1997    17th Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1997    Contemporary Realists Show, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey (Juried)

                                    1997    New Members Show, Abstein Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

                                    1996    21st Anniversary Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Dealer’s Choice

                                    1996    16th Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery

                                    1996    20th Anniversary Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia (Dealer’s Choice)

                                    1996    Into the Light, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    1996    City Lights, Kerygma Gallery, New Jersey

                                    1996    Rarely Seen, Unusual Media Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1996    Artist Choice Show, Art Alliance, Philadelphia

                                    1995    15th Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1995    Recent Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1994    14th Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1994    Four Young Realists, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1993    2nd Annual Small Works Invitational, Sassafras Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1993    13th Annual Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1992    Two Person Show, Goforth Rittenhouse Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1992    Harrisburg Art Association Invitational Show (Juried)

                                    1991    Manayunk Two Person Invitational Show

                                    1990    Two-person show, Goforth Rittenhouse Gallery, Philadelphia

                                    1990    Pastel Society of America 18th Annual Open Exhibition (Juried)

                                      1990    2nd Annual Manayunk Art Center Exhibition (Juried)

                                      1990    Oreland Art Center 32nd Annual Exhibition (Juried)

                                      1990    50th Annual Woodmere Juried Show

                                      1987    Contemporary Portraits from the Northeast (Juried)

                                      1984    Two man show, Temple University

                                      1984    Germantown Academy Show (Juried)

                                      1982    Munson Williams Proctor Institute Sidewalk Show (Juried)

                                     

ACHIEVEMENTS:   2016    Artist in Residence at Green Olive Arts, Tetouan, Morocco

                                        1990    Chosen to show at Goforth Rittenhouse Galleries at inaugural show

                                      1984    Two works selected for exhibit in Germantown Academy opening

                                      1981    Rohm and Haas Annual Purchase prize for painting

                                      1981    Graduate, Cum Laude, Tyler School of Art

 

 COLLECTIONS:       PECO, Philadelphia, PA

                                         Cozens Connor Law Firm, Philadelphia, PA

                                        Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, PA

                                      Rutgers University

                                    Community College of Philadelphia

                                      Recreation Center, Peachtree City, GA

                                      University of PA Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

                                      Fidelity Bank of Delaware, DE

                                      Zallie Enterprises, Inc., Laurel Hill, NJ

                                      Rohm and Haas Corporation, Philadelphia, PA

                                      Penn Christian Academy, Norristown, PA

                                      Philmont Christian Academy, Erdenheim, PA

                                      C.L.C. Publications, Fort Washington, PA

                                     

                                        ***Also numerous private collections

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:      2017    Catamaran Literature and Art Magazine

                                       2015    ‪Through the Eyes of Fellow Artists, Dale Roberts, Works on Paper

                                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT7KId9COFo

                                        2014    http://bradteare.blogspot.com/search?q=Encaustic

                                      2014    Dale Roberts: Family, Faith, Life, and Art – YouTube

                                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq5ICq_bGjk

                                      2014    Dale Roberts Painting Demo

                                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYOQTUW-jW0

                                      2014    Dale Roberts on the Role of Drawing

                                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7zWiFmtMAg

                                      2010    Dale Roberts Playing with Wax

                                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QuC5lcyo7E

                                      2010    Southwest Art November issue

                                      2007    Cape Cod Arts Review Vol.VII

                                     2006    Feature Article, Times Herald – February 19th

                                      2002    New Jersey Public Television One Hour Encaustic Painting Program           

                                      1999    Feature Article, Waterville Times – January 20th

                                      1998    Feature Article, Colonial – February 19th

                                      1998    Feature Article, Times Herald – February 8th

                                    1989    American Artists, An Illustrated Survey

 

REVIEWS:            2005    Philadelphia Inquirer – Oil and Wax – Edward J. Sozanski

                                    2000    Philadelphia Inquirer – January 20th – Edward J. Sozanski

                                    1991    Courier Times – March 15th – Christian Kirkpatrick

                                    1990    Courier Times – March 16th – Christian Kirkpatrick

 

 TEACHING EXPERIENCE:         

                                      2018   Encaustic Class, Castle Hill Arts in Truro, Massachusetts, June 6-7

                                      2018   R&F Encaustic Workshop, Kingston, NY, June 20-22

                                      2018   The Encaustic Center, Richardson, TX, September 14-16

                                      2017   Encaustic Class, Castle Hill Arts in Truro, Massachusetts      

                                      2016    Encaustic Class, Castle Hill Arts in Truro, Massachusetts

                                      2016  “Ancient Media”, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA

                                      2013   Encaustic Workshop, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA

                                      2006   Encaustic Workshop – Wayne Art Center

                                      2004   Artist in Residence – Bridgeport Elementary

                                      2003   Slide Lecture – Woodmere Art Museum

                                      2002   Artist in Residence – Waterville, New York

                                      2001   Artist in Residence – Candlebrook Elementary – Feb. 5-7.

                                      2000   Four slide talk and encaustic demonstrations at Art Leagues in The North\East, United States.

                                      2000  Two encaustic methods seminars at Fleischer Memorial, Philadelphia & at the Norristown Art League.

                                      1997-2000   Adjunct professor of drawing and painting, Beaver College, Glenside, PA.