Featured Work
Paintings done while on residency at RUC in Val Camonica, Italy
and inspired by some of the substances that the early Roman civilizations may have used.
Quirina. Clear gesso, promised canvas, fluid acrylic paint, coarse m molding paste, gloss medium glaze, Beryl Prismacolor pencil, tape. 28.5" x 24.5"
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Coraline. Clear gesso, promised canvas, fluid acrylic paint, coarse m molding paste, gloss medium glaze, Beryl Prismacolor pencil, tape. 28.5" x 24"
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News: 2022 RUC Rural Residency for Contemporary Art and Venice Biennale Visit
Alumnae Liaison - Valcamonica Italy
Alumnae Liaison - Valcamonica Italy
Frederika Roeder has organized a group of artists and guests from Southern California
to participate in a private, self-directed residency at
RUC Rural Residency for Contemporary Art in Valcamonica, Italy.
The group will also visit the acclaimed La Biennale in Venice as part of their tour.
For more information, contact Frederika B. Roeder.
to participate in a private, self-directed residency at
RUC Rural Residency for Contemporary Art in Valcamonica, Italy.
The group will also visit the acclaimed La Biennale in Venice as part of their tour.
For more information, contact Frederika B. Roeder.
Photo by jens schwan on Unsplash
News - Frederika Roeder featured on XXVII Valcamonica Symposium 2021 poster.
I am so thrilled to announce that my painting, Chestnut, was chosen for its poster by the XXVII Valcamonica Symposium, 2021 in Capo di Ponte, Valcamonica Italy.
The XXVII Valcamonica Symposium 2021 is a gathering of international experts on prehistoric rock art sites around the world. The Valcamonica Valley located on the Lombardy Plain in Italy has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979. It has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and depicting themes connected with agriculture, navigation, war, and magic.
I became familiar with Valcamonica's extraordinary rock art during a self-directed artist's residency at the RUC Rural Residency for Contemporary Art. Directed by Giulia Mazzolani, former assistant to the director at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy for nearly a decade, RUC maintains a partnership with the Valcamonica Center of Prehistoric Studies (Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici). The two organizations created the poster for the symposium session dedicated to "Archaeology and Aesthetics" with a focus on how the prehistoric rock engravings influence contemporary artists' practices.
While I had read about Valcamonica's rock art, I was not prepared for the visual and emotional intensity of seeing it in person. I can only describe my reaction as "awestruck". It was like being in a Gallery of Nature and sharing a deep spiritual moment with these ancient people. As an artist, the rock art was not only a reminder of the unchanging need of humanity to tell its stories through visual expression - but a reminder of the value of "drawing" in a minimal approach to art.
The XXVII Valcamonica Symposium 2021 is a gathering of international experts on prehistoric rock art sites around the world. The Valcamonica Valley located on the Lombardy Plain in Italy has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979. It has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and depicting themes connected with agriculture, navigation, war, and magic.
I became familiar with Valcamonica's extraordinary rock art during a self-directed artist's residency at the RUC Rural Residency for Contemporary Art. Directed by Giulia Mazzolani, former assistant to the director at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy for nearly a decade, RUC maintains a partnership with the Valcamonica Center of Prehistoric Studies (Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici). The two organizations created the poster for the symposium session dedicated to "Archaeology and Aesthetics" with a focus on how the prehistoric rock engravings influence contemporary artists' practices.
While I had read about Valcamonica's rock art, I was not prepared for the visual and emotional intensity of seeing it in person. I can only describe my reaction as "awestruck". It was like being in a Gallery of Nature and sharing a deep spiritual moment with these ancient people. As an artist, the rock art was not only a reminder of the unchanging need of humanity to tell its stories through visual expression - but a reminder of the value of "drawing" in a minimal approach to art.
Prehistoric Labyrinth in Chestnut Forest, Frederika Roeder
Acrylic wash, Arches watercolor paper, acrylic marker, crayon, Winsor Newton iridescent ink, pencil.
7" H x 10.25” W
Acrylic wash, Arches watercolor paper, acrylic marker, crayon, Winsor Newton iridescent ink, pencil.
7" H x 10.25” W
SCAPES
A solo exhibition at Los Angeles Art Association's Gallery 825
January 15, 2022 – February 18, 2022
Exhibit Review - Genie Davis, DiversionsLA
January 15, 2022 – February 18, 2022
Exhibit Review - Genie Davis, DiversionsLA
"Bravo on a show well done!" - Richard Blanchard, US-based artist and educator
"Compelling!" -Bonita Helmer, LA-based contemporary artist
"I remain your biggest fan!" - Mat Gleason, Internationally recognized art critic and curator of contemporary art. Founder, Coagula Curatorial
