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Richard Roth

Richard Roth served as a Professor Emeritus at VCU, from 1999 to 2015. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Cooper Union in New York and Master of Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia. Roth has received numerous awards including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1991), the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship (2008-2009), the Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship (2012-2013), and the Ohio Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowship (1990). He has exhibited at select venues including Margaret Thatcher Projects, David Richard Contemporary, OK Harris Gallery, Essex Flowers, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, all, New York, NY; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts; Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona; Scott Miller Projects, Birmingham Alabama; Pulpo Gallery, Murnau, Germany; L21 Gallery, Mallorca, Spain; Highland Institute of Contemporary Art, Loch Ruthven, Scotland; Rocket Gallery, London; UCR/California Museum of Photography; Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan; and Valletta Contemporary, Malta. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; de Cordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH; The Chase Manhattan Bank Collection and The First National City Bank Collection, both, New York, NY, among others. He is the co-editor of the book, Beauty is Nowhere: Ethical Issues in Art and Design and co-author of two books – Color Basics and Design Basics 3D. In 2019, Roth published NoLab, his first novel. Roth currently lives in Camarillo, California.

Curriculum Vitae

Untitled, 1969, Acrylic on glass, 59 x 47 inches
Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In, 2023, Acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire, 2023, Acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
Hank Williams Hasn't Answered Yet, 2022, Acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
SigAlert, 2016, Acrylic on birch plywood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
Hell Gate 2, 2020, Acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
 
Untitled, 1969, Acrylic on glass, 59 x 47 inches
Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In, 2023, Acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire, 2023, Acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
Hank Williams Hasn't Answered Yet, 2022, Acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
SigAlert, 2016, Acrylic on birch plywood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
Hell Gate 2, 2020, Acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 8 x 4 inches
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