Josie Love Roebuck
Represented by LatchKey Gallery, NYC
josieloveroebuckstudio@gmail.com
Website: josielroebuck.net
Instagram: @josieloveroebuckstudio
Education:
2019-2021
MFA, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
2014-2019
BFA with an emphasis in Drawing and Painting, University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, Georgia
Solo Exhibitions:
2024
Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio. Forthcoming.
2023
Intertwined, 3rd Floor Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky.
2022
Collateral Experiences, LatchKey Gallery, New York, New York City.
2021
Magnificently Willful, NADA House with LatchKey Gallery, Governors Island, New York.
Street View, Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
2020
Same But Different, Tabula Rasa, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. Some works made in collaboration with Rachel Linnemann
Fairs:
2023
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Manhattanville Factory District, West Harlem, New York
2022
Crown, Chicago Expo, represented by Latchkey Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
2021
Knotted Ties, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Christie’s at Rockefeller Plaza with LatchKey Gallery, New York City, New York.
2020
Appending Appendices, Untitled Art Fair, represented by Denny Dimin Gallery, New York City, New York. Online
Museum Exhibitions:
2022
The New African Portraiture: The Shariat Collections, Kunstheile Krems Art Museum, Krems an der Donau, Austria. *Group Exhibition.
2021
More is More: Visual Richness in Contemporary Art, Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio. *Group Exhibition.
Group Exhibitions:
2023
After Eden: The Divine Feminine, LatchKey Gallery, New York City, New York
A Flower for Our Inner Child, Cincy Nice partnered with KOIK Contemporary Gallery, Revillagigedo 47, Centro Historico de la Cdad. De Mexico, Centro, Cuachtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico, CMDX, Mexico.
“When Liberation Comes”, Kennedy Heights Arts Center Lindner Gallery in Collaboration with Juneteenth Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2022
The Thread is Not Straight, Denny Dimin Gallery, Hong Kong
Arrangements In Black, Phillips Auction House, New York City, New York.
Rostro, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Skin + Masks: Decolonizing Art Beyond the Politics of Visibility, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
On Belonging, Third Space Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2021
Historic Futures, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Describing Language: Thinking Through Access and Communication,
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art partnered with University of Southern Indiana, New Harmony, Indiana.
Fringe, Denny Dimin Gallery, New York, New York City
Resilience, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Last Supper, LatchKey Gallery, New York, New York City
Soul Plate, Project in Partnership with the Contemporary Art Center, Pendleton Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Emerge, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
2020
Made in Camp, Camp Washington, Cincinnati, Ohio
Artist’s Remote Studios, Tabula Rasa Gallery (online), University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Seams: Contemporary Textile Artists, Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Black Artists Matter, The Dutoit Gallery, Dayton, Ohio
“Here We Are” , BSB Gallery, Trenton, New Jersey. Online
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center Gallery, Paducah, Kentucky
Gesture and Motion (*Canceled due to COVID-19), Site: Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2019
Dotted Lines, Tabula Rasa, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohi
Choose your Player, Lupin Gallery, University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, Georgia
2018
Chautauqua Emerging Artists Exhibit, Fowler-Kellogg Gallery, Chautauqua, New York
Silent Auction, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua, New York
Teaching and Professional Experience:
2023
Visiting Lecturer (Drawing/Foundations/Printmaking), Drawing I, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Visiting Lecturer (Drawing/Foundations/Printmaking), Drawing I, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Visiting Lecturer (Drawing/Foundations/Printmaking), Advanced Drawing, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
2022
Visiting Lecturer (Drawing/Foundations/Printmaking), Printmaking 1, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Visiting Lecturer (Drawing/Foundations/Printmaking), Drawing 1, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Visiting Lecturer (Drawing/Foundations/Printmaking), Advanced Drawing, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Adjunct Professor, Special 2D Studio (Fiber and Print), University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Adjunct Professor (Substitute-last 5 weeks of class), Drawing 1, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky.
Adjunct Professor, Intro to Screen Printing, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
2021
Adjunct Professor, Intermediate Drawing, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Adjunct Professor, Drawing Studio, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Instructor of Record, Intro to Screen Printing, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Graduate Assistant, Current Arts Forum, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Graduate Assistant, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. DAAP Art Masters Instagram, and MFA website.
2020
Instructor of Record, Intro to Screen Printing, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Graduate Assistant, Intro Contemporary Art, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Graduate Assistant, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. DAAP Art Masters Instagram, MFA website, and Fall recruitment.
Research Assistantship, Going Public: Artists Speak about Art, Museums and Public Space, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio: Research Assistant to Kate Bonansinga, School of Art Director.
Instructor of Record, Basic Painting for Non-Majors, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
2019
Graduate Assistant, Intro Contemporary Art, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Graduate Assistant, Visual Art Concepts 1, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Substitute, Life Drawing 1, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
2018-2019
Studio Assistant to Professor Joseph Norman, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia: Prepping studio and helping with studio classes
2018
TA, Advance Drawing, University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, Georgia
Lead Artist, Lounging with Matisse, Mural, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia
Painter, Coca-Cola Restoration, Mural, Elberton, Georgia
Studio Assistant to Kate Roebuck, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Prepping paper (gold leafing certain works), packaging/shipping artwork, and responding to emails
Awards and Honors:
2021
Directors’ Choice Award Master In Fine Arts, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
DAAP Outstanding MFA Student Award Recipient, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
School of Art Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. Partial Tuition scholarship
2020
MFA 2020 Grant Top 5 Finalist, New American Paintings
Digital Scholarship Center Grant, research assistant for Kate Boansinga, for her book “Going Public: Artists Speak about Art, Museums, and Public Space,” University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Third Social Distancing Editor’s Pick, New American Paintings Magazine, Online Publication
Honorable Mention, Create Magazine, Online Magazine Publication
School of Art Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. Partial Tuition scholarship
2019
Grad School Dean’s Excellent Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. Partial Tuition scholarship
Wolfstein Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. Partial Tuition scholarship
2018
Artist- in- Residence Scholarship; Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua, New York
Service:
2022
Progress Critique, Creating Visual Form (Art 130), Northern Kentucky University Lecture Series, Highland Heights, Kentucky.
Artist Talk, DAAP Alliance Representative Group, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. virtually.
2021
Artist Interview with Miami University MFA Grad, school project, virtually.
Amref Health Africa Art Ball, virtual Art Auction on Artsy. Supporting COVID_19 Mitigation and Vaccine Equity across Africa
2019
Art of Empowerment, A Step Ahead, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Lectures:
2022
Guest Artist Speaker, Creating Visual Form (Art 130), Northern Kentucky University Lecture Series, Highland Heights, Kentucky.
Keynote Speaker (Artist Talk), Northern Kentucky University Lecture Series, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Artist Interview with Akron Art Museum. Akron, Ohio
2021
Artist Talk with Pegcast, Interviewed by Bronwyn Hunter-Shortly
MFA Talk, Current Arts Forum, Instructor Maria Seda-Reeder, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Artist Talk, FAA-5104 (Repair Course), Instructor Kirsten Ledbetter, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Panel Discussion, Last Supper, LatchKey Gallery, New York, New York City
2020
Panel Discussion, Seams: Contemporary Textile Artists, Portrait Society Gallery with Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Panel Discussion, Appending Appendices, Untitled Art Fair, Denny Dimin Gallery, Online
Graduate Panel Discussion, Undergraduate Professional Practice, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Residencies:
2018
Artists-in-Residence, Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua, New York
Catalogs:
2022
The New African Portraitures: Shariat Collections, Short essay by Dr. Myrah Brown Green
Josie Love Roebuck: Collateral Experiences, Essay by Jewels Dodson
Publications:
2023
1-54 Presents its Sixth Annual Fair of Contemporary African Art During Frieze Week 2023, GothamToGo Art and Culture. https://gothamtogo.com/1-54-presents-its-sixth-annual-fair-of-contemporary-african-art-during-frieze-week-2023/
6 Galleries Changing the Conversation at New York’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair by Melissa Smith, Artnet News. https://news.artnet.com/market/1-54-fair-new-york-2023-2305959
LatchKey Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Josie Love Roebuck, at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair New York, World African Artists United. https://waau-art.com/2023/05/19/latchkey-gallery-presents-a-solo-exhibition-by-josie-love-roebuck-at-1-54-contemporary-african-art-fair-new-york/
1-54’s Smart, Sharp Selection of Contemporary African Art Shines in New York by Josie Thaddeus-Jones, Artsy. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-1-54s-smart-sharp-selection-contemporary-african-art-shines-new-york
Cincinnati Sportlight: “Intertwined” at NKU Art Gallery, Cincinnati Public Radio (90.9 WGUC Music). https://www.wguc.org/spotlight/spotlight_archive.php?id=3299
2022
Charlie James Gallery, Rostro, Artforum. https://www.artforum.com/artguide/charlie-james-gallery-6905/rostro-207321
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for August 2022 by Matt Stromberg, Hyperallergic. https://hyperallergic.com/750219/your-concise-los-angeles-art-guide-for-august-2022/
A captivating group show at Charlie James Gallery looks at the (figurative) masks we wear by Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2022-07-23/rostro-faces-at-charlie-james-gallery-essential-arts
The Best and Worst Tippers in the Art World-Revealed, a Top Rapper Makes His Curatorial Debut, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip by Anni Armstrong, Artnet News. https://news.artnet.com/news-pro/wet-paint-worst-tippers-2105644
Episode 800: Ashante Kindle and Josie Love Roebuck by Christopher Hudgend, BAD AT SPORTS podcast. http://badatsports.com/2022/episode-800-ashante-kindle-and-josie-love-roebuck/
Studio Visit: Josie Love Roebuck by C.M. Turner, Under Main Magazine. https://undermain.art/collections/studio-visits/studio-visit-josie-love-roebuck/
New American Paintings, No. 154, South Issue
2021
The Year the Art Scene Rebounded, Expanded, and Surrendered to N.F.T.S by Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2021-in-review/the-year-the-art-scene-rebounded-expanded-and-surrendered-to-nfts
The Artists reappropriating ‘Feminine Crafts’ Through a Queer Lens by Emily Gosling, Creative Boom, https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/the-artists-using-embroidery-to-re-framing-domesticity-through-a-queer-lens/
Highlights from ‘With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972-1985’ by Osman Can Yerebakan, Interior Design Magazine. https://www.interiordesign.net/articles/19314-highlights-from-with-pleasure-pattern-and-decoration-in-american-art-1972-1985/
“Fringe” by Andre K. Scott, The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/art/fringe
Editor’s Picks: 9 Events for Your Art Calendar, From a Talk About Chinatown’s Art and Activism to a Show of Surreal Cat Art by Sarah Cascone, Artnet News. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/editors-picks-august-17-2021-1996953
Pattern & Decoration: Now From Then by Peggy Roalf, AI-AP Presents DART (Design Arts Daily), https://www.ai-ap.com/publications/article/28631/pattern-decoration-now-from-then.html
N.Y. Gallery Exhibits Roebuck’s Art by Ann Henley Perry, The Lookout Mountain Mirror. https://www.mountainmirror.com/lookout-community/ny-gallery-exhibits-roebucks-art
1-54 African Art Fair Opens Online With Christie’s by Sam Gaskin, Ocula Magazine. https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/1-54-african-art-fair-opens-online/
Knotted Ties: As Media Partner for 1-54 NYC, Nataal Speaks to artists from its Central Exhibition about the Worlds they Weave Together by Xanthe Somers, Nataal Magazine. https://nataal.com/knotted-ties
Editor’s Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Quirky New York Public Art Show to a Talk about Georg Baseltiz by Nan Stewert, Artnet News. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/editors-picks-may-11-2021-1962165
Unable to run in its usual format, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair moves into Christie’s for bijou showcase by Daniel Cassady, The Art NewsPaper. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/1-54-contemporary-african-art-fair-returns-to-new-york-online-with-an-added-exhibition-knotted-ties-for-in-person-viewing-at-christie-s
On Governors Island, Art Interventions Are Everywhere by Roberta Smith, The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/arts/design/nada-house-2021-governors-island.html
DAAP: Pub, Issue 2, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Gallery Watch: ‘Last Supper’ at LatchKey Gallery by Clare Gemima, EV GRIEVE. https://evgrieve.com/2021/03/gallery-watch-last-supper-at-latchkey.html
Last Supper at LatchKey Gallery: A Seat At The Table With 12 Artists by Salma Elazab, Bklyner. https://bklyner.com/last-supper-at-latchkey-gallery-a-seat-at-the-table-with-12-artists/
2020
SEAMS Unfolds in Many Directions at Portrait Society Exhibit by Shane McAdams, Shepard Express. https://shepherdexpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/visual-art/seams-unfolds-in-many-directions-at-portrait-society-exhibit/
Give A Minute Cincinnati, Online Publication by Batres Gilvin x Artworks Cincinnati.https://www.giveaminutecincinnati.com/gamc/how-to-create-a-wood-cutout
Embroidered Portraits Of Survivors By Josie Love Roebuck, Create Magazine, Online Publication. https://createmagazine.com/read/josie-love-roebuck
Three Trenton Art Galleries Confront COVID-19 (and other social issues) in Virtual Exhibits by Patrick O’Shea, NJ Advance Media for New Jersey. https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/05/three-trenton-art-galleries-confront-covid-19-and-other-social-issues-in-virtual-exhibits.html
Woartblog, Online Publication
Curatorial Directory, All She Makes, Online Publication. https://www.allshemakes.org/directory/josie-roebuck
Private & Public Collections:
2023
Ingrid Best, Los Angeles, California
Ayesha Selden, Los Angeles, California
Byron Young, Los Angeles, California
Mahari Bailey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Myriam Vanneschi, South France
2021
Amoako Boafo, Accra, Ghana
Michael Ballack, Gorlitz, Germany
Beth DeWoody, Florida
Espacio Tacuari, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Amir Shariat, Vienna, Austria
Touria El Glaoui, London, United Kingdom
Rolando Jimenez, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Carley Bryon-Nelson, Ocala, Florida
Carla Shen, Brooklyn, New York
2020
Sara Vance Waddell, Cincinnati, Ohio