Organic
abstraction.
Paintings that explore the relationship between the structures we find in nature and the structures we design and build.
Recent paintings
I explore the relationship between the structures we find in nature and the structures we design and build.
My paintings have been described in the Boston Globe by Gail Nathanson as "organic abstraction" — a description that continues to feel true to what happens in the studio. Geometry meets growth; grid meets gesture. The work in the studio, as always, continues.
A life in the studio,
and in the museum.
Roy received his BFA in Painting from MassArt Boston and his MFA in Painting from UMASS Dartmouth. He taught at Wellesley College and UMASS Boston before joining the Exhibitions Department at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.
Over twenty years at the Rose, he designed and curated exhibitions and cared for a world-class collection of more than 8,000 works, serving three years as Interim Director. He completed his museum career as Director of the Facility at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.
He has exhibited at the Howard Yezerski Gallery, Impressions Gallery, Salem Art Works, Duxbury Art Complex, Whitney Art Works and in a one-person exhibition at the President's Gallery at MassArt Boston.
His paintings and commissions are held in the collections of BankBoston, Apple Computer Executive Offices in Cupertino, AT&T, Meredith and Grew Corp. and Charles River Associates. He has completed several site-specific, large-scale lobby commissions for corporate clients.
His work has been recognized with the Massachusetts Artist Fellowship, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and the Gottlieb Foundation Grant. As always, the work in the studio continues.
"Organic abstraction."
— Gail Nathanson, Boston Globe
Selected record
Exhibitions
- SelectedHoward Yezerski GalleryBoston, MA
- SelectedImpressions Gallery
- SelectedSalem Art WorksSalem, NY
- SelectedDuxbury Art ComplexDuxbury, MA
- SelectedWhitney Art WorksPortland, ME
- SoloPresident's Gallery, MassArtBoston, MA
Collections & Commissions
- BankBoston
- Apple Computer Executive Offices, Cupertino CA
- AT&T
- Meredith and Grew Corp.
- Charles River Associates
- Site-specific large-scale lobby commissions for corporate clients.
Awards & Grants
- Massachusetts Artist Fellowship
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
- Gottlieb Foundation Grant
Education
- MFAPainting, UMASS Dartmouth
- BFAPainting, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston
Teaching
- Wellesley College
- UMASS Boston
Museum Career
- Director of the FacilityInstitute of Contemporary Art, Boston
- Interim Director (3 years)Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University
- Exhibitions Department (20 years)Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University
Studio visits &
commissions
by appointment.
- Telephone
- 339 · 222 · 3934
- Studio
- 184 Center St.
Carver, MA 02330 - @wmroydawes