Artist's Biography
Roberta Van Zandt Loflin is a native of Demarest, New Jersey.
After obtaining a BA in Art History and Theory from George Washington University, she remained in the Washington, D.C. area where she studied communication design at Northern Virginia Community College and color theory, watercolor and drawing at the Art League School in Alexandria, Va. She taught art classes and held workshops for preschool teachers, parents, grade school students and educational conferences in Northern Virginia.
Since moving to Baton Rouge, Louisiana she has had the opportunity to teach watercolor through Louisiana Art and Artists Guild, LSU Lagniappe Continuing Education, and LSU Union Leisure classes.
She is currently represented by The Oak Street Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana and has work on exhibit at the Louisiana Art & Artists' Guild Gallery and other Baton Rouge locations.
Curriculum Vitae
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SOLO SHOWS
French Market Bistro, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2004
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GROUP SHOWS
Oak Street Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana, 2008
Baton Rouge Little Theater, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2007
LSU Dental Clinic, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2005-2007
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EXHIBITIONS (JURIED)
Venus Envy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2009
Art Melt, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2008
Sean Ulmer, JudgeRiver Road Show, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2008
Merchants' Award, Judi Betts, JudgeWealth Planners Summer Show, 2nd place and People's, 2007
River Road Art Show (National), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2007
Alan Flattmann, JudgeRiver Road Art Show (National), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2006
Morgan Samuel Price, JudgeAWA Fall Archives Exhibition, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2005
Michael Crespo, JudgeBaton Rouge Juried Exhibition (2 pieces), LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2001
Bill Jenson, JudgeAugust American Landscape Show, The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia, 1997
Frank Wright, JudgeSpring Juried Show, League of Reston Artists, Reston, Virginia, 1995
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EXHIBITIONS (JUDGED)
Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Winter Judged Show
1st Place, Mary Anne Caffery, Judge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2008River Region Awesome Art Show
DaVinci Award, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2008Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Fall Judged Show
1st Place, Jo McWilliams, Judge, Rosedale, Louisiana, 2008Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Summer Judged Show
3rd Place, Greg Kiger, Judge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2008Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Spring Judged Show
3rd Place, Mayor Lawrence Badeaux, Judge, Rosedale, Louisiana, 2008Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Summer Judged Show
2 Honorable Mentions, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2007Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Spring Judged Show
Honorable Mention, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2007Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Spring Judged Show
Honorable Mention, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2006Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild "Lazy Daze" Summer Judged Show
Honorable Mention, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2006Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild "West of the Mississippi" Show
Best in Show, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2005Jambalaya, Art Show
4th Place, Gonzales, Louisiana, 2004Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Summer Judged Show
Honorable Mention, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2004Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Winter Judged Show
3rd Place, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2003River Region Art Association Awesome Art Show
1st Place, Sorrento, Louisiana, 2003Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Spring Judged Show
Honorable Mention, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2003Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Spring Judged Show
3rd Place, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2001Famous Artists of the 21st Century
North Light Book Award, Arlington, Virginia, 1996Famous Artists of the 21st Century
Honorable Mention, Arlington, Virginia, 1995Spring Art Show
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Instructor, watercolor classes
Louisiana Art and Artists Guild, 2004-presentInstructor, watercolor leisure classes
LSU Union, 2003-presentInstructor, watercolor classes
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Mustafa, Susan D. "A Personal Response to Her Surroundings."
City Social, June 2004: 56.Price, Anne. "Several Gems, Diverse Subjects Brighten Large Guild Exhibition."
The Advocate, Sunday Magazine, 26 August 2001: 5.Price, Anne. "Guild Show in New Gallery Exciting."
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Current member of the Louisiana Watercolor Society
Exhibiting member of the Associated Women in the Arts organization, 2005-2009
President of the Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild, 2007, 2008
Volunteer with "Opening Doors" - a children's summer mural program
Chairperson of the LAAG 35th and 36th Annual River Road Show
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EDUCATION (FORMAL)
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, Virginia, 1996-1998
Course Matter: Communication Design
Instructors: Michael Platt, Tim Kirk, Kay BollenThe Art League School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1989-1999
Emphasis: Watercolor, Drawing and Color Theory
Instructors: Gwendolyn Bragg, Susan Abbott, Steve Fleming, Michael FrancisGeorge Washington University, Washington, D. C., 1973
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
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EDUCATION (WORKSHOPS)
Don Andrews, Watercolor Landscapes, 2008
Della Storms, Acrylic Landscapes, 2007
Morgan Samuel Price, Plein Air Oils, 2006
Billie Bourgeois, "Developing Personal Imagery" Acrylics, 2006, "Inscapes", 2001, Acrylic Still Life, 2003
Judi Betts, Watercolor, 2009 & 2006, Drawing, 2003, Watercolor, 2004
Nita Leland, Collage, 2006
Alan Flattman, Pastels, 2005
Jan Kunz, Watercolor portraits, 2005
Pat Weaver, Watercolor, 2005
Morten E. Solberg, Mixed Watermedia, 2005
Larry Downs, Drawing and Acrylic, 2001-2005
Kajal Beck, Decorative Designs of India, 2004
Mary Jane Cox, Watercolor Greens, 2000, Triads, 2001, Collages, 2004
Imogene Dewey, "Glow with the Flow" Watercolor, 2003
John O'Niell, Acrylic Birds, 2003
Kathy Stone, Poured Paintings, 2003
Virginia Snow, Acrylic Ink, 2002
Pattie Pilie, Technique, Creativity and Texture, 2001, "Creative Imaging", 2002
Elizabeth Denton, Drawing, 2001
Byron Levy, Watercolor, 2001
Krista Roche, Advanced Watercolor, 2000
