The Arthur Roger Gallery is checking on gallery artists to see what they are doing. Today we talk to Troy Dugas in his Lafayette, LA studio, as he shows us what he’s working on for his upcoming exhibition titled Troy Dugas: Inside Outline.
Lin Emery, named by some as “the world’s foremost kinetic sculptor.” Over her 40+ year career, Emery’s iconic kinetic sculptures have been placed around the world. Her sculptures can be seen shimmering around New Orleans, Emery’s adopted home, and far-flung locations such as Singapore and Japan. Lin Emery was born in New York. She studied…
April 2020 Exhibition reviewed by Roberta Smith for The New York Times Ida Kohlmeyer is one of Louisiana’s most renowned artists. Her painting and sculpture are personal interpretations of a wide world full of color, motion, and vitality. Rooted in the spirit of the Abstract Expressionists with its joyous colors and gestural movement, her work is…
Lesley Dill usually works with six to eight assistants, but now she is alone with the hundreds of yards of fabric she uses for her mixed-media art. By Julie Lasky for The New York Times Lesley Dill, a mixed-media artist who has had more than 100 solo exhibitions, works in a 300-square-foot studio in her…
First in a series of artist profiles George Dureau was born and raised in New Orleans. He kept a home and studio in the French Quarter. This bon vivant was a fixture in the Quarter and was frequently seen riding his bike around the quarter with his raven hair flowing behind him saying hello to…
The gallery has made plans for moving forward during the COVID-19 crisis. For the time being, we are available to answer your calls at 504-522-1999 or by email at info@arthurrogergallery.com. Our April and May openings have been canceled and the exhibitions have been postponed. While our front doors are closed we plan to stay open in…
By The Charleston Chronicle | November 5, 2019 The Gibbes Museum of Art announced this week the finalists for the annual 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. The 2019 finalists are Damian Stamer, Donte’ Hayes, Herb Parker, Martha Clippinger, Michi Meko and Stephanie Patton. One of these artists, whose work demonstrates the highest level of artistic achievement, while contributing…
Hannah Chalew’s augmented reality artwork, “Toxic Ecology,” in “Battlegrounds” By DEBORAH VANKIN for Los Angeles Times OCT. 29, 2019 There’s an 800-year-old oak tree in New Orleans City Park, a great big, craggy and handsome planting. It’s named for the late John McDonough, a philanthropist who was also a slave owner and white supremacist. On Saturday another…
By: D. Eric Bookhardt for Gambit Arthur Roger Gallery has assembled an unusual exhibition. Three of its artists — Leonard Galmon, Amer Kobaslija and Demond Melancon — are portraitists, and artist and ex-football player Brandon Surtain paints urban scenes that function as portraits of the city. All have local roots except Kobaslija, a native…
By ANDREW LASANE for Colossal For the past three decades, Louisiana-based artist Demond Melancon has created highly detailed Mardi Gras Indian suits using millions of hand-sewn small glass beads. Each suit takes several months to create and features custom patches that tell stories about African and American history. Images of Nyabinghi warriors, Haile Selassie, African nature scenes,…