The “Grid Coordinates” exhibition brings together works by Luis Cruz Azaceta, Willie Birch, Jacqueline Bishop, Douglas Bourgeois, Clyde Connell, John Davis, Ersy, Jeff Forsythe, Ida Kohlmeyer, Paul Lucas, Francis Pavy, John Scott, Matthew Sontheimer, Al Souza, Allison Stewart, Dan Tague and Edward Whiteman. Read More
150 works by 100 artists crowd the flagship Julia Street gallery By Doug MacCash | Staff writer for The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate The 150 artworks in the Arthur Roger gallery 45th anniversary show aren’t arranged in chronological order. And they’re not arranged according to style, subject matter, whether the artists are local or from… Read More
We are immensely grateful for the continued outpouring of support from our artists, friends of the gallery, and the New Orleans community. Since reopening our doors, we have diligently adhered to national and local guidelines to keep our staff, clients, and artists safe. Read More
by John Pope for NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune The icon: Arthur Roger. The legacy: With a 5,100-square-foot gallery on Julia Street, Arthur Roger is New Orleans’ preeminent dealer in contemporary art, with a roster of artists that has included Ida Kohlmeyer, Robert Gordy, George Dureau, John Scott and John Waters. Roger started humbly in 1978, when his mother mortgaged her… Read More
As part of Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp opening November 16-18, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art will exhibit nine prints and an original woodcut block from John T. Scott’s 2003 series, Blues Poem for the Urban Landscape. Read More
Arthur Roger has donated 80 works of art from his personal collection to the New Orleans Museum of Art. This stunning gift to the community is made even more important by the breadth of the backgrounds of the artists whose works he has shown and represented at his gallery, Arthur Roger Gallery. He was a pioneer in showing contemporary art by local artists, women artists, and African American artists when other galleries had not begun showing any of these. Read More
When Arthur Roger launched his gallery in 1978, there were only a handful of others focused on new art. The scene has expanded greatly since then, but Roger has more than kept abreast of the ever-changing art world through the years, as we see in this sprawling new exhibition of works from his personal collection, which he donated recently to the New Orleans Museum of Art. Read More
The 2008 exhibition of “Katrina: Catastrophe and Catharsis” features additional storm-related works by artists that were not included in the original 2006 exhibition and also many artists not affiliated with the Arthur Roger Gallery. Read More
Katrina: Catastrophe and Catharsis, originally curated by Arthur Roger in the fall of 2006, was the first group exhibition dedicated to works by artists responding to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In early 2007, the exhibition traveled to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center where it was favorably received. The 2008 exhibition of Katrina: Catastrophe and Catharsis at the Arthur Roger Gallery Project will feature additional storm-related works by artists that were not included in the original exhibition and also many artists not affiliated with the Arthur Roger Gallery. Read More
Exhibition Dates: June 7 – July 19, 2008 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7th, 6 – 8 pm Location: Arthur Roger Gallery, 432 Julia St., New Orleans, LA 70130 Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm Contact Info: 504.522.1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com The Arthur Roger Gallery is pleased to present its 30th Anniversary Exhibition, the… Read More