Welcome to In Conversation With, my new series where I get to talk to my favorite artists, esotericists, writers, organizers, spiritual + creative workers + people who I think are doing really interesting shit in the world.
Today I have the great good fortune to be in conversation with Roberta Aylward, an artist living in Portland, OR. Roberta was born in Elgin, Illinois in 1969 + creative expression is essential to her understanding of the world + where she finds her clearest voice. She credits her high school art instructors, Martin Davis (Tucson, AZ) + Milton Harley (Nanaimo, B.C.) for providing a strong foundation for valuing art in her life. She received a BFA with a concentration in painting from The College of Santa Fe in New Mexico in 1991.
Roberta lives in Portland, OR with her husband, their 13-year-old son + their cat. She works in her home studio + practices drawing, collage + photography in service of her painting. Roberta exhibits her art on her website + in person, opening her studio to the public twice a year. Her work is included in many private collections + has been part of group exhibitions at The Painting Center in New York, Tacoma Art Museum, Oregon College of Art + Craft, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Umpqua Valley Arts Association + The Gretchen Schuette Art Gallery at Chemeketa Community College.
Roberta’s website: www.robertaaylward.com
Roberta’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/robertaaylward
Sign up for exhibition + Open Studio updates: www.robertaaylward.com/contact
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music: Wii music but hip hop by Lundstroem, Free Music Archive, CC BY
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