Richard Ralph Roehl - American Contemporary Visual Artist

Exhibit Record

Museum of Contempory Art/Los Angeles, "1994 Auction Exhibition" , 250 South Grand Avenue, Los Angelos, CA., 5/20/94 to 6/10/94. Tow major wall pieces were sold by the museum to art collectors. Somerset Gallery, "An Unhiding of Sentiment" (group exhibition), 1144 S. 4th, Columbus, Ohio, 10/1/93 to 10/31/94. Julie Rico Gallery, "Shak-E.S.P. Ear" (one person show), 2623 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA., 5/12/93 to 6/6/93. Laguna Art Museum, "I Thought California Would Be Different: New York in the Permanent Collection" (group exhibition), Laguna Beach, CA., 2/7/92 to 5/3/92.
Note: Featured in this show was "Mangiare Alla Italiana" acquired for the museum's permanent collection in January by Mr. Bolton Colbum, curator of the Laguna Art Museum.

Two other piece, "Little Princes", and "Converse Allstars", were acquired in 1993 for permanent collection of the Contemporary Museum in Honolulu by Mr. Jay Jensen, curator and director of Exhibitions for the Contemporary Museum.
Mesa College Art Gallery, "Found and Transformed, Seven Southern California Assemblage Artists" (group exhibition), San Diego, CA., 9/13/91 to 10/2/91.
Note: Featured in this rather extensive exhibition were selected early examples of Roehl's sculpture from the artist's private collection... that were rarely or never seen in public. Please refer to newspaper articles (The "found & transformed" show) for a review.
Richard/Bennett Gallery, "Dangerous" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 6/15/91 to 7/15/91.
Note: Richard Roehl displayed several major new pieces with Raymond Pettibon and Mark Heresy. The work of Raymond Pettibon was extensively reviewed in the Los Angeles Times under the name "Richard" Pettibon, a different Los Angeles artist. The work of Richard Roehl and Mark Heresy was not reviewed.
Gallery 5, "The Next Generation" (group exhibition), Santa Monica, CA., 4/22/91 to 5/25/91. Sherry Frumkin Gallery, "Paint & Metal Works" (one person show), Santa Monica, CA., 4/11/91 to 5/4/91.
Note: exhibiting Roehl's 25 new pieces grouped into 4 different installations.
Richard/Bennett Gallery, "The Store Show" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 4/6/91 to 5/25/91.
Note: Richard Roehl exhibited the "Money Brushes" made specifically for the show, which were featured in a color photograph for an article in a Tokyo art magazine called "Popeye". "The Store Show" included 70+ L.A. artists.
Tortue Gallery, "The Los Angeles Shanti Foundation Benefit Auction" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 6/9/89 to 7/8/89. Thinking Eye Gallery, "Motorcycles!" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 7/15/89 to 8/15/89.
Note: This show was viewed on "Motoworld", a national cable TV program.
S.I.T.E (An Alternative Art Space), "ISROEHL ANARTIST" (one person show), culver city, CA., 2/9/89 to 3/5/89.
Note: This was probably one of Richard Roehl's finest shows. It included 30+ pieces from 1988/89 vintage with three larger installations. During this time S.I.T.E. was located in the old "Helms Bakery Building" in culver city (L.A.), California.
The Los Angeles Convention Center, "The Third International Contemporary Art Fair" , Los Angeles, CA., 12/88. Represented at the fair by the Thinking Eye Gallery. The Los Angeles Convention Center, "Art Expo 88/The Cutting Edge of the Los Angeles Art Scene" Los Angeles, CA., 10/88.
Note: This invitational show, coinciding with the 1988 "Art Expo", was organized and curated by Douglas A. Ward. It included 6 L.A. artists, each given his/her own space at the Expo to exhibit work.
Thinking Eye Gallery, "1988 Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists" Los Angeles, CA., 9/88. NewPort Harbor Museum, "The 25th Anniversary Benefit Auction" , Newport Beach, CA., 6/25/88.
Note: "Detroit", one of Roehl's oak, chrome and gold plated Series 'D' sculptures was sold by the Museum to Evan Spiegel, the sharp eyed grandson of Abraham Spiegel who originally founded the now defunct Columbia Savings and Loan.
The Los Angeles Convention Center, "The Second International Contemporary Art Fair" Los Angeles, CA., 12/10/87 to 12/14/87. Represented at the fair by the Thinking Eye Gallery Richard/Bennett Gallery, "Salon des Independants" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 12/4/87 to 12/26/87. Thinking Eye Gallery, "R.R.R./Series 'X'" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 4/15/87 to 5/16/87. Space Gallery, "Broken Heart Art" (group exhibition), Venice, CA., 2/9/87 to 3/14/87. Thinking Eye Gallery, "1987 Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists", Los Angeles, CA., 2/5/87 to 3/12/87. The Los Angeles Convention Center, "The first International Contemporary Art Fair" Los Angeles, CA., 12/4/86 to 12/7/86. Represented at the fair by the Thinking Eye Gallery Thinking Eye Gallery, "Mini RRRetrospective" (one person show), Los Angeles, CA., 1/4/86 to 3/1/86. Downey Art Museum, "Art Symbols" (group exhibition), Downey (L.A.), CA., 4/4/85 to 5/4/85. Pratt Manhattan Center, "Ceci N'est Pas le Surrealism, California: Idioms of Surrealism" (group exhibition), New York, N.Y., 9/84 to 10/84.
Note: This show was part of a larger exhibition, organized by Marie de Alquez, curator of the Fisher Gallery at the University of Southern California.
Angels Gate Culture Center, "Equal Time" (group exhibition), 3701 South Gaffy St., Los Angeles, CA. 90731, 7/1/84 to 8/30/84.
Note: Mischeviously fooling the curators, the artist entered and exhibited his work under two different names: Richard Ralph Roehl (real name) and "Ronald R. Riott", a pseudonym. Both names were reviewed in a local publication. :-)
California State College/Stanislaus "Ceci N'est Pas le Surrealism, California: Idioms of Surrealism" (group exhibition), Turlock, CA., 3/5/84 to 3/29/84.
Note: This show was part of a larger exhibition, organized by Marie de Alquez, curator of the Fisher Gallery at the University of Southern California.
The Fisher Gallery, The University of Southern California, "Ceci N'est Pas le Surrealism, California: Idioms of Surrealism" (group exhibition), 823 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. 90089, 1/20/84 to 2/24/84. This large and very complex exhibition was organized by Marie de Alquez, curator of the Fisher Gallery at the University of Southern California.
Note: One of Roehl's pieces ("Our House" Series "F") exhibited in the aformentioned show was pictured in Artweek Magazine on March 17, 1984. The artist also won First Prize for "most creative costume" at the opening. :-)
Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, "Summer Show" (group exhibition of three artists), 2020 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA., 8/2/83 to 8/27/83.
Note: The "Summer Show" included three emerging professionals, each assigned one of the rather large galleries. The exhibition was extensively reviewed in the Los Angeles Times by Robert Pincus, currently the "art critic" for the San Diego Union Tribune.
Jewish Community Center, "Annual Group Show" , 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA., 7/17/83 to 9/23/83. Security Pacific Bank Community Gallery, "Imaginative Sculpture" (group exhibition). 333 Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90071, 6/20/82 to 8/15/82.
Note: "Imaginative Sculpture" was organized by Tressa Miller, and curated by David Rubin. The exhibition also had a catalogue.
Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, "Flash Exhibition and Slide Presentation/Performance", Los Angeles, CA., 11/7/80 to 11/15/80. Collector's Choice Gallery, "Exhibition of Three Large Pre-Series 'A' Sculptures", Laguna Beach, CA., 8/1/79 to 9/15/79. California First Bank (Westwood), "Exhibition of Series 'A' Sculptures" (one person show), Los Angeles, CA., 7/1/79 to 7/24/79. Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, "Group Show/Benefit Auction" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 4/5/78 to 4/14/78.
Note: One very old Pre-Series 'A' Sculpture, "The Flower Woman" was sold to Mr. Herb Grolinger, a L.A. based collector.
Arco Center for The Visual Arts, "First Arco Annual" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 7/26/77 to 9/17/77.
Note: The show was well received by the public and the artist was extensively reviewed by Mr. William Wilson of the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, "Imagination" (group exhibition), Los Angeles, CA., 4/19/76 to 5/7/76. Las Vegas Museum of Art, "18th National Art Round-up" (group exhibition), Las Vegas, Nevada, 4/75 to 5/75. Texas State Capitol Building, "UTEP Faculty Exhibition" (group exhibition), Austin, Texas, 3/1/75 to 4/1/75.
Note: One very old Pre-Series 'A' sculpture, "The Ancestors", was placed on A.P. wirephoto and published in several national newspaper.
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, "1974 Own Your Own Art Show" (juried group exhibition), Pueblo, Colorado, 11/74.
Note: The artist was awarded "Juror's Choice Prize" in this large regional competition.
University of Texas at El Paso, "Faculty Exhibition" (group exhibition), El Paso, Texas, 10/74. Henderson Museum Gallery, "MFA Thesis Exhibition", (one person show), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 4/74.
Note: This show was the primary reason that Roehl was offered a full-time, tenure-tracked teaching position at University of Texas right after he graduates from the University of Colorado graduate school. Joslyn Art Museum, "Regional Juried Group Exhibition", Omaha, Nebraska, 4/74.
Note: Actually the artist was not officially in this large regional juried exhibition: his work had been rejected by the juror. However... an original entry, "The Brutality of Balance" (also called "American Eagle") was purchased for the museum collection by Harry C. Taylor, Curator of Exhibitions and then exhibited seperately. "The Brutality of Balance" is one of Roehl's finest and most elegant Pre-Series 'A' sculptures.
Museum of New Mexico, "Installation by Invitation", Santa Fe, New Mexico, 12/73.
Note: The artist was invited to do an installation/exhibit at the Museum by Donald O. Strel, Curator of Exhibitions who later acquired a Pre-Series 'A' sculpture entitled "Jazzman" for the museum collection. It has been reported that the "Jazzman", built of polished oaks and chrome plated metals, was badly damaged due to careless or improper storage.
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, "1973 Own Your Own Art Show" (juried group exhibition), Pueblo, Colorado, 11/73.
Note: The artist was awarded "First Prize" and also "Juror's Choice Prize" in this large regional competition.
Jewish Community Center, "1973 Annual Exhibition" (juried group exhibition), Denver, Colorado, 11/73.
Note: The artist was awarded "Segal Award" for sculpture.
University of Colorado Fine Arts Galleries, "Graduate Group Show", Sibell-Wolle Fine Arts Building, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 10/73. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, "1973 Colorado Intercollegiate" (juried group exhibition), Colorado Springs, Colorado, 6/73. This show had a nice catalogue. Henderson Museum, "Summer Graduate Group Show", University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 6/11/73 to 7/11/73. Phoenix Art Museum, "Four Corners States Exhibition" (regional juried group exhibition), Phoenix, Arizona, 4/73.
Note: The artist was awarded the "Phoenix Art Museum Award" (First Prize) for a terrifying Pre-Series 'A' sculpture entry entitled "The Killer Flower". A full color reproduction of "The Killer Flower" was published on the front page of the 4/28/73 issue of the Phoenix Gazette's Sunday Magazine.
University Memorial Center Gallery, "First One Person Exhibition", University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 2/73. Denver Art Museum, "21st. Annual Metropolitan" (Curator Juried Exhibition), Denver, Colorado, 11/10/72 to 12/24/72. For review and artist photo, please refer to newspaer articles (The "21st. Annual Metropolitan" show).