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Pauline Roche

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Pauline Roche was born in London but grew up in Australia from the age of seven. In 1995 she moved to the United States. She lived for a number of years in Boston, and has now settled in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband and two children.

Pauline’s work has won a number of awards in juried exhibitions, including the Gold Medal of Honor at the Audubon Artists Annual exhibition, New York and others in exhibitions at the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, the Salmagundi Club and the American Artists Professional League, New York.  Her work was selected as a Top 100 Finalist in the Art Renewal Center's International ARC Salon (2007) and recently she was a semifinalist in the International 2008/2009 ARC Salon.  

She is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who of American Women. A feature article on Pauline's work and technique, 'Contemplating the Past, Painting the Present' appeared in American Artist magazine (May 2007).

Pauline's figurative pieces usually portray people in distinctive settings. She loves to capture the unique gestures of people in quiet contemplation and reveal a connection between the people and their surroundings. In particular, she looks for connections between her figures and art. Museum settings with paintings and sculpture, historical buildings with grand architecture, people involved in dance and musical performance are consistent themes in her figurative work. In addition to her figurative work, Pauline paints still life, and plein air landscapes. She believes in continually painting a variety of subject matter, enjoying the varied challenges and stimulation that different subjects offer.

Pauline's early art training was in the studios of practicing artists in Australia, where she received extensive training in traditional painting. Her subsequent art education has included studies at the School of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston and The Florence Academy of Art, Italy.

Pauline has exhibited her work annually in Boston since 1998 and has also continued to exhibit in Australia where she was the recipient of a coveted prize for oil painting in the prestigious national juried exhibition, The A.M.E. Bale Art Awards, known as Australia's premier awards for traditional realism and figurative art. During her time in Tucson AZ, she was artist in residence at Ventana Medical Systems Inc., where she developed a number of paintings of scientists at work and created a portrait of the founder of the company, which now hangs permanently in the company headquarters.

Pauline is a member of Oil Painters of America, the Portrait Society of America and the Tucson Plein Air Painters Society. She is also a member of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists and is a signatory member of the Victorian Artists Society. Her work is included in the corporate collection of the Melbourne Museum, Australia, the corporate collection of Ventana Medical Systems Inc., Tucson and in many other collections in USA, Australia, and Europe.


EXHIBITIONS

USA

20th Annual California Art Club Juried Exhibition, 2010.

'Surf's Up', California Art Club Exhibition, 2010.

'CRUSH', Tucson Museum of Art, 2010.

American Miniatures Exhibition, Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, 2010.

Newbury Fine Arts Annual Figurative Exhibition, Boston, 2010.

Scottsdale Fine Art, Small Works Exhibition, 2009.

The 40th Annual Mountain Oyster Club Art Show, Tucson, 2009.

'Fresh Visions', Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson AZ 2009.

Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Washington, 2009.

Tucson Plein Air Painters Artist Members Exhibition, Tucson, 2009.

Settlers West American Miniatures Exhibition, Tucson, 2009.

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2009 (5 person show)

Empire 100 Western Art Show and Sale, Tucson, 2009.

The 39th Annual Mountain Oyster Club Art Show, Tucson, 2008

American Artists Professional League 80th Grand National Exhibition, New York, 2008

Catharine Lorrilard Wolfe Art Club 112th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, 2008

Salmagundi Club Open Exhibition, New York 2008

Art Renewal Center 2007 International ARC Salon (online exhibit of finalists)

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2008 (5 person show)

American Miniatures Show, Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, AZ, 2008

American Artists Professional League 79th Grand National Exhibition, New York, 2007

American Women Artists, National Juried Exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ, 2007

Plein Air Tucson Juried Exhibition, Max Gallery, Tucson, AZ. 2007

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2007 (4 person show)

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2006 (4 person show)

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2005 (5 person show)

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 108th Annual Juried Exhibition, at the National Arts Club, New York, 2004

Solo Exhibition: ‘People of Art and Science’, Ventana Medical Systems National Headquarters, Tucson, 2003

Artist in Residence, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. 2003

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2004 (5 person show)

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2003 (5 person show)

Tucson Plein Air Painters’ Society Exhibition, 2002

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2002 (5 person show)

Celebrate! Exhibition, Tucson (in support of the Arizona Cancer Center), 2002

Newbury Fine Arts Millennium Group Exhibition, Boston, USA 2000

Newbury Fine Arts Figurative Group Exhibition, Boston, USA 1998, 1999, 2001

Salmagundi Club 21st Annual Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, 1998

American Artists Professional League 69th Grand National Exhibition, New York, 1997

Audubon Artists 55th Annual Exhibition, New York, 1997

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 101st Annual Exhibition, at the National Arts Club, New York, 1997

Salmagundi Club 20th Annual Non-Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, 1997

Exhibitions in Australia:

Victorian Artists Society Portrait Exhibition, 2009.

A. M. E. Bale Art Award Exhibition of Finalists, 2008.

Australian Art Excellence Awards Exhibition (Invitational) 2008.

Australian Guild of Realist Artists, 'Australia at Large' 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Australian Guild of Realist Artists Summer Member Exhibition, 2006

A. M. E.  Bale Art Award Exhibition (National Juried Exhibition), 2006

Victorian Artists Society ‘Artist of the Year’ Invitational Exhibition, 1997

Solo Exhibition: Cato Gallery, Victorian Artists Society Galleries, Melbourne 1994

Victorian Artists Society juried exhibitions 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Alice Bale Art Award (National Juried Exhibition) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998

Camberwell Rotary annual juried art exhibition 1992-1998, 2000

Sherbrooke Art Award exhibitions 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Kew Gallery Invitational Exhibition, Dec. 1994


AWARDS

Awards in USA

Finalist, Portrait and Figure Category, The Artist's Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition, 2010.

Jury's Favorite 15%, Fine Art Views Painting Competitions: January 2010; March, 2010; April 2010; May 2010, June 2010.

First Place, 'Fresh Visions', Tucson Plein Air Painters Exhibition, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, 2009.

Finalist, The Artist's Magazine 26th Annual Art Competition, 2009.

Semi-Finalist, Art Renewal Center International 2008/2009 ARC Salon

Selected as Jury's Favorite 15%, Fine Art Views Painting Competitions: August, September, October, November and December, 2009

Finalist, Fine Art Views Painting Competition (March-April 2009)

Top 100 Finalist, Art Renewal Center International 2007 ARC Salon,

Helen G. Oehler Memorial Award for Artistic Excellence, American Artists Professional League 79th Grand National Exhibition, 2007

Sharon & Danielle Ortlip Memorial Award, 21st Annual Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, 1998

Gold Medal of Honor, Audubon Artists 55th Annual Exhibition, New York, 1997

New Jersey Chapter Award for Artistic Excellence, American Artists Professional League 69th Grand National Exhibition, 1997

Leonard J. Meiselman Memorial Award, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 101st Annual Exhibition, New York, 1997

Manhattan Arts International – Artist Showcase Award Winner, 1997 and 1998

Presidents Award, 20th Annual Non-Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, 1997

Awards in Australia

Finalist, Australian Guild of Realist Artists Australia at Large May 2009 (Two paintings Commended)

Finalist, A. M. E. Bale National Art Award, 2008.

Certificate of Recognition awarded by the Australian Guild of Realist Artists for consistently high quality of work in Guild exhibitions, 2008.

Finalist, Australian Guild of Realist Artists, 'Australia at Large' Autumn(April) 2008 (Highly Commended and Very Highly Commended).

Finalist, Australian Guild of Realist Artists, 'Australia at Large', Autumn 2007 (Two pieces Commended).

Commended, Australian Guild of Realist Artists, Summer Member Exhibition, 2006

Highly Commended, Australian Guild of Realist Artists, 'Australia at Large' Spring, 2006.

Finalist, A.M.E.  Bale National Art Award, 2006.

Highly Commended, Australian Guild of Realist Artists, ‘Australia at Large’ Autumn, 2006

Highly Commended, Victorian Artists Society Deputy Lord Mayor’s Award Exhibition, 1999

Finalist and winner of the Gordon Moffat Award, ‘Artist of the Year’ Award Exhibition, Victorian Artists Society. 1997

First Prize (Mavis Hill Acquisitive Award) Sherbrooke Spring Exhibition 1995

Award for Oil painting, A. M. E. Bale National Art Awards 1994

Hans Heysen Award, Sherbrooke Art Society 1992

Highly Commended, Wangaratta Art Exhibition 1996

Highly Commended, Streeton, Roberts & McCubbin Exhibition 1995

Highly Commended, Sherbrooke Spring Exhibition 1994

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