About the Artist

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 also in Tucson, Arizona, and has now settled in San Diego, California 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 has often been chosen as a Finalist in the Art Renewal Center's International ARC Salon competitions, and she was awarded 'Best Social Commentary - Runner Up' in the 2013-2014 ARC Salon. She has received an Award for Artistic Excellence from Southwest Art magazine and won 2nd Prize in The Artist's Magazine 29th Annual Art Competition. Recently she was awarded the Best Signature Award of Excellence in the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, 2017.

 

She is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who of American Women. Feature articles on Pauline's work and technique have appeared in American Artist magazine, Southwest Art and The Artist's Magazine and also covered in show reviews in American Art Collector magazine.

 

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 living 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 now lives in Southern California, near San Diego.

 

Pauline is an artist member of the California Art Club, a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, and a member of the Portrait Society of America, and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. 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

ONE WOMAN EXHIBITION, 'Seasonal Hues', Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, MA 2019

California Plein Air, Bonita Museum, CA, 2019

Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, St George, UT, 2019

California Art Club 108th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum of LA, CA, 2019

Virtuosos of the Oil Painters of America Exhibition, FL, 2019

Sea and Shore, Maritime Museum of San Diego, CA 2019

 California Art Club 107th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum of LA, CA, 2018

 Oil Painters of America Salon Show of Traditional Oils, 2018

American Impressionist Society National Exhibition, 2018

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air, CA 2018

 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Cincinnati, 2017

California Art Club 106th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum of Western Art, Pasadena, CA 2017

ONE WOMAN EXHIBITION: 'Near and Far', Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2016

California Art Club Exhibition: 'California Urban Landscapes', Altadena, CA 2016

Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Dallas, 2016

Laguna Plein Air Painters Invitational Exhibitions 2016: 'Inspired by Sorolla'; 'Fun at the Beach'; 'Autumn Colors';  Laguna Beach, CA 2016

Virtuosos of the OPA Invitational Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, NY, 2015

Audubon Artists 73rd Annual Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, NY 2015

Gilcrease Museum 'Collectors' Reserve' American Art Exhibition, Tulsa OK, 2015

 Waterhouse Gallery 31st Anniversary Exhibition, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015

Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, FL, 2015

Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Denver, CO 2015

Abend Gallery Holiday Miniatures Exhibition, Denver, CO 2015

Waterhouse Gallery 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Santa Barbara CA, 2014

Gilcrease Museum 'Collectors' Reserve' American Art Exhibition, Tulsa OK, 2014

Trailside Galleries Masters in Miniature Invitational Show, Jackson WY, 2014

Oil Painters of America 23nd National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, 2014

 One Woman Exhibition, Newbury Fine Arts, Boston 2014

Art Renewal Center International Salon 2013/14

San Diego Maritime Museum Exhibition: 'Maritime Impressions', 2014

Gardner Colby Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition: 20 Years, 20 Artists, 20 Paintings, 2014

Abend Gallery Holiday Miniatures Exhibition, Denver, CO, 2013

Waterhouse Gallery Great American Figurative Artists Exhibition, Santa Barbara, CA 2013

Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils, KS, 2013

Trailside Galleries Masters in Miniature Exhibition, Jackson hole, WY, 2013

Laguna Plein Air Painters Best of Plein Air Exhibition, CA, 2013

Oil Painters of America 2013 Juried Salon Show, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petroskey, MI, 2013

Oil Painters of America 22nd National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Insight Gallery, Fredricksburg, TX, 2013

California Art Club Exhibition: 'On the Water', The Old Mill, San Marino, CA, 2013

Laguna Plein Air Painters Exhibition, 'Canvas for a Cause', Laguna Beach, CA, 2013

Laguna Plein Air Painters Exhibition: 'Less is More', Randy Higbee Gallery, CA, 2013

Small Gems Exhibition, Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013

A Touch of Romance Exhibition, Gardner Colby Galleries, Naples, FL, 2013

American Miniatures Show, Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, AZ, 2013

Six Inch Squared Exhibition, Randy Higbee Gallery, CA, 2012

Laguna Plein Air Painters Exhibition, Laguna Beach, 2012.

Great American Figurative Artists Exhibition, Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, 2012

Howard/Mandville Gallery 22nd Annual Invitational Small Works Show, 2012.

Holiday Treasures Salon, Debra Huse Gallery, Newport Beach, CA, 2012

The Mountain Oyster Club Art Show and Sale, Tucson, 2012.

Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Denver, 2012

California Art Club Exhibition: Inside the Artists Studio: Still Life and Interiors, 2012.

Masters in Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Trailside Galleries, 2012.

American Miniatures Exhibition, Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, 2012.

One Woman Show (Major Exhibition), Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, 2011.

Masters in Miniature Invitational Exhibition, Trailside Galleries, 2011.

Faces and Places Group Exhibition, Scottsdale Fine Art, Scottsdale, 2011.

American Miniatures Exhibition, Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, 2011.

2011 Painters of the American West Showcase, Tucson, 2011.

The 11th Annual Empire 100 Western Art Show, Tucson, 2011.

Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Jackson WY, 2010.

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 114th Annual Open Exhibition at the National Arts Arts Club, NY, 2010.

The 41st Annual Mountain Oyster Club Art Show, Tucson, 2010.

'California Heritage' 20th Biannual 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 79^th 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 108^th 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 21^st Annual Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, 1998

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

Audubon Artists 55^th Annual Exhibition, New York, 1997

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 101^st 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

Second Place, Boldbrush Art Awards, Feb 2019

Finalist, Southwest Art, Artistic Excellence Awards, 2018

Best Signature Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, 2017

Honorable Mention, Gilcrease Museum, Collectors Reserve Exhibition, 2015

Finalist, Art Renewal Center 2014-15 International ARC Salon.

Best Social Commentary - Runner Up Award, Art Renewal Center 2013-2014 International ARC Salon.

Finalist, Art Renewal Center 2013-2014 International ARC Salon (Figurative Category).

4th Merit Award, Portrait Society of America, Annual Members Competition, 2014.

Honorable Mention, Oil Painters of America, Online Showcase, Spring 2013.

Finalist, Art Renewal Center 2013 International ARC Salon (Figurative Category).

Honorable Mention, The Portrait Society of America, Annual Members Conpeition (Portrait 'Outside the Box' Category), 2013

Honorable Mention, The Portrait Society of America, Annual Members Competition (Still Life Category), 2013

Finalist, Southwest Art Magazine Artistic Excellence competition,  2012

Second Prize, The Artist's Magazine 29th Annual Art Competition, 2012

Honorable Mention, Oil Painters of America, Online Summer Showcase, 2012.

Finalist, Art Renewal Center 2011-2012 International ARC Salon. (Figurative Category).

Finalist, RayMar Art Competition, 2012.

Finalist, The Artist's Magazine 29th Annual Art Competition, (Landscape and Interiors Category), 2012.

Finalist, Sourcetek Cover Competition, April, 2012.

Two pieces chosen as Finalists, The Artist's Magazine, 28th Annual Art Competition, 2011.

Honorable Mention, Member's Only Portrait Competition, Portrait Society of America, 2011.

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, July 2010, August 2010, October 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)