Margaret Roleke
C W O S ARTIST
Primary Medium: Mixed media
Other media: Collage
Tags : political
Margaret Roleke
Email: mroleke (at) gmail (dot) com
Website: http://www.margaretroleke.com
Artist Statement
I am an artist who creates politically aware work. There are problems and chaos in the world around us and I deal with these issues in my art. I work in several media including sculpture, wall relief, works on paper, mail art, photography, and video. Past projects include seating for the day laborers who gathered in Brewster, New York and a September 11th anniversary billboard project in the East Village.
Currently, I am creating a body of work based on war. Children's war toys and packaging for these toys fascinate me, and have become integrated elements of my work.
My large wall relief's and drawings read first as abstractions. Only on closer examination does one notice that they are composed of “army men” or war stickers. In both the relief's and sticker pieces I am using multitudes of small elements to create a very large scale piece. These vast quantities of small elements add complexity to the work.
Other media: Collage
Tags : political
Margaret Roleke
Email: mroleke (at) gmail (dot) com
Website: http://www.margaretroleke.com
Artist Statement
I am an artist who creates politically aware work. There are problems and chaos in the world around us and I deal with these issues in my art. I work in several media including sculpture, wall relief, works on paper, mail art, photography, and video. Past projects include seating for the day laborers who gathered in Brewster, New York and a September 11th anniversary billboard project in the East Village.
Currently, I am creating a body of work based on war. Children's war toys and packaging for these toys fascinate me, and have become integrated elements of my work.
My large wall relief's and drawings read first as abstractions. Only on closer examination does one notice that they are composed of “army men” or war stickers. In both the relief's and sticker pieces I am using multitudes of small elements to create a very large scale piece. These vast quantities of small elements add complexity to the work.
Selected Works
|  Tinkerbell at War - 2010 - toy army men on fabric, wall relief - 56'h x 90"w x 3"d  Tinkerbell at War (detail) - 2010 - toy army men on fabric; wall relief - 56"h x 90"w x 3"d  Barbie in the War Zone - 2011 - plastic toys on fabric - 45" x 45" x 4"  Barbie in the War Zone (detail) - 2011 - plastic toys on fabric - 45" x 45" x4"  White Men - 2010 - painted touarmy men on wood - 42" x 42" x 3"  White Men (detail) - 2010 - painted toy army men on wood - 42" x 42" x 3"  Black Men - 2010 - wall relief - 74" x 33" x3" Painted toy army men on wood.  Black Men (detail) - 2010 - wall relief - 74" x 33" x 3" Painted toy army men on wood. |
Artist Bio
2012
* "Toy Stories" Westport Art Center, Westport, CT
2011
* "Margaret Roleke:Toy War" Orchard Windows Gallery, New York, NY
* "Toys and Games with a Twist" Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Bronx,
New York
* "Declarative Materials" Seton Gallery University of New Haven, New
Haven, CT
* "New Members Show" Silvermine Art Gallery New Canaan, CT
* "I think it's Conceptual!" John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT
* "Frame of Reference: Dioramas in the 21st Century" Ann Street Gallery
Newburgh, NY
* "War Making: An Exhibit of Our Time" A Space Gallery at West Cove
Studios New Haven, CT
* "Landfill Art.org" exhibit and book
* "Chain letter" Samson Projects, Boston, Mass.
* "Alt Space at City-Wide Open Studios" New Haven, CT
2010
* “Pool Art Fair” Gershwin Hotel New York, NY
* "Governor's Island Art Fair" Governor's Island, NY
* "A Book About Death" Hillwood Art Gallery, CW Post, LIU, Brookville, NY
* "Language in Art" Silvermine Art Gallery, New Canaan, CT
2009
* “Annual Exhibition” Ridgefield Guild of Artists Ridgefield, CT
• “Aggression” Philocetes Center New York, NY
• “Index 2” Art Space New Haven New Haven, CT
2008
* "Margaret Roleke PLAY:WAR" Norwalk Community College Norwalk, CT
* CONNcentric Art Space New Haven New Haven, CT
* Video Dumbo "1800 Frames" Galapagos Art Space Brooklyn, NY
* 1800 Frames City Without Walls Newark, NJ
* 3489 Hewitt Gallery of Art Marymount Manhattan College NY, NY
* Art of the Northeast Silvermine Art Gallery New Canaan, CT
* 1800 Frames Keane University Union, New Jersey
* "Aldrich Undercover" The Aldrich Museum Ridgefield, CT
2007
* "Studio Exhibit" First Run at Emergency Arts New York, NY
* "Death" Bar Niagra New York, NY
2006
* "Armed" Mandeville Gallery Union College, Schnectady, NY
* "Risky Business," PPOW Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY
* "Aldrich Undercover" The Aldrich Museum Ridgefield, CT
2005
* “Rapture: 23rd Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show” Brooklyn, NY
* “The Kingston Maquette Show” Kingston, NY
* “The Kingston Biennial” Kingston, New York
* “Creative Contraptions” Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford, CT
* “One Night Stand: The Sex Show” Viscaya Lounge, New York, NY
* “New Members Exhibit” Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT
* “rural, urban &otherwise” City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
2004
* “Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Show” Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
* “Blast!” Branchville Gallery, Ridgefield, CT
* “The 14 Show” Branchville Gallery, Ridgefield, CT
* “Inaugural Exhibit” Zoe and Floyd Gallery, Seymour, CT
* “Light Additions” Branchville Gallery, Ridgefield, CT
2003
* “Hex” Le Petite Versailles, E. Houston St., New York, NY
* “Multiple Memorials” Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
* “What's Going On?! BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show” Empire Fulton
Ferry State Park, Brooklyn, NY
* “Art of the Northeast” Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT
* “10 at 13: Works on Paper” Gallery 13, Danbury, CT
2002
* “BWAC 20th Outdoor Sculpture Show” Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, Brooklyn
* “The Brewster Project” curator Jessica Hough, Brewster, NY
* “Snapshot” The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield,
CT
“Margaret Roleke” Gallery 13 Danbury, CT
2001
* “The Brewster Tree Project” Southeast Museum, Brewster, NY
* “Pier Walk” Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
* “BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show” Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, Brooklyn, NY
* “Art of the Northeast” Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT
* “Material/ Immaterial” Earthplace The Nature Discovery Center,
Westport, CT
Education
* Long Island University, C.W. Post, Brookville, NY, MFA 1989
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