Featured artist Dee Roberts will present a talk about her processes during St. Augustine’s First Friday Art Walk at 6 p.m. Sept. 6 at Butterfield Garage.
Roberts’ goal as an artist is to catch the spirit of what she sees in abstract form as well as through naturalistic wildlife drawings. She works with pastels, watercolor, collage and acrylic, garnering many top awards around Florida and Georgia.
In Jacksonville, Roberts had a two-person show at the Cummer and has art in the permanent collections of the University of North Florida, St. Johns Country Day School and AT&T. Her work has been included in juried shows at Jacksonville University, Florida State College at Jacksonville, University of North Florida, the Karpeles Museum, the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens and the Jacksonville Art Museum. She was included in an international exhibit held by the National Watercolor Society and the International Collage Society. She has received signature status with the Florida Watercolor Society. Roberts has been awarded many prizes in shows at the St. Augustine Art Association as well as special awards at their annual Honors Show including the Brian Wolfe Award for best painting, the Ann James Prize for Best Pastel Portrait and Best in Show.
This year, Roberts received the prestigious Carl Steinsieck Award in St Augustine’s Figure show. She participates in the Art Guild of Orange Park, the Society of Mixed Media Artists and the Jacksonville Watercolor Society. Roberts was part of an Abstract Show at the Jacksonville International Airport in 2017 and is currently in a three-person show at Southlight Gallery is Jacksonville. Roberts has had notable solo shows at various galleries as well as St. Johns Country Day School and the Thrasher Horne Center for the Performing Arts.
Butterfield Gallery is located at 137 West King Street in St. Augustine.
