Dee Roberts is the featured artist for month of February at Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, 137 King St., St. Augustine.
Roberts was born in Pennsylvania and received and maintained a scholarship to the Philadelphia College of Art. After she married and moved to Florida she continued to study, taking courses with Louise Freshman Brown and workshops with Mary Whyte, Mort Solhberg and George James.
Her work is diverse and includes drawings of wildlife and abstract paintings. She works with pastels, watercolor, collage and acrylic. She has exhibited widely and has received top awards around Florida and Georgia. She was included in an international exhibit held by the National Watercolor Society and the International Collage Society.
Her work has been included in many juried shows at Jacksonville University, Florida State College at Jacksonville, the University of North Florida, the Karpeles Museum, the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens and the Jacksonville Art Museum.
She has been awarded many prizes in shows at the St. Augustine Art Association and has received special awards at their annual Honors Show: the Brian Wolfe Award for best painting, the Ann James Prize for Best Pastel Portrait, and Best in Show. She enjoys participating in the Art Guild of Orange Park, the Society of Mixed Media Artists and the Jacksonville Watercolor Society. She was named Jacksonville Watercolor Artist of the Year in 2010.
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.
Her exhibit opens on First Friday Art Walk on Friday, Feb. 6, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Butterfield Garage Art Gallery.
