Roberta Fallon makes art, writes about art and thinks about art probably too much. She’s a co-founder of Artblog with Libby Rosof and now is Artblog's Executive Director and Chief Editor. As a child in Milwaukee, Roberta put on puppet shows in the garage and sold popcorn for a penny and realized she loved an audience but had no head for business. Roberta has an degree in English from University of Wisconsin and studied art at PAFA and Tyler School of Art. She has written for Philadelphia Weekly, Artnet, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, and has taught or been a visiting critic at Tyler School of Art, University of the Arts, Moore College of Art and Design, St. Joseph’s University, Cranbrook Academy of Art. She has juried or curated exhibits for The Delaware Contemporary, York College of Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
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November 26, 2024
by Roberta
Andrea Kirsh continues her “Books for Holiday Giving” series with two stellar volumes with images and commentary by and about Wendel A. White and Sonya Kelliher-Combs. Enjoy!
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October 28, 2024
by Roberta
Roberta talks with Dr. Sheena Howard, editor of “Black Comics – Politics of Race and Representation,” for which she won the Eisner Award, the first Black woman to win the award. Howard is a professor in the Department of Communications and Journalism at Rider University.
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October 14, 2024
by Roberta
Roberta sees the solo exhibit by Rebecca Rutstein at Bridgette Mayer Gallery and talks with the artist about the work, which is inspired by Rutstein’s 30-day voyage as artist in residence on a research vessel in the Gulf of California. The paintings are strong and energetic
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September 30, 2024
by Roberta
Roberta sat down with artist and gallerist Nancy Herman to talk about her multi-faceted art, her gallery and her quest to make art that is musical, to make the colors be music itself. Enjoy this wide-ranging chat that took place a while ago but is fresh and topical today!
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September 23, 2024
by Roberta
Pete Sparber sits down with the Kindred Collaborative to discuss the group’s collaborative paintings, debuting at PII Gallery on Oct. 4, 2024.
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September 4, 2024
by Roberta
Max Van Cooper interviews designer and facilitator Sloan Leo Cowan and they talk about a wide range of issues, including what community design looks like in Philadelphia.
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September 3, 2024
by Roberta
Janyce Denise Glasper talks with three of her former teachers or mentors at PAFA to get their reaction to the recent changes the school made to its curriculum.
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August 27, 2024
by Roberta
In this sponsored post, Roberta speaks with Velocity fund awardee Joy O. Ude about her project, ‘Threading the Needle,’ whose goal is to teach fiber art techniques to those who teach others, thereby bringing the time honored techniques to new generations and making sure the valued craft arts continue in the community.
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