Roland Lawar Biography

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EDUCATION: 

  • 1996 - 1997 Morley College, London, UK
  • 1977 - 1981 Columbia College, Chicago, Ill - BA Fine Art
  • 1974 - 1975 London School of Printing, London, UK
  • 1973 - 1974 St Martin’s School of Art, London, UK 

EXHIBITIONS:  

  • 2007 Group Exhibition, Phipps Bridge Studios, Mitcham, Surrey, UK
  • 2006 Peace Arch Park Ninth Annual International Sculpture Exhibition, Canada
  • 2006 Group Exhibition, Phipps Bridge Studios, Mitcham, Surrey, UK
  • 2005 Group Exhibition, Phipps Bridge Studios, Mitcham, Surrey, UK
  • 2003 Solo Exhibition, Community Artists’ Collective, Houston, Texas
  • 2003-2004 BBAP: Neighborhood Artists Project #5; Elizabeth Baldwin Park Houston
  • 2003-2004 NCOSE open space exhibition, Greensboro, North Carolina
  • 2003 Group Exhibition, Sippora Art & Design Gallery, Houston, Texas
  • 2003 Group Exhibition, Oakey & Roots Gallery, Houston, Texas
  • 2002 Gallery 3, 10th Annual Artists’ Warehouse ArtCrawl, Houston, Texas
  • 2002 Sculpture at Noble Horizon exhibition, Falls Village, Connecticut
  • 2002 Solo Exhibition, Missouri City Library, Fort Bend County, Texas
  • 2002 15th Annual Exhibition, Roman S Bohachevsky Gallery, Richmond, Texas
  • 1998 Group Exhibition, 198 Gallery, London, UK
  • 1997 Morley College Student Exhibition, London, UK
  • 1996 Solo Exhibition, Black History Month, Croydon, UK
  • 1995 Group Exhibition, The Art House, London, UK
  • 1994 Group Exhibition, Smitham Community College, London, UK
  • 1989-1991 Touring Exhibition, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK
  • 1984 Brixton Arts Centre, London, UK 

SERVICES:

  • 2007 Artist in Residence, Bridgart Project, South Mitcham Community Centre
  • 2006 Artist in Resident, Summer Play Scheme  South Mitcham Community Centre
  • 2006 Artist in Resident, Langford Primary School, Fulham, London, UK
  • 2005 ‘Make Poverty History’, Archbishop Tenison Project, Oval, London, UK
  • 2003 Artist in Residence, Community Artists’ Collective, Houston Texas
  • 2002 Artist in Residence, Community Artists’ Collective, Houston, Texas
  • 2000 Artist in Residence, Haling Manor High School, London, UK
  • 1999 Foyer Art Commission, Croydon Gateway Project, Croydon, UK
  • 1997-2001 Owner, Studio 91 Gallery
  • 1996 Assistant to Derrick Howarth, Sir Anthony Caro’s former assistant, London, UK
  • 1994 Artist in Residence, Smitham Community College, Purley, Surrey, UK

INTERVIEW:

  • 2003 Channel 11 and Channel 24 interviews ‘Public Art in Houston’
  • 1997 Telewest Cable TV interview, ‘Public Art in Croydon’

 

AWARDS:

  • 2002 Two Merit Ribbons 15th Annual Visual Arts Open Exhibition, Richmond,Texas

 

MEMBERSHIP:

  • Associate Member of Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Arts
  • Associate Member of National Sculpture Society New York

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

  • Hammersmith & Fulham Chronicle, ‘Turning over a new leaf’, 15/06/06
  • Fulham News, ‘Giant book sculpture tells arty story’, July 2006
  • Merton Guardian, ‘Laundry is a wash with art’, 03/11/2005
  • Houston Chronicle,  ‘Buffalo Bayou Art Park’, 25/09/03, pg 10F
  • The Fort Bend/Southwest Star, ‘Missouri City sculptor has original works in Midtown’, 29/10/03, pg 10
  • Houston Chronicle, ‘Artists’ collective hosts a student show, sale’, 31/07/03, pg 7
  • Fort Bend/Southwest Sun, ‘Sculpture exhibit’, 12/06/02, pg 15
  • The Fort Bend Star, ‘Exhibition of sculpture at library’, 08/05/02, pg E10
  • Croydon Arts Voice for Education, Spring 2000, Newsletter No. 4, pg 2
  • McDonald’s/Croydon Our Town Story, 2000 cc News, March 2000, Issue 1, pg 2
  • Caribbean Times, 10/10/97, ‘Steppin’ Out’, pg 18
  • The Croydon Advertiser, ‘Sculptor with his own space’, 29/08/97, pg 18