He grew up in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, where the eastern shoreline shaped his early visual sensibility. Time spent in the Caribbean introduced a contrasting luminosity that continues to inform his palette. Roth received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, grounding his practice in both classical discipline and modernist inquiry. His development was further informed through exchanges with Alex Katz and Claes Oldenburg. He later served on the faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Art before returning fully to his studio practice. His work is held in public and private collections including Columbia University, University of Iowa, The Grammy Awards, and The New Yorker. His works were included in New York City’s American Collage Exhibition alongside Richard Diebenkorn, Edward Hopper, Romare Bearden, and Frank Stella. International collections include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, and Hong Kong.
b. 1965, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School Of Design, RI 1983-87 BFA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Naked Skies, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2018
Wintergarden, Gallery W, Cleveland, OH
2017
New Works, Robert Roth & Jun Kaneko, Gerald Peters Gallery, SF, MN
Small Structures, Gallery W, Westlake, OH
2016
Recent Landscapes, AG Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2015
High Tide, Sullivan Gallery, Westlake, Ohio
Still Lifes, AG Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2014
Small Works, AG Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2013
Sky Break, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2012
Recent Works, AG Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2011
Still Life, AG Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2010
Jazz Arrangements, AG Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Pollock Krasner House Case Study, Irving Stone Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2008
Ice Cream Social, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, OH
2006
East Hampton, Kelly Randall Gallery, Cleveland, OH
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Summer Selections, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2024
Surgence, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2023
Fall Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art
Recent Works, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2022
Spring Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art
Recent Works, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2021
Small Works, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
Fall Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art
2020
Recent Paintings, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
Spring Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art
2019
Fall Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art
Land Water Sky, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, OM
2018
Ocean Stands, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, OM
2017
Water’s Edge, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, OM
Abstraction, AG Gallery, Cleveland, OH
American Exhibition, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2016
Oceans, Eisenhauer Gallery, Marthas Vineyard, MA
Recent Collages, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa, Fe, NM
American Exhibition, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2014
Intersect Aspen, Gerald Peters Gallery, Aspen, CO
Altered Scapes, The Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2013
American Collage Exhibition, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY
Atrium Exhibition, Cleveland Museum of Art
2012
Nature’s Edge, The Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2011
Scapes, Callaway Fine Art, Washington, DC
Landscapes, Mary Etherington Fine Art, Marthas Vineyard, MA
2010
Recent Landscapes, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2009
RISD Chapter Exhibition, Sherri Gallery, Columbus, OH
1995
L.I. Exhibition, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
1994
L.I. Exhibition, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
Jazz Paintings, La MaMa La Galleria, New York, NY
Reflections, Bolonga Landi Gallery, East Hampton, NY
AWARDS & HONORS
Medal for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts
Painting Medals (2), Heckscher Museum of Art
Original Arts Award, The New York Times
Best In Show, SPACES
Best Series, SPACES
National Arts Award, Communication Arts
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Columbia University
University of Iowa
Northeastern University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
The New Yorker
The New York Times
Apple Inc.
American Express
Taylor Swift
The Grammy Awards