John Roloff (b. 1947) is an American sculptor and conceptual craft artist.[1] He is known for his site-specific work dealing with natural systems and the environment.[citation needed]
Education and early life
editRoloff was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1947.[2] He attended UC Davis where he studied geology and art.[citation needed] He completed his graduate work in 1973.[3]
Work
editDuring the late 1970s through the early 1990s, Roloff produced a series of site-specific kiln/furnace pieces.[4] In addition to ceramic work and sculpture, Roloff has created numerous works of public art including the work, Green Glass Ship–Deep Gradient/Suspect Terrain, at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.[5]
Collections
editRoloff's work is held in the permanent collections of the National Museum of American Art,[6] the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[2] the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,[7] the Chazen Museum of Art,[8] among other institutions.
His papers from 1980 to 2002 are held in the Archives of American Art of the Smithsonian Institution.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "John Roloff Papers (1980–2002)". Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ a b "John Roloff". San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "John Roloff/MATRIX 110". Berkeley Art Museum. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "John Roloff, Osher Fellow". Exploratorium. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "John Roloff, Green Glass Ship". Yerba Buena Center, Gardens. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "John Roloff". Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American Art. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "John Roloff". Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "John Roloff". Chazen Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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