CRAIG ROPER
2949 Plymouth Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68502
PROJECTS
2008- Founded ProjectRoom -a contemporary art exhibition space @ www.projectroom.us
2004- Curator/Organizer of the Upstream Brewing Company's Legacy Project. A
private collection of contemporary Nebraska art.
2002- Co-Founder of The Artists Consortium (an artists' owned organization to exhibit and promote art in Lincoln, NE.)
COMMISSIONS
2007- "O" Public Art Project; A community arts project coordinated by The Bemis Arts Center, The Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and Alegent Health.
1992- The Paris Review, "The Dust Blows Forward and The Dust Blows Back", Fall Issue: p. 156-163
1991- A&M Records, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Cover art for Toni Childs' CD and album "House Of Hope".
GRANTS and AWARDS
2001- Nebraska Arts Council Merit Award, Individual Artist Fellowship
1992- Nebraska Arts Council Master Award, Individual Artist Fellowship
1991- Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment For The Arts Fellowship Award in Photography
1980- Vreeland Award recipient for Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts (undergraduate), from The University of Nebraska Foundation.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011- Drive Dark West -ProjectRoom, Lincoln, NE
2010- My Western Landscape -Gallery Henn, Maastricht, Holland
2008- Something About The Space -ProjectRoom, Lincoln, NE
2005- Tugboat Dredges Roper's Basement -Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2004- The Raw Pop Power Project -Fluxion Gallery, Omaha, NE
2003- Gun Paintings -Fluxion Gallery, Omaha, NE
2002- New Paintings And Old Stuff -The Artists' Consortium, Lincoln, NE
1996- DRIVE -an installation -Richards Hall Gallery, University of Nebraska Lincoln
1994- American Photo Bundles -MK Expostieruimte, Rotterdam, Holland
1993- Photo Bundles -Bianca Lanza Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
* Craig Roper & Cameron Shaw -Sheldon Memorial Gallery, Lincoln, NE * catalog essay by Daphne Deeds
1992- Reality Bundles, -Gallery Henn, Maastricht, Holland
Bess Cutler Gallery, Soho, New York, NY
Richard/Bennett Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1991- * Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA * catalog essay by Christian Leigh
1989- Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1987- Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1986- Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1984- University Center Gallery, University of California-Santa Barbara
1983- Galleria Picasso, Santa Barbara, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009- American Artists-German Friends, Gallery Henn, Maastricht, Holland
2006- Tugboat At Sheldon Memorial Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Tugboat Presents, The Hot Shops, Omaha, NE
2004- The Black & White Show, Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
The Gun & Knife Show, Fahrenheit Gallery, Kansas City, MO
The Stray Show, Chicago, IL
2003- The Upstream Legacy Art Project, The Artists’ Consortium, Lincoln, NE
RSVP/MONA, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
2002- 1st Invitational Group Show, The Artists’ Consortium, Lincoln, NE
2001- 3 Decades, Richards Hall Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1994- * Nervous Landscapes, Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL * catalog essay by Alison Devine Nordstrom
1993- West Coast Art, Weber Contemporary Art, Munich, Germany
* Book, Box, Word, North Miami Center of Contemporary Art, North Miami
Bianca Lanza Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
1992- Landscape As Subject, Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
Déjà vu, Asher-Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Iconic Landscape, Estok-Lanza Fine Art, New York, NY
* New Photography, Museo di Fotogra?a, Brescia, Italy
1991- * Photography as Object, Galerie Ghislave, Paris, France
Accrochage Objects, Galerie Henn, Maastricht, Holland
Summer, Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
* Landscape/Six Perspectives, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman College, Orange, CA. * catalog essay by Maggi Owens
1990- Black & White, Sheldon Memorial Gallery, Lincoln, NE
* Object Of Stratification, Bitter-Larkin Gallery, New York, NY and the Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
* Light Aberrations, University of Texas-San Antonio Art Gallery
1989- Aesthetics, Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1988- The New Code, Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1987- The Art Of Politics, Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1983- A Black Attack On Galleria Picasso, Santa Barbara, CA
ARTICLES & REVIEWS
2008- Baker, Sarah “Roper’s Room” The Reader, Omaha, NE April 10-16, 2008.
2006- Krainak, Michael Joe. "Art Co-Op, Tugboat At Hot Shops" The Omaha City Weekly. Jan. 18-24, 2006. p.36.
2005- Pagel, Anne “Big Bang Theory” L Magazine, Lincoln, NE Sept. 2005 Vol. 3
2004- Turner, Nick “Iggy Pop Art” The City Weekly, Omaha, NE: June 16-22, 2004
2003- Fielding, Julien R. “Don’t Shoot The Messenger” ?e Omaha Reader, May 15, 2003
2002- Wolgamott, L. Kent. "Artists' Consortium To Feature Work By Founders", The Lincoln Journal-Star, Sept. 29, 2002. p. 12X.
1994- Welling, Door Dolf. “Overrijk Aanbod Van Tentoonstellingen” Rotterdams Dagblad, Sept. 20, 1994.
1994- Wallberg, Larry. “Nervous Landscapes on Photographic Turf” Daytona Beach News-Journal, Feb. 27, 1994, p. H-8
1994- Morgan, Anna Barclay. “Craig Roper” Art Papers, Jan-Feb 1994 p. 38
1993- Kosenko, Peter. “Craig Roper and Cameron Shaw: Two Guys From Lincoln” Art Papers, Nov-Dec 1993, p.53-4
1993- MacMillan, Kyle. “Going Against Tradition” Omaha World Herald, July 5, 1993, p. 29
1993- Wallace, Elizabeth. “Sheldon Show Fresh, Intriguing” Lincoln Journal-Star, June 27, 1993, p. H-7
1993- Kohen, Helen. “Bundles of Mystery” The Miami Herald, June 11, 1993, p. 15
1993- Bogues, Maureen. “Just Two Of The Guys” The Lincoln Star, May 6, 1993, p.11
1992- MacMillan, Kyle. "Photo Manipulations Provoke and Mock" The Omaha World Herald, June 17, 1992.
1991- Cutajar, Mario. “Reality Bundles” Artweek, Feb. 14, 1991, pp. 10-11
1991- Geer, Suvan. “Irony,Ire in Roper Conceptualist Photographs” Los Angeles Times, Feb. 8,1991, p. F-24
1991- Clarke, Orville Jr. “Craig Roper” Artscene, Jan. 1991, p.22-3
1990- Henry, Gerrit. “Object of Strati?cation” Contemporanea, Nov. 1990, p. 92
1990- Simcoe, Duncan. “Tenured Means” Artweek, July 19, 1990, p. 13-4
1989- Nicholson, Chuck. “Suburban Defenses” Artweek, Nov. 9, 1989, p. 26
1989- Torphy, William. “Objects of Veneration” Artweek, Jan. 28,1989, p. 4
1988- Knight, Christopher. “Trademarks for New Traditionalists” Los Angeles Herald Examiner, July 8, 1988, p. 35
1986- Clarke, Orville Jr. “Craig Roper, Paintings” Artscene, Sept. 1986, p.19
1986- Radlo, Carrie. “Keeping ?e Faith” Santa Barbara Weekly, April 24, 1986, p. 16
1984- Klieman, Kairn. “Craig Roper’s Meaning: Loud and Clear” Daily Nexus of the University of California-Santa Barbara, April 1984, pp. A3-4